5 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife & Kibale Chimps

Uganda is an untouched paradise, home to a number of primates including Chimpanzee that can be
tracked in different national parks in Uganda. Here is an opportunity to discover Uganda’s primate and
Wildlife on a 5-day adventure into the wilds. Find out what going on safari is really like on a game drive
on 4×4 safari vehicles watching animals going about their daily activities in their natural habitat.
Experience a good night’s sleep in some of Uganda’s finest game lodges be it a Budget, Mid-range or
Luxury safari.

Day 1: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meet at your hotel and leave Kampala for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We shall have a stop at the
Equator where you will perform a simple experiment to experience a tropical balance, have a look at the
traditional drums and crafts being made, and thereafter proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, a
park known to boast the highest bio-diversity ratings of any game park in the worlds with habitats to
include; lakes, forest, savannah grassland as well as wetlands.
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Park view lodge/Kasenyi safari lodge
Budget: Enganzi Lodge

Day 2: Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning warm up tea or coffee, you will head for a game drive along Kasenyi tracks in
search of animals like: lions, cape buffalos, elephants, warthogs, waterbucks, spotted hyenas,
mangoose, kobs and, if you are lucky, the leopard is often spotted. Over 606 bird species have been
recorded in this park and most notably along the Kazinga channel. Return for a full breakfast, relax and
prepare for yet another exciting activity in the afternoon. After lunch you will transfer to enjoy a unique
two hours boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. This launch cruise gives you a great opportunity for
photography, animal and bird watching at close range.
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Park view lodge/Kasenyi safari lodge
Budget: Enganzi Lodge

Day 3: Queen Elizabeth national park – Kibale Forest National Park
After your breakfast, you will transfer to Kibale forest national park that allows you a visit to the palace
of the youngest king in the world (Tooro kingdom palace) for a cultural and historical brief, lunch shall
be served in Fort portal town before proceeding to visit the crater lakes and then head to your hotel for
a night before yet an exciting activity of Chimpanzee tracking.
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Crater safari lodge
Mid-range: Mountains of the moon Hotel
Budget: Kibale Forest Camp

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking (Kibale)

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Chimpanzee tracking information office
at 8am for a briefing by the park warden and ranger guides, and after, you will be led into the rain forest
in search of chimpanzees. These primates are very mobile and viewing them is unpredictable but a
forest walk is an enriching activity and takes about 4 to 6 hours. This forest is home to a large number of
chimpanzees and other primates including Lhoestes, grey cheeked mangabeys, Red-colobus, Red-tailed,
birds, and butterflies. You will get back at the lodge in time for lunch and if you have energy in the
afternoon, go for a Bigodi swamp walk for yet more primates and bird watching with an optional
opportunity to meet and interact with the local communities living here.
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Crater safari lodge
Mid-range: Mountains of the moon Hotel
Budget: Kibale Forest Camp

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Kampala
After your breakfast, we will drive back to Kampala.