Uganda Gorilla Tour (133094),Holiday Packages to Kampala

Package Overview

This exciting small group Gorilla Tour combines chimp tracking in Kibale rainforest in the beautiful Crater Lakes region, with game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park & gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Also enjoy a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel, where you will see large herds of elephant, buffalo, general game & superb birding. All gorilla & chimp permits included. 8 departures per year (min 1/max 6).

HIGHLIGHTS
• Gorilla Tour Uganda • Entebbe • Kibale Rainforest • Chimp Tracking
• Crater Lakes • Queen Elizabeth National Park • Boat Ride on Kazinga Channel • Game Drives
• Ishasha Plains • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival

You will be met at Entebbe Airport and transferred to your hotel.

Check in and relax at your hotel under warm blue Ugandan skies.
Day 2 : Crater Lakes

Depart early with your guide from Entebbe and travel 5-hours through central Uganda to the picturesque Crater Lakes region.

This is the gateway to Kibale National Park, a protected tropical rainforest that has the highest concentration and variety of primates in all of East Africa. The park is home to 13 different primates as well as the bushpig, duiker, otter, leopard and large herds of elephants that migrate between Kibale and Queen Elizabeth National Park. The bird life is also outstanding.

Drive through tea plantations to your lodge and relax in the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains (the 'Mountains of the Moon'), with optional evening crater valley walk.
Day 3 : Chimp Tracking

This morning enjoy the amazing experience of Chimp Tracking, as you walk through the spectacular Kibale Rainforest with a guide, searching in the high rainforest canopy for these intelligent primates that are our closest relatives.

Kibali is home to 13 different primate species including the chimpanzee, black-and-white colobus, red colobus, red tailed monkey, blue monkey, olive baboon, grey-cheeked mangabey, bush baby, vervet and L’ Hoest’s monkey. Tracking a noisy chimp family is a thrilling experience and is best in the morning, when they come down to the forest floor to forage. The chimps are very mobile, so viewing can be quite unpredictable, but the walk itself is enchanting.

The birdlife is also outstanding, although the dense forest canopy does mean patience is needed. You can hope to see the huge crowned eagle, the black-and-white flycatcher, African grey parrot, black-necked and yellow-mantled weavers, the beautiful blue touraca and maybe the secretive black bee-eater.

Aftrewards we travel 3.5-hours through the scenic crater lakes region to Queen Elizabeth National Park - stopping for a photo opportunity as we cross the equator. This enormous 764 square mile (1,978 square km) wildlife sanctuary is the second largest in Uganda. It extends from Lake George to Lake Edward, with the Kazinga Channel connecting these two great lakes.

This park is renowned for its river-based game viewing, but it also has a land-based game viewing area about 45-minutes from the river. Game is not plentiful here, especially during the dry season when most animals migrate to the river, but if you are patient you may be rewarded with good lion and leopard sightings. You can also hope to see buffalo, baboon, vervet monkey, waterhog, Ugandan kob, waterbuck and the elusive giant forest hog.

Note: Chimp tracking is limited to small groups, with a minimum age of 12 years. Please note the chimpanzees move a lot - sometimes far into the dense forest - so wear good walking shoes and expect to walk a lot today (up to 3 hours). Don’t forget your binoculars, as if the chimps don't come down from the trees you will need these.
Day 4 : Queen Elizabeth National Park

Rise early today for a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park - the most visited national park in Uganda. It has 95 different species of mammal including lions, hippo, elephants, leopards and chimpanzees, as well as over 660 different bird species.

We drive to the game viewing area where we search for lion, elephant, buffalo and other animals in their natural habitat, before returning to our lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon enjoy a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. Thanks to the abundant wildlife that gathers along its shores - including huge herds of elephant, buffalo, Nile crocodile & hundreds of hippo - this cruise will be a highlight. The channel is also a magnet for great flocks of waterbirds and pink backed pelican, fish eagle, pied kingfisher, malachite kingfisher, grey-headed kingfisher, African spoonbill, marabou stork, cormorants, yellow bill stork, hamerkop, hadada ibis, sacred ibis, vultures and many other species gather here on the shores of the channel.

Note: Vehicles are not allowed to drive off-road in any national park in Uganda. The park opens at 6.30 am and closes at 7 pm.
Day 5 : Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Today we travel 5-hours from Queen Elizabeth Park to our lodge situated near the entrance to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - home to over 50% of the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas, and also a sanctuary for colobus monkeys and chimpanzees.

Along the way enjoy game viewing on the open Ishasha Plains that are famous for their black maned tree-climbing lions. You will also see topi, a fast and highly social antelope that is not found in the more northerly parks, as well as a variety of plains game.

Afterwards we continue to Bwindi. This dense equatorial jungle is accessible only on foot and features one of the richest ecosystems in Africa, including 120 species of mammals, 350 bird species including hornbills and turacos, 220 butterfly species, 27 frog species as well as chameleons, geckos and many other endangered species. It also boasts over 1,000 different flowering plants, ferns & trees.

Check into your lodge and enjoy the beautiful scenery of your remote forest surroundings.
Day 6 : Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

This morning we enter Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - home to half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas, and also a sanctuary for colobus monkeys and chimpanzees.

This dense equatorial rainforest is accessible only on foot and features one of the richest ecosystems in Africa, including 120 species of mammals, 350 bird species including hornbills and turacos, 220 butterfly species, 27 frog species as well as chameleons, geckos and many other endangered species. It also boasts over 1,000 different floral species.

After walking (or driving up to 1.5-hours) to your specified gate, rangers will allocate you to a small group of up to 8 people - with each gorilla family graded as a short, medium or long hike, based on their location the previous day. We recommend you ask your guide to request the appropriate category for you, although this cannot be guaranteed as the gorillas may have moved significantly overnight.

After a briefing, you will then track a family of endangered Mountain Gorillas, accompanied by two rangers - one at the front and one at the back. The group will walk at the speed of the slowest member, so it is important to proceed at your own pace and enjoy the experience. We strongly recommend hiring a local porter at a cost of around $15 per person, as not only is this an important source of local employment, but they will carry your backpacks and give you a hand up (or a push) where necessary. Expect to walk 1 to 4-hours each way in steep, sometimes muddy and dense tropical jungle conditions to view a family of these enormous primates and observe their behavior up close - a rare privilege indeed.

You must take a copy of your passport with you today, as this will be required to trek. You must be over the age of 15 years to track gorillas and be sufficiently fit to walk for the period indicated. Ensure you arrange a packed lunch with your lodge and carry sufficient water in your backpack (at least 2 litres). You should wear long trousers, long sleeved top, long socks (tucked into your trousers to keep out biting ants), proper walking boots and gardening gloves to protect your hands from nettles and undergrowth. Start off wearing a light fleece, as it is cold in the forest in the morning and pack proper rain gear, including a rain jacket and waterproof trousers, as it can rain at any time. A walking stick to help with the steep ascents will be provided if you don’t have your own.

You cannot be sick or have any infectious disease and no eating or drinking is permitted in the vicinity of the gorillas. Only one hour is allowed with the gorillas and you have to keep a distance of at least 7 metres. No flash photography is allowed and no touching the gorillas (although they may decide to touch you)!
Day 7 : Lake Mburo National Park

A full day on the road today as we travel 6-hours from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to Lake Mburo National Park.

This national park offers excellent plains game viewing and is the best place in the country to see eland, zebra, topi and impala. You should also have excellent sightings of giraffe, bushbuck, warthog, vervet and red-tailed monkeys, olive baboon, pigmy mongoose, white tailed mongoose and buffalo. If you are very fortunate you may even see leopard. Please note there are no lions or elephants in this national park.

On arrival enjoy an afternoon game drive and distant views of the lake.
Day 8 : Lake Mburo National Park

Today enjoy an early morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park.

Afterwards transfer 5-hours from Lake Mburo, crossing the equator along the way, to Entebbe Airport for your onward flight.

Arrive at Nairobi Airport and take the free shuttle transfer to your airport hotel.

Check in and relax in your warm and friendly African surroundings.
Day 9 : Departure

Take the free hotel shuttle to Nairobi Airport for your flight home.

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Price & Rates

No of pax	Age Limit	Price per pax (Rs)
Adult	Above 12 years	$ 3279 / Adult

* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.

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Package Start From

Kampala, Uganda, Africa

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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