5 Days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

5 Days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari : The 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari will take you to Kibale forest national park in western part of Uganda where you will engage in an interesting Bigodi swamp walk and chimpanzee trekking activity which gives you an opportunity to interact with the endangered chimpanzees in their natural habitat. During the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari you will also visit Queen Elizabeth national park where you will enjoy great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, different bird species among others during the game drive and boat cruise.

Highlights of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 5: Morning game drive and Departure to Kampala

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park,

Depending on your location on the first day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, our driver guide will pick you up from your location, brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale forest national park. The journey takes about 5 to 6 hours drive passing through Mityana, Mubende, and Fort Portal. On the way you will have en-route lunch in Fort Portal and enjoy great views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, countryside, tea and banana plantations, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain peaks among others. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee trekking,

After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu visitors centre for a briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during trekking.

After the briefing you will be subdivided into groups of people where each group will be allocated a habituated chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with trails in the forest. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to view other primates such as black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, l’ hoest monkeys, view variety of bird species, different plant and tree species among others.

Once the chimpanzees are located you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you a chance to take photos, record videos, learn about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, hunt, fight, play, rest, mate among others. After the one hour encounter with chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide to return back to the lodge for lunch.

Bigodi swamp walk

After lunch you will go for an interesting nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different wildlife species including animals like bushbucks, sitatungas, primates like grey cheeked mangabey, vervet monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys, different bird species like the great blue turaco, African paradise flycatcher among others. After the nature walk you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After breakfast on the third day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park which is the second largest national park in Uganda. On the way you will enjoy great views of farmlands, traditional homesteads, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain ranges among others. Upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth national park, you will continue to check into the lodge for lunch and after lunch and relaxation. In the evening you will go for a game drive in the park where you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, waterbucks among others going back to their resting areas. After the evening game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive

On the fourth day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will have breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive in the park. During the game drive which is commonly done in Kasenyi plains you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, elephants, waterbucks, warthogs, bush bucks and predators like lions, leopards, hyenas among others if you are lucky. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise

After lunch you will go for an interesting boat cruise at Kazinga channel a water channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours you will enjoy great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks among others drinking water along the shores, view large concentrations of hippo and Nile crocodiles in water, aquatic bird species such as cormorants, kingfishers, fish eagles, hornbills among others. After the boat cruise you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala

On the last day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife tour you will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to go for another game where you will be able to view animals that you might have missed during the previous game drive. After the game ride you will drive out of the lodge and start the journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Fort Portal or Mbarara town. After lunch you will continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.

End of 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

Tour includes

Chimpanzee trekking permit
Park entrance fees
Game drive
Bigodi swamp walk
Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
Full board accommodation
Pick up and drop off
Vehicle and fuel
Bottled drinking water

Tour excludes

Air flight tickets
Visas
Life insurance
Optional activities not included on the itinerary
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.