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Activity: Wildlife
Physical Rating: 3 out 5-Moderate
Group Size: 2-12
Trip Code: UPS
Highlights
Welcome to Uganda! Your safari begins in Entebbe, Uganda. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our airport representative who will then transfer you to the hotel for check in. The rest of the day will be spent at leisure.
You will also meet your driver guide today for the tour briefing so that he/she can be able to take you through the itinerary. The guide will also be able to answer any of your questions related to your trip.
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Accommodation: Protea Hotel by Mariott or similar
After breakfast, we will leave Entebbe town and drive to Kibale Forest National Park (Approximately 6 hours). The Park is well known for its highest density and diversity of primates in all of Africa. It is the best place in Uganda and perhaps the world for chimpanzee trekking.
This park also hosts 70 species of mammals, of which 13 are primates. The park also has a sizeable number of more than 1,450 chimpanzees, which is Uganda’s largest population of chimps in one area. It receives thousands of tourist each year especially those who would like to trek and discover these fascinating creatures who share 98 percent of our DNA.
Upon arrival, we will check in and have lunch afterwards. This afternoon will spent at leisure with several optional activities available.
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Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
After breakfast, we will head off to Kibale forest for the chimpanzee tracking activity. You will also meet other people at the rangers Centre for briefing before you start the chimps tracking activity. Your chimp trek guide will brief you about all that you need to know about this activity in general.
It might be cold this morning so please dress warmly. Remember to carry with you a rain jacket in case you might need it later because this part of the country receives a lot of rainfall.
Upon locating the chimps, we will spend approximately 1 hour watching them feeding or playing with each other. Later, we will walk back to the starting point where you will meet your driver guide before proceeding on with the journey back to the lodge.
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Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
After breakfast, we will drive all the way to Queen Elizabeth National Park located on the foothill of Rwenzori Mountains. Upon arrival, we will check in and have lunch afterwards before heading out for an optional boat ride in the afternoon along the Kazinga channel in search of wildlife such as hippos, elephants, buffalos and several species of birds. The boat tour last approximately 2 hours.
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Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge or similar
After breakfast, we will check out and head off to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a short morning game drive before proceeding to the town of Kabale where we will have lunch then continue with our journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The rest of the afternoon spent at leisure.
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Accommodation: Gorilla Heights Lodge or similar
Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Today will be an early rise in the morning. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the gorilla trek starting point. You will meet other people at the venue also joining for the same activity. Your driver guide will brief you the night before the trekking day so that you can get more information about what you need to carry or put on in preparation for the trek
Today will be one of the most memorable days of your life as you spend one full hour with the family of the mountain gorillas. The trek might take some time as you cut through the under growth with the help of your guide but expect a minimum of 3 hours of walking on an irregular terrain with steep ascents and descents over muddy slopes.
We recommend that you hire a local porter at the starting point to help you carry your bag or heavy camera equipment. The guide will also provide you with a steady and supportive hand when going up and down the steep ascents and descents.
Kindly note that the porters services are arranged on the ground at the starting point and paid for locally at the end of the activity.
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Accommodation: Gorilla Heights Lodge or similar
After breakfast we will check out and proceed towards the border and exit Uganda then enter the neighboring country Rwanda. After finishing with all the immigration formalities at the border, we will drive to our hotel in Kigali city for check in and lunch afterwards.
Rwanda is widely remembered for the 1994 genocide where over a million people lost their lives. There is a moving museum in the city of Kigali to commemorate this sad period in the country’s history. The rest of the afternoon will be spent at leisure with an option of visiting The Kigali Genocide Memorial.
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Accommodation: The Retreat Hotel Kigali or similar
The trip comes to an end today after breakfast and no activities are planned. Please feel free to depart any time based on your flight timings.
Kindly notify the driver guide about your departure times so that he/she can be able to organize for your transfer in advance.
If you would like to stay in Kigali city for another extra night for additional post-trip accommodation (extras) then we will be glad to arrange this for you but subject to availability.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
If you would like to extend your trip to Kenya for another leg of the Big 5 wildlife safari (charged separately), then feel free to contact us and we would be glad to arrange for you this post-trip extension.
Kindly check our website for more trips available in Kenya.
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