3-Day Chimpanzee & Wildlife Safari – Kibale and Queen
3-Day Chimpanzee & Wildlife Safari – Kibale and Queen
Firstly, this 3-Day Chimpanzee & Wildlife Safari tour will lead you to Kibale National Park. Then, you will proceed to Queen Elizabeth which you can access through the same route. Kibale National Park is a home of primates- chimpanzees, monkeys, baboons, and other mammals. The other mammals include forest elephants alongside the various species of plants of the Kibale forest. Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth allows you to cruise on the water of the Kazinga channel. Specifically, the channel joins two lakes, Edward and George. A game drive in Queen Elizabeth also creates chances of sighting many animals. These include lions, leopards, hyenas, savannah elephants, and many bird species.
Detailed program of the 3-Day Chimpanzee & Wildlife Safari- Kibale and Queen Elizabeth
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Kibale National Park
The journey starts after having your breakfast and briefing from your driver guide. It takes about 5 hours to reach the park via Mubende and Fort Portal. After driving for about 4 or 4.5 hours, you’ll have a stopover in Fort Portal town for lunch. Thereafter, proceed for about 40 minutes to Kibale National Park’s main entrance at Kanyanchu. Then, you’ll check in at your lodge and relax as you prepare for the following day’s chimpanzee tracking.
Dinner and Overnight: Primate Lodge/Turaco Tree Tops/Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have your early breakfast and get ready to trek into the forest for chimpanzees. The rangers will brief you about the do’s and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. Then, a ranger guide will lead you through the forest to the points where they expect chimpanzees to be. You may spot other animals like L’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and mangabeys. Also, you can spot baboons, elephants, and birds among others. Tracking will end at mid-day and you’ll exit the park to Fort Portal town. In Fort Portal, you’ll have lunch before proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
As you leave Fort Portal town, you’ll have a great view of Tooro Kingdom palace which is on a hill. It is also popular for having had the youngest king to take over the throne in the whole world. The views on the right from Fort Portal to Queen Elizabeth will be of the ranges of Mt. Rwenzori. You’ll arrive at Queen Elizabeth in about two hours and go for a boat ride at 4:00 pm. After the boat cruise at 6 pm, you’ll check in at your lodge, have dinner and rest.
Dinner and Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge/Buffalo Lodge/Engiri Game Lodge
Day 3: Morning game drive and traveling back to Kampala
You’ll have breakfast and check out of your lodge. You’ll drive via Nyamununka Crater Lake to Kasenyi for a game drive. Expect to see lions, leopards, herds of elephants, Uganda kobs, various birds, and another crater lake Bunyampaka. Drive out of the park and start the return journey to Kampala via Mbarara. You’ll stop for lunch in Mbarara and proceed through Masaka to Entebbe or your hotel.
Note: We can alter this itinerary to add more interesting activities. Therefore, contact us for more of what you may want your safari to be like.
