Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari
7-Day Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari
The 7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari is an excellent package. It rewards you with a memorable gorilla trekking experience and cultural tour in Bwindi. You also partake in a tour of an agro-tourism farm for the farming experience. It then takes you for a canoe ride at Lake Bunyonyi and a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The final activity of the safari will be Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park.
Trip Summary – 7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari
- Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Adventure and Cultural Walk
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi and canoe ride
- Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 5: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park via Clarke Coffee farm
- Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Nature Walk
- Day 7: Transfer back to Kigali/Kampala and departure
7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari in Details
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Your tour guide will pick you up from the airport on arrival or at a hotel in Kigali. He’ll take you on a city tour as he briefs you about the whole safari. Visit the genocide memorial, Nyamata church, and local markets among others. You will then drive northwards across the border to Bwindi National Park in Uganda. You will enjoy a spectacular scenic view en route to the Virunga Mountains.
Dinner and overnight: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Adventure and Cultural Walk
Take your early breakfast and head to the park headquarters for a briefing before entering the tropical forest. Look out for other primates in the forest. These include baboons, black-and-white colobus monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys, and so on. This will make the journey of searching for gorillas more interesting. Upon encountering the gorillas, you are allowed to interface with them for an hour. Use this time to monitor their behavior, take pictures, and record videos. After that, you’ll have your packed lunch and head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
After lunch embark on a nature walk within the Bigodi wetland sanctuary where several monkey and bird species are quite rewarding.
Dinner and overnight stay as at day 1 lodge
Day 3: Transfer to L. Bunyonyi and canoe ride
In the morning, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, a perfect place for relaxation. The distance from Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi is roughly 2 hours. You will then take a canoe along the lake to explore some of the fascinating islands on this lake. You’ll also enjoy the beautiful sounds of birds and see how local people live their daily lives.
Overnight stay: Birdnest Resort/Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and afternoon boat cruise on Kazingfa Channel
Embark on a 2 to 3-hour drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Traverse through a region dotted with spectacular crater lakes as you drive along the foothills of Mountain Rwenzori with beautiful snow-capped peaks ( the Margherita).
Utilize the afternoon with a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel. the channel is like a magnet for most mammals and birds in Queen Elizabeth National Park. it has the highest concentration of hippos in the world. You’ll also see other animals like warthogs, crocodiles, elephants, and many others. these come to the channel to cool off during the hot hours of the afternoon, while some predators come to seek prey.
Dinner and overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge/Buffalo Safari Lodge/Enganzi Lodge
Day 5: Transfer to Kibale Forest NP via Clarke coffee farm for Agro-tourism
At 6:00 am, wake up and pack your bags. You’ll head to Kyenjojo, where you’ll stop at Clarke Coffee Farm. The farm covers 1500 acres, half of it filled with Robusta coffee. The park has two value addition projects, 01 agro-tourism project, and 02 conservation projects. While at the farm, you experience the amazing hilltop views, explore the river and forest walks, and try other activities at the farm. Some of the Activities include bouldering mountain biking, or walking tours. You can also have an exciting guided tour of the farm by Jeep. Then after, you will transfer to Kibale National Park for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight: Chimpundu Lodge/Turaco Treetops Lodge (deluxe)/Chimpanzee Forest Lodge(budget).
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and nature walk.
After an early morning breakfast drive to the park headquarters for a briefing by the park ranger. Later embark on chimpanzee tracking. The trek will expose you to other primates like Colobus Monkeys Giant forest hog, Vervet, red-tailed monkeys, the Grey-cheeked Mangabeys, Olive Baboons, and over 350 bird species.
In the afternoon go for a nature walk in the Bigodi wetland sanctuary. There are higher opportunities of encountering the Bocage’s Bush-shrike, Black & white Shrike-flycatcher, Black Bishop, White-tailed Ant-thrush, Brown-crowned Tchagra, White-breasted Negro finch, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Black-crowned Waxbill, White-spotted Flufftail, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Grey-winged Robin-chat, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Yellow-billed Barbet, Western Nicator, Superb Sunbird, etc.
Dinner and overnight: Chimpundu Lodge/Turaco Treetops Lodge (deluxe)/Chimpanzee Forest Lodge(budget).
Day 7: Transfer back to Kigali/Kampala and departure.
In the morning after a relaxed breakfast, transfer to Entebbe airport passing through Kampala and departing.
End of tour
Inclusions in the 7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Agro-Tourism Safari
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee permits
- Park Entrance Fees
- Relevant Government Taxes
- Full Board Accommodation
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Full-time English-speaking Driver/Guide
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends.
Tour Exclusions
- Airfares
- Visa Fees
- Personal Insurance
- Expenses of a personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary, and optional activities.
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