Adventure
Uganda Primate Safari
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be transferred and check into your hotel. Depending on your flight, you may visit the botanical gardens and later enjoy a sunset cruise to the Equator (extra cost).
Overnight: Protea Hotel Entebbe
Meal Plan: B
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Protea Hotel Entebbe, located on the glistening shores of Lake Victoria, offers a wide variety of services & amenities including a restaurant that offers an exciting and truly inviting a la carte menu seven days of the week. With elegant furnishings and a warm, inviting feel, the hotel’s decor and rooms create a luxurious atmosphere. The outside terrace, with its own special ambience and superb lake views is the perfect place to take it all in.
Day 2 - Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Kasese Airstrip (approximately and hour and fifteen minute flight). Upon your arrival you will be transferred to Primate Lodge for check in. Following lunch and relaxation, enjoy a nocturnal guided forest walk to see the creatures of the night such as Bush babies, potto and the nocturnal birds.
Overnight: Primate Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Primate Lodge in Kibale is an exclusive eco-lodge situated in the heart of Kibale Forest National Park. It is surrounded by a lush tropical forest that is home to 13 different species of primates, including the chimpanzees. Following the winding path you will find the main lodge located in the lush greenery. In the spacious dining room delicious meals, both international and traditional African dishes, are served with a smile. Adjacent to the restaurant is a well-stocked bar where you can have a fresh cup of coffee or other drink, while enjoying the magical forest that encloses the lodge. An open lounge area is furnished with comfortable large chairs, sofas and soft cushions, making it the ideal place to unwind and listen to the chattering of the red-tailed monkeys in the dense branches.
Today the forest opens its doors for a sensational chimpanzee tracking experience. Following the pre-tracking briefing, you will walk or drive to the trailhead for the start of an unforgettable adventure – hiking in the footsteps of the habituated family of chimpanzees. En-route, your guide will enthral you with stories and facts about the forest and her other inhabitants including other species of primates and birds and other big mammals. You will spend an unforgettable hour with the chimpanzees as they go about their daily life - feeding, playing, grooming, taking care of their young, howling and screeching, in their natural habitat. Return back to the lodge for lunch and then in the afternoon enjoy a guided nature walk through the Bigodi wetland. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Primate Lodge – Luxury Cottage
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Primate Lodge in Kibale is an exclusive eco-lodge situated in the heart of Kibale Forest National Park. It is surrounded by a lush tropical forest that is home to 13 different species of primates, including the chimpanzees. Following the winding path you will find the main lodge located in the lush greenery. In the spacious dining room delicious meals, both international and traditional African dishes, are served with a smile. Adjacent to the restaurant is a well-stocked bar where you can have a fresh cup of coffee or other drink, while enjoying the magical forest that encloses the lodge. An open lounge area is furnished with comfortable large chairs, sofas and soft cushions, making it the ideal place to unwind and listen to the chattering of the red-tailed monkeys in the dense branches.
After an early breakfast, enjoy sight-seeing around the scenic crater lakes that surrounds the dense forest of Kibale National Park. Afterwards, you will proceed south alongside the majestic Rwenzori ‘Mountains of the Moon’ to Queen Elizabeth National Park and arrive at Mweya Safari Lodge in time for dinner.
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mweya Safari Lodge offers visitors an unforgettable experience. Located on a peninsula within the heart of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Safari Lodge is surrounded by the magical Rwenzori Mountains aptly described as the 'Mountains of the Moon'. The pool at Mweya Safari Lodge has a panoramic view of the Kazinga Channel, which separates Lake George and Lake Edward. Guests may choose to dine indoors in our elegant, formal dining room, or outside on the veranda.
In the morning become a researcher for a day, as you learn to use telemetry to find the different lion prides who roam the savannah of Queen Elizabeth. The lion is one of the most sought-after safari species, and one of the most impressive to observe. Living in prides of around 15 individuals, lions adhere to strict social structures. Groups consist of related females and their cubs, who are often born around the same time and raised communally. During the drive, the guides and researchers will discuss human-animal conflict in communities around the park, veterinary issues within the park, and lion family dynamics as part of a very in-depth game drive. In the afternoon enjoy a scenic boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a 33km long natural and pre-historic canal that joins Lakes Edward and Lake George. Formed by tectonic activity millions of years ago during the formation of the rift valleys, the canal, 2 to 3kms at its widest, is now the most dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park and one her key tourist attractions. On a scheduled boat ride over a 12km stretch from Mweya to the bird sanctuary, you are almost always guaranteed excellent wildlife sightings including large schools of hippopotamus, Nile crocodiles, wallowing buffaloes on its reedy banks, elephants, multitudes of birds including many endemics as well as numerous other plains game that come to drink at its water’s edge all day long. Later return to the lodge for dinner.
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mweya Safari Lodge offers visitors an unforgettable experience. Located on a peninsula within the heart of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Safari Lodge is surrounded by the magical Rwenzori Mountains aptly described as the 'Mountains of the Moon'. The pool at Mweya Safari Lodge has a panoramic view of the Kazinga Channel, which separates Lake George and Lake Edward. Guests may choose to dine indoors in our elegant, formal dining room, or outside on the veranda.
After breakfast, you will depart the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive to the southern section of the park where you will enjoy a game drive through the Ishasha side in search of the tree climbing lions. It is a beautiful route with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on your left side. You will arrive in time for lunch and some rest. Later, enjoy a game drive in search of the tree climbing lions returning in time for a beautiful sundowner at the lodge as you watch the sun go down.
Overnight: Ishasha Wilderness Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Ishasha Wilderness Camp is situated within the Southern Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Ntungwe river, an idyllic retreat for people who truly enjoy the wilderness. This exclusive camp offers superb quality accommodation and services in this unspoilt remote sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for its tree climbing lions that can sometimes be spotted resting in the branches of the large fig trees in the area. Being within the park the wildlife is free to also pass through the camp and elephants can be seen bathing in the river, buffalo enjoy grazing and resident troops of Black-and-White Colobus and vervet monkeys are frequently viewed.
Enjoy the sunrise on your game drive in the wilderness followed by a bush breakfast set out in the heart of the park. After this check out and head further south to Bwindi National Park, home of the gorillas. Upon arrival, check in and enjoy lunch and some time to rest before you embark on an evening village walk meeting the locals and engaging in the community. Return to the lodge for dinner.
Overnight: Mahogany Springs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Apoka Safari Lodge is built with comfort in mind. Everything is handmade by local craftsmen, everything is large and capacious. 10 expansive rooms with natural canvas walls surround a rocky kopje with endless views across the savannah. Step outside to a sheltered terrace and slip into your own outdoor stone bathtub or go for a swim in the deep and cool swimming pool that has been carved out of the big rock.
Following breakfast, you will transfer to the park offices where participants are divided into groups and allocated a gorilla family and tracking guide. After a pre-tracking briefing, you will drive to the trailhead for the start of your adventure. Expect to walk long distances in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead. It can take anywhere from two to eight hours or longer to come face to face with a gorilla. You will be able to spend one hour with them as they go about their daily life - feeding, moving, playing, and raising their young and even wrestling by the juveniles. Afterwards, hike back to the base and be driven back to the lodge for a shower and lunch or dinner depending on the time taken on the trek.
Overnight: Mahogany Springs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mahogany Springs offers privacy and serenity blended with optimal comfort in a spectacular setting. The exotic gardens and intricately designed stone pathways leading to the river invite you to explore every corner of this magical place uncovering the various surprises along the way such as the Home grown vegetable garden. Mahogany Springs is the perfect base from which to begin you Gorilla Tracking or Bird watching adventures. The Gorillas have been to know to the visit the lodge and coming face to face with one of these peaceful creatures is an indescribable experience.
In the morning, you will enjoy a walk in the forest as you prepare to meet the Batwa. Following this experience, you will embark on a guided nature walk to the waterfalls situated inside the park. Return for dinner.
Overnight: Mahogany Springs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
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Mahogany Springs offers privacy and serenity blended with optimal comfort in a spectacular setting. The exotic gardens and intricately designed stone pathways leading to the river invite you to explore every corner of this magical place uncovering the various surprises along the way such as the Home grown vegetable garden. Mahogany Springs is the perfect base from which to begin you Gorilla Tracking or Bird watching adventures. The Gorillas have been to know to the visit the lodge and coming face to face with one of these peaceful creatures is an indescribable experience.
You will be transferred to the Kihihi Airstrip for your flight out of Bwindi back to Entebbe International Airport where you will connect with your international flight.
Meal Plan: B
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