6-Day Thrilling Chimp Trek & Wildlife Safari In Uganda

<p>On arrival in Uganda, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide, who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Entebbe International Airport, and you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park.</p><p>On your way to Murchison Falls National Park, you will branch off to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking; this activity is truly one of a kind in Uganda, the pearl of Africa.</p><p>After the rhino tracking, you will be driven to Murchison Falls National Park.</p><p>Your first tourist attraction in the park is the top of the falls, which are the most powerful waterfalls in the whole world . It is a breathtaking experience that brings you very close to these magnificent falls, where the Nile forces its way through a gorge in the rocks and tumbles 43m below flowing westwards into Lake Albert.&nbsp; The resulting mist from the turbulence often produces rainbows.</p><p>After seeing the top of the falls, if time allows, you will enjoy a hiking experience from the top to the bottom of the falls and thereafter en-route to your lodge, go for a short evening game drive.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Parkside Safari Lodge/</strong> <strong>Leosim Hotel/ Wild Palace Safari Lodge.</strong></p>

<p>After breakfast, you will set off very early in the morning for a morning game drive. You will be able to see various animals like lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, elephants among others.</p><p>Other activities in this game drive include bird watching and sightseeing across the open savannah, dotted woodland, and riverine vegetation along the Nile and Albert deltas.</p><p>After the morning game drive, you will go to the lodge to relax and have lunch.</p><p>After lunch, you will embark (between 2pm and 4pm) on a three-hour boat cruise on the Nile. This boat cruise offers an amazing view of the falls from the bottom. Hippos, crocodiles, antelopes, and aquatic birds can be seen along the shores of the river.</p><p>In the evening, you will head out for an evening game drive.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Parkside Safari Lodge/</strong> <strong>Leosim Hotel/ Wild Palace Safari Lodge.</strong></p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be driven to Fort Portal, the capital of the Tooro kingdom, situated in the shadow of the fabled "Mountains of the Moon," the Rwenzori Mountains.</p><p>On arrival, you will explore the crater lakes. You will have a walk at the edge of a rare twinned-volcanic crater lake, which offers spectacular views.</p><p>You will take a guided walk with one of the local guides around the rim of the crater lakes and see them in all of their majesty. You can as well walk down to the lakes through the 'land that time forgot' forest at Kyaninga.</p><p>Out of Kyaninga, you can tour the local villages and gain a fascinating insight into rural Ugandan life. A little further, and you can take a walk up to the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley itself and stare in wonder as East Africa opens out beneath you.</p><p>Meals and overnight at<strong> Kals Guest House/ Rwengoma Courts and Apartments/ Stanford Hotel Fort Portal.</strong></p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National park. You will head out with your guide and a packed lunch to the park head offices for a briefing about the do’s and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. You will start early and take about two to six hours, depending on the location of the chimps.</p><p>The opportunity to see chimpanzees in the wild is one of the most memorable of all safari activities. Getting close to these creatures that share so much of our DNA is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and the excitement of walking through the forest and knowing that they are close will stay with you forever.</p><p>After chimpanzee trekking, you will be driven to <strong>Sempaya hot springs</strong> which are the main attraction of Semiliki National Park and among the safari highlights. At the springs, you will witness water boiling it’s self-using the natural forces.</p><p>The strength and hotness of the springs are amazing as one can boil eggs and matooke in a few minutes, its ready to eat.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Kibale Forest Camp (Non-self contained tents)/ Kibale Forest Lodge/ Kibale Eco Home.</strong></p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be driven to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is a huge park where wildlife and people coexist in harmony.</p><p>On arrival in Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will go for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George.</p><p>Some of the best wildlife viewings are done on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, passing squacco herons, pied kingfishers, large numbers of buffalo and hippo, basking crocodiles and very many different bird species and large mammals. This is one of the most memorable experiences from the park. Over 300 hippos are found in the lake.</p><p>After the boat cruise, you will go for an evening game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park aiming to catch the lions hunting in the evening. Lions usually hunt when the temperatures are cooler.&nbsp; We also expect to see the Uganda kob, elephants, buffalos, warthogs, leopards and waterbucks.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Songbird Safari Lodge/ Enshama Game Lodge &amp; Campsite/ Engiri Game Lodge</strong>.</p>

<p>After having a delightful breakfast, you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled flight back home. Along the way, you will have a stopover at the Equator in Masaka. You will be able to see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Lunch, snacks, souvenirs and photographs may be taken here.</p><p>After that, you will proceed to the airport.</p><p>All good things must come to an end, and your time with us on safari in Uganda will now draw to a close. We're sure that you've had a wonderful time.</p>