Six days in Uganda are fairly enough to take you to some of the interesting gems in Uganda. This amazing trip will get to a flight to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park for the endangered gorillas. Then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park for wildlife viewing and lastly to Kibale forest national park for the chimps.
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On arrival at the airport, the company guide will receive you, alternatively be picked from the hotel where you spent the night the previous day. The guide will brief you about the whole trip movements and then transfer you to the airstrip in Entebbe for your chartered or scheduled flight to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking & Batwa community walk
After an early breakfast head to the park headquarters for briefing from the local ranger guide. Be divided into groups of eight people to trek one gorilla family. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park involves walking into the forest in search of the mighty apes in their natural setting. Trekking through the thick forest, having to hold onto tree branches for support and pave your way through the forest with your hands or a hand stick, the experience is simply thrilling.
Spend one magical hour with the great gorillas on meeting them in the forest, watch them conduct their daily lives, spot the juveniles play from one tree branch to another and also the silverbacks aggressively watch over their family members.
After lunch in the afternoon, go for an optional cultural encounter with the Batwa pygmies, the ancient people of the forest believed to be the first inhabitants of Bwindi forest. Explore the lives of the local Batwa, watch traditional performances and also the have a taste of the local cuisines.
Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park & Boat Ride
Early morning after breakfast, start the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. The four hour journey takes you through the famous Ishasha sector for its rare tree climbing lions that are only known here and in Lake Manyara national park in Tanzania.
In the afternoon on arrival at the lodge, have a palatable lunch meal and some relaxation with a boat ride on the Kazinga channel, probably the longest channel in the world joining Lake Edward and George, giving you striking views of the highest concentration of hippos in Africa, countless crocodiles and several sea bird species.
Day 4: Morning Game Drive & Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After an early breakfast set out for a morning game drive through the park to spot a wide number of wildlife species like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, hyenas, leopards, lions, waterbucks, oribis, topis and many others. Get real upclose encounters with some of the world’s most beautiful wildlife species in the jungle. The game drive also gives you spectacular views of the numerous craters and crater lakes rolled in the valleys of hills.
In the afternoon after lunch, drive to Kibale forest national park. The journey gives you stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains of the moon and the green lush that lies along the road. Reaching will be in the evening just to check in and overnight.
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Wetland Walk
After a delicious breakfast in the morning, set out to the park headquarters to be briefed about the rules and regulations of a successful chimp tracking experience by the local guide. Now walk into the forest to start the hunt for these beautiful primates in the forest, man’s nearest cousins. Kibale forest national park being the primate capital of the world, chimp tracking takes about 3 to 5 hours. Chimps are in most cases immediately heard making noise at the start of the trek.
Chimp tracking in Kibale involves walking through the forest trails as you look out for the chimps. Watch the chimps play and carry on with their daily lives, take many pictures provided the camera doesn’t have a flash. On the trek be guaranteed to meet other wildlife species like monkeys, forest elephants and buffaloes.
In the afternoon after lunch and a simple relaxation at the lodge, have a swamp walk in Bigodi wetland to also spot several primate and bird species. The nature walk gives you really up close encounters including even the slightest insights of nature. Its worth for an evening.
Day 6: Fly back to Entebbe
Having had a delicious breakfast, check out, transfer to Mweya Airstrip and fly back to Entebbe. This will be the end of the trip.
