10-day luxury gorilla & chimpanzee habituation experience

Enjoy a hefty breakfast, after, transfer to Kanyanchu visitor center for briefing about Kibale chimpanzee tracking rules. The actual tracking to see chimpanzees starts at 8:00am and each group of visitors will be led by an experienced guide. When you locate a chimpanzee community, the park guide will allow you to stay for 1 hour with chimpanzees, take pictures. At 2pm after your delicious lunch, head out to Bigodi wetland for nature walk, 2 hours and you will be spotting variety of primates, birds, ad other mammals.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Papaya Lake Lodge

Breakfast be provided to you in the morning, after, transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park in Kasese. A magical view of Crater Lakes, extensive banana plantations and the Rwenzori Mountain ranges will be viewed en-route. A leisurely lunch at the lodge and late in the evening, go enjoy a guided night game drive.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Katara Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge

A game drive through Kasenyi plains starts before sunrise, and you will be targeting early risers in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Animals to catch a glimpse today include buffaloes, elephants, lions, antelopes, birds, warthogs, and many others. In the afternoon, you will set off for a boat trip on Kazinga channel and this will take 2-3 hours with high chances for you to see hippos, crocodiles, aquatic birds.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Katara Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge

You will be transferred to Bwindi, about 4-5 hours’ drive with en-route game drive at Ishasha. Ishasha sector is one of East Africa’s spots where tree climbing lions can be viewed, and before heading to Bwindi, you will have a bush lunch.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Gorilla Closeup Lodge.

Breakfast early in the morning, after, head out for gorilla habituation in Rushaga and your visit will be Kutu gorilla group. It will be a full day, and with park trackers with guarantee of 4 hours of magical encounter with the massive mountain gorillas.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Gorilla Close-up Lodge

Drive from Rushaga to Lake Bunyonyi, Kabale and spend a long day chilling at the cool shores. Lake Bunyonyi is one of the iconic attractions in Southwestern Uganda, a renowned place of little birds and it has 29 islands.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Arcadia Lodge

After a heavy breakfast, begin your morning with a canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi. This will include visit to the Punishment Island, and this has a distinct history to share. It is at this island where girls who got pregnant before marriage were abandoned, and today, you will discover more about it.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Arcadia Lodge

Transfer to Lake Mburo N/Park in Kiruhura for a night game drive. This will have you sight of nocturnal species such as the elusive leopards, hyenas, mongoose and some nocturnal birds.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Mihingo Lodge

Go nature walking at Lake Mburo National Park to see its wildlife on foot, and after, return to check out of the lodge? Transfer to the Equator for relaxation, perform a water experiment to determine the 2 hemispheres of the earth- Northern & Southern. Have lunch & drive to Kampala, and this marks the end of the 10-day Uganda luxury gorilla and chimpanzee habituation experience.