13 Days Habituation Gorilla Chimpanzee Lions Safari

Our 13 Days Habituation Gorilla, Chimpanzee, and Lions Safari Wildlife Tour will take you to most of Uganda’s national parks and reserves. For example, you will explore the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and the Kidepo Wildlife Savanna Park. Furthermore, you will visit Murchison Falls and the Kibale Forests before finally concluding your journey at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Consequently, you will experience the very best of Uganda’s diverse ecosystems in a single trip.

Day 1: Arrival and airport pickup.

Our driver and guide will meet and greet you upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport. Afterwards, we will transfer you to your booked Accommodation in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala. Consequently, you can settle in comfortably for your dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary And to Kitgum.

After having breakfast, we shall set off from Kampala. At around 9 am, do rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Meet the Ranger guides and head for a 2-hour rhino trek to find one of the rhino families. You’ll see a variety of other wildlife while at the sanctuary.

After the rhino-tracking adventure, we will drive north through Kitgum town. A stopover in Luwero town will allow us to pick up a couple of pieces of fruit before continuing through Nakasongola District. We shall have lunch in Gulu Town, then continue to Kitgum, where we shall check in at our booked Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

Day 3: Kitgum – Kidepo National Park

Early morning, after breakfast, we set off on a 2-3 hour drive to Kidepo National Park through Kakwanga and Loitanit Villages until we reached the Park. We shall have lunch, relax, and then arrange a fully-parked evening game drive. Return to the Lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Kidepo Community visit and Nature walks.

Breakfast, then community walks, a culture Hike, and a visit to meet the Karamojong people at Kipedo and Karema. One of the cultural items you will see is the ‘Kraals’-the grinding stones and many more amazing African crafts. Later, we shall return to the Lodge for dinner.

Dinner and overnight at your Hotel.

Day 5: Kidepo to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, we drive you from Kidepo to Kitgum and Gulu town for lunch, then continue via Karuma to Murchison Falls. Check in at the booked Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Murchison Falls (Game Viewing, boat trip, and hiking at the top falls)

Beginning the day with a cup of African coffee, well prepared for a wildlife game drive, bird watching, and sightseeing across the open savannah. Riverine vegetation along the Nile and Albert Delta. You will encounter large numbers of elephants, giraffes, buffalo, lions, leopards, waterbucks, and a variety of birds.

Thereafter, you will head back to the Lodge to enjoy a full breakfast and lunch. Afterwards, you will continue for a three-hour boat trip along the Nile to the bottom of the falls. During the cruise, you will spot schools of hippos, crocodiles, and buffalo along the shores. Furthermore, you will encounter various aquatic birds as you navigate the river.

Dinner and overnight at your booked Hotel.

Day 7: Murchison Falls-Kibale

All-day drive southwards via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along the Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon.

Meals and overnight at the booked Hotel

Day 8: Kibale Chimpanzee Habituation

Early morning breakfast, then head for an all-day Chimpanzee habituation experience in the Kibale forest. Discovering chimpanzees in their natural environment, learning about the ecosystem of the forest, and much more. Dinner and overnight stay at the booked Hotel

Day 9: Kibale -Queen Elizabeth NP

In the morning, we shall drive from Kibale to the south into Queen Elizabeth National Park. Sightseeing and game viewing en route. Dinner and overnight stay booked at the Hotel.

Day 10: Queen Elizabeth NP

We will serve you a cup of coffee before you head out for an early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile. During the drive, you will encounter elephants, buffalo, waterbucks, and warthogs, as well as lions and Uganda kobs. Furthermore, you will see beautiful lakes, a variety of birds, and other Ugandan wildlife. Afterwards, you will return to the Lodge to enjoy your breakfast and lunch.

After lunch, a two-hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is a worthwhile opportunity to see Hippo, Buffalo, Kobs, Elephants, warthogs, etc. This trip also gives you a chance to see beautiful birds. After the boat trip, head back to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Queen-Bwindi “Homeland Gorillas”

Morning breakfast, thereafter drive to Bwindi Gorilla Park, where we shall have our lunch. Afternoon sightseeing and relaxation. Dinner and overnight stay at the booked Hotel

Day 12: Bwindi Gorilla habituation

Breakfast at 5:30 am, drive to the starting/briefing point. In groups of 4, move with the trackers to follow the trails until you locate the assigned habituated gorilla family.

You will find a significant difference between gorilla habituation and tracking. For instance, authorities allow only four people in each habituation group, whereas they permit eight people in each tracking group.

Furthermore, during tracking, you encounter gorillas already accustomed to human presence. In contrast, the habituation process involves teaching the gorillas to become comfortable with humans. Consequently, this entire process takes two years before the gorillas are ready for standard tourism.

Our guide will equip you with enough knowledge concerning gorilla behaviours before you enter the forest to meet them.

Later in the day, we shall return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 13: Bwindi-Entebbe

Return to Kampala via the Kasese-Fort Portal road. We shall have a lunch break on the way, then drive back to your Hotel or the airport. Depending on your departure flight time.