Overview
4-day Uganda chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park safari is an amazing wildlife experience that will expose you to Uganda’s primate capital that is Kibale forest national park. Kibale forest national park is Uganda’s iconic tourist destination famous for hosting the highest number of chimpanzees in the world. On the same safari, expect to visit Queen Elizabeth national park Uganda’s open golden savanna plains which harbor wildlife including elephants, buffaloes, kobs, hyenas, leopards, lions including tree climbing lions like those in Lake Manyara national park. Queen Elizabeth national park is a home to over 600 bird species therefore it is also suitable for birding safaris for example birding in Elizabeth national park.
Day by Day Program
Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
On the first leg of the trip, our driver guide will pick you from the hotel or airport, he will greet you, take you through the itinerary and then hit the road. You will drive to the country side where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of undulating rangelands, enjoying the homesteads. Lunch will be in Fort-Portal and then proceed to the park, you will connect to your lodge and then check-in, relax and then enjoy dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Arise in the morning, greet your intestines with a scrumptious breakfast, meet your driver guide and transfer to Kanyanchu briefing center. You will be allocated a chimpanzee troop to trek with a help of a ranger guide who will help you to locate the chimpanzees. After you have met them, you will spend 1hour in their presence, take pictures, record videos and then return to the briefing center for the chimpanzee trekking certificate. You will proceed to the lodge, freshen up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park, arrival will be evening, check in, and relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Evening Boat Cruise
On this day, you wake up as early as 6am, grab a cup of coffee, meet your driver guide and head to the jungle to meet nocturnal animals when they are still very active and diurnals will be just getting ready to start their day. You will be welcomed by herds of elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, hyenas, hippopotami among others. You will maximize the jungle and then return to the lodge in midmorning, relax, have lunch and then in the evening at 3pm go for a boat cruise. Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the best water activities in East Africa. You will enjoy birds, hippopotami, elephants, kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks among others. In the evening you will go to Kikorongo at the Equator to engage in Equator experience, and then proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Game Drive in Ishasha Sector and Departure
On the 4-Day Uganda chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park safari, you will have an early morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and transfer to Ishasha sector to catch the tree climbing lions. You will later exit the park and head back to Entebbe. However this itinerary can be combined with 3 days gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park.
