Overview

Our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari is a safari that takes you to three of Uganda’s amazing national parks. Let’s you trek chimpanzees, see animals of the savanna, and go trekking Mountain Gorillas. Trek chimps in Kibale Forest National Park, see animals of the savanna on game-drive and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and trek Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park during this unforgettable adventure also as well we experience the culture of you Uganda.

Highlights of Safari

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi and Batwa community

Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale and Bigodi Swamp walk

Game drive and a boat cruise along Kazinga channel

Ishasha sector for climbing lions

Buganda and Batooro culture

Lake Bunyonyi

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for the start of our Kibale, Queen & Bwindi Safari Tour

Start the Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari with transfer to Kibale Forest National Park in the morning with the target to have lunch in the Fort portal. (If you arrive from abroad the day before a night at a hotel in Kampala can be added.) Punctuation of stopovers in the far countryside offers us chances of stretching in villages and around tea plantations along the drive as we check in the late evening. Have a night in a beautiful area bordering Kibale Forest.

Location: Kibale Forest National Park.

 Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight

Mid-Range: Chimpanzee Guest House

Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge or Ndali Lodge

All Meals and Drinking water included

Day 2:Chimp trekking experience and bigodi swamp walk

Kibale forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. During your morning chimps trekking, you will see them close and capture shots of our closest cousins in the Jungle in their frenzy exciting moods grooming! Besides the chimps, 9 different species of monkeys are found in this forest, for example, red colobus, red-tailed monkey, and bush babies. In the forest canopy colored aviation creatures-butterflies and various bird species like the native Great blue Turaco, joyful greenbul, olive long-tailed cuckoo, and the superb black beef eater can be spotted. After the trek, we continue our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari with the transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. Drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges (Longest in Africa) in view or drive through the crater lakes in the hills through to sample out the surprising diversity of Savannah trees and wildlife!  Reach the lodge and enjoy the impressive view over Queen Elizabeth national park as we sigh and reset Fatigue and stress, to point zero.

Location: Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight

Mid-Range: The Baboon Resort or Elephant Hub Safari Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge or Kyambura Safari Lodge

All Meals and Drinking water included

Day 3:Game-drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP 

 Discover Queen Elizabeth National Park in the cool morning as the second park on our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari. We go for an early game drive that exposes us to diverse animals, Big 5 members Elephants, Buffalos, big cats- Lions, Leopards more times in the evening, warthogs- Hunchback carnivals like Hyenas, and many more species that are residents to this park are spotted along with the Circuits as we drive along. There is a rich birdlife especially our version of storks in the wetland spots as we reach the Flamingoes in the salt lakes. After lunch in the afternoon, it is time for the 3 pm boat-cruise on the Kazinga channel, which lasts 2 hours. Here you have the chance to spot hippos, buffaloes, crocodiles, and more along the banks of the channel.

Location: Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park

 Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight

Mid-Range: The Baboon Resort or Elephant Hub Safari Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge or Kyambura Safari Lodge

All Meals and Drinking water included

Day 4: Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi

Transfer through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the way to Bwindi, this area is known for its tree-climbing lions. In Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah area with topis and the southern version of Elephants to hopefully get the Lions high in the fig tree branches. Continue the transfer to BwindiImspenetrable NP. Here you will experience a change in the landscape from flat savanna, via cultivated hills to jungle-covered mountains. (If we reach early, we can do a walk and mix with the locals, Dinner and Overnight.

Location: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 

Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight 

Midrange: Agandi Safari Lodge

Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge 

All Meals and Drinking water included

Day 5: Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 

Have an early breakfast and get ready for the big highlight of this Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is the home to the forest giants, the mountain gorillas, and on this day, you get to meet them. You will set off into the forest with a specialized guide, trek through beautiful nature, and finally get to spend one hour in the area where the mountain gorillas are. Besides the gorillas, this Impenetrable Forest is full of birds, butterflies, and plant species plus forest hog, forest Elephants, Statungas, and Dikers.

The Batwa community also was known as the Twa in Rwanda are an indigenous group of people who originally lived in the ancient Bwindi forest in Uganda until it was gazetted as a National park in 1991. The Batwa lived in harmony in the jungle with all creatures including the mountain gorillas.

Today they are some of the poorest people in the whole world with a low life expectancy and a high infant mortality rate. Some anthropologists say that most pygmy tribes such as the Batwa/the Twa have existed for more than 60,000 years in the equatorial forests. The Batwa lived a lifestyle of gathering fruit and plant, and hunting game in the forest using bows and arrows, this was mainly for both medical and food purposes. They led a harmonious life in the forests, they never practiced farming, any charcoal making, or deforestation, not even the shelters they had could destroy the environment.

After the trekking transfer to beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.Lake Bunyonyi is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces. Dinner and Overnight Lake 

Location: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight 

Destination: Lake Bunyonyi

Dinner and Overnight Accommodation: 

Mid-range: Hawks Eye Lodge

All Meals and Drinking water included

Day 6: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe 

Have an early morning breakfast and embark on the drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator and lunch in Masaka. Drive back through to Kampala/Entebbe where your guide drops you as we have reached the end of our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari tour, and also will visit the Buganda Kingdom before we take you to Entebbe for your flight back home. Thank you so much for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations, See you again!

Main Destination: Entebbe or Kampala City

Accommodation: No accommodation

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch, drinking water

This 6 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi Safari Tours package includes

• Gorilla permit.

City Tour with Buganda and the Batooro Kingdom

Batwa Community Experience

 Chimpanzee Permit.

• Park entrance and ranger fees.

• Transport with our 4 WD vehicle and fuel.

• Bottled water throughout the safari.

• Boat cruise fees.

• Full-board accommodation for four days.

• Meals including the en-route ones as per the meal plan.

• Airport transfer as long as your flight is on the same day the safari ends.

• Relevant Government taxes.

• Full-time English-speaking driver.

• All activities on the itinerary.

 • Border crossing (if departing through Kigali).

The 6 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi Safari Tours package excludes

• International flights.

• Personal expenses like tips, laundry fees, and beverages, personal insurance.

• Extra activities not included in the itinerary.

• Visa fees.

• Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali except if arranged in advance. 

Things to carry for the 6 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari Tours

• Gorilla permit

  Chimpanzee Permit

• Insect repellent

• Long-sleeved shirts to protect your arms from being scratched by tree branches or being bitten by insects.

• Waterproof backpack for carrying all the things you need during trekking.

• Long trousers to protect your legs.

• Waterproof hiking boots for hiking through the muddy forest floors.

• Rain jacket.

• Shorts for game drives.

• Pair of binoculars.

• Non-flash camera for taking photos of mountain gorillas.

• Wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to protect the head and eyes from the scorching sunshine.

• Flip-flops.

• Swimsuit.

• First Aid kit.

• Valid visa and passport