PWS 10 Days: Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi & Lake Mburo National Parks

Day 1. Arrive Entebbe, Uganda
Upon arrival at Entebbe, you will be met at the airport by our company representative who will then transfer you to the Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel, a charming, colonial style hotel with beautiful gardens and a swimming pool. This afternoon is free for you to relax at the hotel. If time allows, you may visit Uganda Wildlife Education Centre /Botanical Gardens. Overnight The Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel. F/B

Day 2 Kibale Forest
After breakfast, we drive to Kibale Forest. You will take with you packed lunches which will be enjoyed en route. The trip takes you through a variety of habitats that includes forests, savannah, papyrus swamps, and vegetable gardens, that all result in beautiful sceneries. Overnight Mantana Luxury tented camp. F/B

Day 3 Kibale Forest
After break fast, proceed to Chimpanzee tracking. The exciting activity begins in the morning and may take a whole day or a few hours. Briefing is done by the local park guides. Besides close cousins, the chimpanzees, there are other primates likely to be encountered. These include: red colobus, L’hoesti, black-and-white colobus, red tailed monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey and other primate species. The swamp walk at Bigodi wetland is an optional activity in the afternoon. Overnight Mantana Luxury tented camp

Day 4 Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, check out and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive passes though Fort Portal southwards along the Eastern length of the Rwenzori Mountains. On a clear day you may see the glaciated peaks as you gently descend into the Great Rift Valley to the park. The Rwenzori Peaks provide a magnificent backdrop to antelope-filled plains. Queen Elizabeth National Park, covers about 2,000 square kilometers and spreads along the eastern shore of the Rift Valley’s Lake Edward. Overnight Mweya Safari Lodge.F/B

Days 5 Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning we will enjoy a game drive in the park. This may include a drive to the magnificent plains of Kasenyi, crater valleys, and the channel drive. Here we may spot lion, leopard, herds of Uganda kob, bushbuck, waterbuck, reedbuck, African elephants and buffalos. The afternoon activities will include the exciting launch trip on the Kazinga Channel, which is home to countless hippos, as well as baboons and abundant bird life. Overnight Mweya Lodge.

Day 6 Queen Elizabeth Park/Bwindi
After break fast we drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Today we will take a walk through Maramagambo Forest. Here, we will visit bat caves where we may observe thousands of bats within inches of their roosts, and often pythons and monitor lizards poised to strike by the cave entrance. In the afternoon, we will drive to Bwindi National Park. Overnight Buhoma homestead . (B, L, D)

Days 7 Gorilla Trekking
After an early breakfast we take a short walk to the park offices for briefing. After a briefing from the park’s guides, we set out on our long-anticipated adventure. The trail through the tropical rainforest is both challenging and exciting, and we will travel deep into this dense jungle, described by early explorers as “The Impenetrable Forest”. Overnight Buhoma Homestead.

Day 8
After breakfast, we drive to Lake Mburo National Park through the renowned Kigezi hills arguably known as the Switzerland of Uganda. Overnight Mantana Camp

Day 9 Return to Entebbe/Departure
After breakfast, we take a game drive to the acacia savannah. The game likely to be encountered includes the Burshell’s Zebra, Topi, Impala, buffalo’s, and the beautiful Eland. After lunch at the camp we drive to Entebbe for overnight The Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel.

Day 10
Transfer to airport for flight connections.