6 DAYS SAFARI TO WESTERN UGANDA.
HIGHLIGHTS:
DAY 1: Pick up from the airport to Kibale National Park.
Evening nature walk around Bigodi community.
DAY 2: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park.
Afternoon nature walk in Kibale national park.
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.
DAY 3: Early morning game drive in QENP.
Afternoon boat cruise on Lake Edward.
DAY 4: Visit to Lake Katwe.
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.
DAY 5: Gorilla trekking in BINP.
Afternoon community walk which includes Batwa experience, coffee and banana experience.
DAY 6: Return to Kampala.
DETAILED ITINERARY.
DAY 1: Pick up clients from the airport and travel to Kibale national park through masaka-kampala road, then Ibanda road. You will travel with a Beyond Travel Tour driver. You will have a stopover at Kayabwe equator for breakfast and take pictures. You will continue your journey and have lunch in Ibanda town. Then proceed to Bigodi town. You will check in at Bigodi hotel and lodges then go for an evening nature walk around Bigodi community where we will experience the Toro cultures which include Toro traditional dance, hand craft making like baskets, beads, hats, mats among others. Then go back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight.
DAY 2: Early in the morning at 6am, you will wake up and have breakfast, have enough packed drinking water, hiking shoes and your gadgets and then proceed for Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park. This takes 3-4 hours depending on their nearness. After trekking, you will go back to the hotel for lunch, rest for a few hours then go for an afternoon nature walk in Kibale national park. Then you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park for dinner and an overnight at Kazinga wilderness camp.
DAY 3: Early in the morning at 6am, you will wake up and have breakfast then go for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will be able to see lions in Kasenyi area and other animals like leopards, buffalos, elephants etc. At around midday, return to the lodge for lunch and then relax for a few hours. At around 2pm, go for a boat cruise on Lake Edward. You will be able to see the kazinga channel which connects lake Edward to lake George. you will also see various animals like hippos, crocodiles, various birds etc. After the boat cruise we will return back to Kazinga wilderness camp for dinner and an overnight.
DAY 4: In the morning, you will wake up, have breakfast and packed lunch, check out from the lodge and visit Lake Katwe. Here you will experience salt mining at the lake. You will then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Ishasha sector where you will be able to see the tree climbing lions. Then have a stopover in Kihihi town for lunch and continue to Buhoma sector in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. We shall check in at Buhoma lodge where you will have dinner and an overnight.
DAY 5: Early in the morning at 6am, you will wake up and have breakfast, pack enough drinking water, hiking shoes, rain coats and gadgets and proceed to the briefing Centre. After briefing, head for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, this activity takes 3-4 hours depending on their nearness. After trekking, you will go back to the lodge for lunch, rest a bit and then go for the Batwa experience and also experience coffee and banana making. This takes 2-3 hours. You will then return to Buhoma lodge for dinner and an overnight.
DAY 6: Checkout from Buhoma lodge and head to Kampala via kabale-mbarara-kampala road.