6 Day Murchison Kibale Chimpanzee and Queen Safari
Have a 6 Day Murchison Kibale Chimpanzee and Queen Safari and five nights in the wild across different destinations, including Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, and the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 1: From Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park.
Depart for Murchison Falls National Park after your breakfast. You will then drive north of Uganda, arriving in the afternoon after about 5-6 hours. The drive will give you a good insight into Uganda’s destinations.
Have a lunch stop in Masindi town. Then continue through the Park, stopping at the top of the falls for a magnificent view. On arrival, check into the Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park.
Breakfast, then transfer to the northern part of the Park for a game drive. Have Views of Elephants, buffalo, Bushbucks, Lions, and a variety of bird species.
Go for lunch, and thereafter proceed for a two-hour launch cruise up to the mighty Murchison Falls, where the water escapes from the narrow gorge. You will have a chance to see the amazing hippos, crocodiles, and water birds along the river banks.
Day 3: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
Have breakfast ready with your packed breakfast, proceed to Murchison Falls via Masindi and Hoima, past Lake Albert. Have a view of the Albert rift on a clear day. Drive towards the legendary ‘Mountains of the Moon’ as you pass through the tea plantations to Fort Portal, drive on and on, and on arrival, have dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest n.p.
Rise early to have breakfast, then head to the Park headquarters for a briefing, and thereafter penetrate the forest to start the search for the delightful, habituated chimps. Upon finding them, watch them squabble and play in the trees.
You will see other primate species, such as the red Colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest’s monkey, the blue monkey, the grey mangabey, the pottos, the black-faced vervet monkey, the baboon, and the bush baby. After the activity, head back for lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Northern Crater Area, which has beautiful lakes and rich grasslands. On arrival, check into the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth.
After breakfast, you will drive to the Kasenyi area of the Park for an early morning game drive. Look out for numerous elephants, water hogs, lions, hyenas, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, and bushbucks, as well as salt lakes.
Drive back to the Lodge for your delicious lunch, and in the afternoon, take a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel, which allows you to view wildlife up close, like hippos huffing mere feet away from the boat and buffalo.
The channel shores are also home to a range of birds inclusive of which you will find pink-backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle-billed stork, and a lot more. After this magnificent afternoon activity, have dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Drive to Kampala from Queen Elizabeth.
After breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala for lunch and some shopping. On arrival in the city centre, you will transfer to the airport. Meal plan H/B.
End of 6 Day Murchison Kibale Chimpanzee and Queen Safari
What to Carry for your 6 Day Murchison Kibale Chimpanzee and Queen Safari
- Camera and charger
- Sunglasses
- Light and heavy clothes
- Hiking boots
- Binoculars (if available)