5 Days Uganda Primates and Birding Safari
Our 5 Days Uganda Primates and Birding Safari starts from Entebbe in Uganda and ends in Kigali City, Rwanda. During this 5 Days Uganda primates and birding safari ending in Kigali, you will get to embark on a birding excursion in Mabamba swamp where you get the opportunity to see the prehistory shoebill stork bird in its natural habitat. You will also get to enjoy chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park, embark on game drive safaris in Queen Elizabeth National Park and finally encounter mountain gorillas during gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will end this trip in Kigali, Rwanda with a tour of the city’s historical and cultural sites.
Highlights for 5 Days Uganda Primates and Birding Safari – Ending in Kigali
Day 1: Birding excursion at Mabamba wetland and transfer to Kibale national park
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking activity and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park – Evening game drive
Day 3: Ishasha game drive -transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – visit the Pangolin Rescue Camp
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience – transfer to Kigali – Rwanda
Day 5: Visit Kigali genocide memorial – Departure
Detailed Itinerary for 5 Days Uganda Primates and Birding Safari – Ending in Kigali
Day 1: Birding excursion at Mabamba wetland and transfer to Kibale National Park
Meet your safari driver to start your trip to Mabamba wetlands at 8 am. Mabamba Swamp is located around the shores of Lake Victoria and is one of the best birding sites in Uganda that offers visitors an excellent birding experience and an encounter with different bird species. This site is also one of the few places in Uganda where there are higher chances to encounter the rare shoebill stork. Your safari guide will meet you and thereafter set off for birding at Mabamba wetlands. You will take a canoe ride at Mabamba where you will get closer to different bird species that reside here. You may also see the rare shoebill stork. You will spend half a day birdwatching.
Thereafter, embark on your journey to Kibale National Park en-route lunch in Mubende. Arrive in the reserve late afternoon with en-route birding. Check-in at your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking activity and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park – Evening game drive
After breakfast, drive to Kibale park head offices for briefing about the chimpanzees. Enter the forest and start trek the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, its take 2-5 hours to find them and on finding them, you are allowed 1 hour to be in their process as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor.
After tracking, return to the lodge, refresh and have lunch and check-out to connect to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is about 3 hours’ drive. Upon arrival, connect for an evening game drive before your check-in for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ishasha game drive -transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – visit the Pangolin Rescue Camp
After breakfast early in the morning, you drive to the Ishasha sector for a game drive and opportunity to spot the tree-climbing lions, have en-route lunch and embarks on your journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Upon arrival, visit the Pangolin Rescue Camp. Thereafter, connect to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience – transfer to Kigali – Rwanda
After enjoying an early breakfast and transfer to park headquarters for briefing before you set of gorilla trekking. Trekking through the steep, densely forested hills and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Tracking in the Bwindi forest requires stamina and can often take most of the day and spend an hour in the presence of the gorillas before you return at your meeting point with the driver-guide and transfer to cross to Kigali – Rwanda. It’s about 5 hours’ drive and upon arrival, check-in at booked hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Visit Kigali genocide memorial – Departure
After breakfast, connect to visit the Kigali genocide memorial site. Thereafter, you will be dropped off at Kigali airport for your onward flight back home.
End of the 5 Days Uganda Primates and Birding Safari
