Flying Safari | Primates Tracking Tour | Murchison Safaris | Kibale, Queen, Bwindi Tours

10 Days Flying Safari Primates in Murchison, Kibale, Queen and Bwindi
Day 1
You will arrive at Entebbe international Airport to meet our company representative who will transfer you to your Hotel. Depending on the time of arrival you may go for a drive in the Kampala city to check out some nice places. These include the Bahai temple, Kasubi Tombs, Uganda Museum, Namugongo martyrs shrine, the cathedral and many more.

Dinner and overnight at Botanical Beach Hotel / Imperial Resort beach.

Day 2
You will then be transferred to the Pakuba or Bugungu airstrip in Murchison Falls National Park. You will then be transferred to the lodge from the airstrip which will take you about 45 minutes. In the afternoon you will go for a launch trip on the Nile from the top to the bottom of the one of the greatest falls in the world– the Murchison Falls. On the launch cruise expect wildlife such as Crocodiles, Hippos, Buffaloes, elephants, and plenty of waterbirds on the shores not excluding the rare shoebill.

Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge / Nile Safari Camp(FB).

Day 3
Go for a game drive in the northern sector of the park. Most of the wildlife is to be found in the area north of the Victoria Nile River and east of the Albert Nile and Lake Albert. A game drive will reward you with animals like elephant, oribi, giraffe, waterbuck, hartebeest, topi, buffalo, sitatunga, bushbuck, warthog, bush pig, lion, leopard, mongoose, genet, hyena, jackal and bat-eared fox. After the game drive retire to the lodge for late breakfast and then transfer to  Kibale NP where you will be taken to Ndali Lodge for a rest.

Lunch dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge

Day 4
Go for a forest walk after breakfast to search for chimps and other primates like the Pottos, Mangabeys and many more. In the afternoon you will walk around Bigodi swamp to check out the flourishing and rare fauna and flora.

Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 5
Have breakfast to drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will pass through Fort porta vial the Mountains of the Moon to watch out for glacial peaks enroute. You will reach Mweya Safari Lodge in the afternoon. Have Lunch and then go for a boat ride on the Kazinga channel to Lake Edward. This trip offers you an opportunity to view wildlife like hippos, buffaloes, elephants and plenty of birds at the banks.

Have a dinner and an  overnight at Mweya Lodge

Day 6
Go for an early game drive in the park to catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hide outs. Expect wildlife like Lions, jackals, leopards, elephants, hyenas, warthogs, bush bucks, Uganda Kob and many more.  Retire from the game drive for breakfast at the lodge and then transfer to Maramagambo forest for a walk to search for more game especially the primates. Dinner and overnight at Meya Safari Lodge.

Day 7
Early in the morning drive to Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee tracking - a place in the park where they are habituated. Thence you will pass through the Ishasha sector to proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Look out for climbing lions in the Ishasha sector. You will reach in the evening.

Dinner and overnight at Gorilla forest camp.

Day 8 & 9
Have breakfast and head to the Park Headquarters for briefing before you go tracking the gorillas. Hike the forest in search for gorillas. The time taken to track these gorillas is unpredictable and it is dependant on the movement of these great apes. However it ranges between 2-9 hours, meaning that there is need to have packed lunch.  Finding these humble primates is tedious but the experience of observing these animals play, feed and interact is stunning that it won’t allow you remember what you went through in finding them.

Have a dinner and an overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 10
Transfer to the airstrip for your chartered flight and later you can fly back home