Upon touch down at Entebbe International Airport. You will be met and assisted to clear with Port Health authorities, immigration & customs procedures and baggage sorting. Met by Primate Expeditions representative and transferred to No 5 Boutique hotel (rooms pre-booked). Mid-morning, you will proceed to Kampala for a guided tour then back to Entebbe – lunch on own account.
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out at 1000 hours, later transfer back to Entebbe Airport for your scheduled AeroLink flight departing at 1200 hours to Bugungu, Murchison Falls NP. Met on arrival at 1300 hours and transferred to Nile Safari lodge for check-in and lunch. You will enjoy a late afternoon game drive returning to the lodge before dusk for dinner and overnight
Early morning game drives with a hike down/up the top of the falls. Scheduled private waterfall & sundowner cruise down the bottom of the falls at 1530 hours. Thereafter, returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
An early breakfast, thereafter at 0700 hours depart on a private boat cruise down the delta – this stretch is famous with the numerous bird’s species – the famous shoebill stork is also found down the stream. Return to the lodge mid-morning with game viewing en route.
**your driver-guide will depart this afternoon to Kasese to pick you up the next morning.
After breakfast, mid-morning at leisure. Check out time is at 1000 hours, early lunch. Lodge transfer to the airstrip for your afternoon AeroLink flight at 1315 hours to Kasese. On arrival at 1415 hours, met by your safari driver-guide and drive to Kyaninga lodge, takes approx… 90 minutes. Check-in at the lodge, rest of the afternoon at leisure.
After an early breakfast, depart with packed lodges and drive – approx… 45 hours. Go through registration and briefing before entering the forest in search of the cheeky chimpanzees. This forest has other primates as well including but not limited to the red-tailed monkey, black and white etc. Later, proceed for a guided walk at the Bigodi Community wetland sanctuary. Later in the afternoon drive back to the lodge, freshen-up and evening at leisure.
Your day at leisure, all meals at the lodge.
A host of activities to choose from i.e. guided walk around the crater rim, community walks – all can be booked at the lodge.
A leisurely drive via Kasese, check in at Elephant Plains lodge, lunch. Late afternoon proceed to enter the park for game viewing around Kasenyi plains returning just before dusk. Freshen-up for dinner and overnight
After breakfast, depart with packed lunches for game viewing. Enjoy a private boat cruise on the Kazinga channel at 1400 hours – takes approx.. 2 hours. Thereafter, return to the lodge.
Morning game drives, guided walks at Lake Katwe to learn the process of salt mining by the local resident guides. Return to the lodge for lunch, rest of the afternoon at leisure.
**In the afternoon, the driver-guide leaves for Kisoro to pick you up tomorrow morning
After breakfast, check out and transferred to Kasese airstrip by the lodge representative for your scheduled AeroLink flight at 0800 hours to Kisoro. Upon arrival at 0835 hours, you will reunite with your driver-guide and drive to Clouds Gorilla Mountain lodge ( approx… 2 hours drive). Check in time is at midday but all efforts will be done to see if can get an early check-in, no guarantees. Lunch at the lodge. Rest of the afternoon at leisure
Today, you will have the opportunity to meet the gentle giants of the Bwindi. Transferred to the park office for registration and briefing, then the walk to the forest with excellent local guides/rangers and trackers, who will give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. You will have a packed lunch on this day. The minute you locate the gorillas, you are allowed a max of an hour to be in their presence, take pictures etc. – always listen to instructions and info from your guides/rangers. Thereafter, return to the lodge, reminder of the afternoon at leisure.
A second chance, this one at a different location of the forest – approx... 45 minutes-drive each way from the lodge. Same familiar procedures
Today, bid the Bwindi farewell! After an early breakfast, check out and transferred to Kisoro airstrip for your scheduled AeroLink flight departing at 0845 hours to Entebbe. Upon arrival at 1125 hours, you will be transferred to a local clinic for sample collection for your departure PCR test ( results out in 4-6 hours, check with your destination/airline if more tests required i.e. Rapid Antigen before check-in). Drop off at No 5 Boutique hotel.
Early morning i.e. at 0230 hours, check out and transferred back to Entebbe Int’l Airport for your onward flight – you will have meet & greet services on your departure.
