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14 Day Uganda Highlights. Gorilla and Chimp tracking safari
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Gorilla Tracking Safari Highlights: - Excellent Game Viewing
- The Volcanoes of Rwanda
- Tracking the mighty Gorilla
- Chimpanzee trek
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| Please Note: This is a suggested example itinerary, which can be amended to create a special unique safari just for you.
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Day 1: Kampala, UgandaOn your arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be met by your safari guide who will transfer you to your hotel in Kampala. The Emin Pasha Hotel is a luxurious boutique hotel situated in two acres of landscaped gardens. Facilities include an A La Carte restaurant and quality fine wine bar, swimming pool and masseuse. You will soon be revived after your flight and ready to embark on an amazing Gorilla tracking safari. Overnight at Emin Pasha Hotel
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Day 2: Lake Mburo National ParkYou will be picked up from the hotel by your guide and driven through Uganda’s rolling green hills to Lake Mburo National Park. This is a geographical extension of the Tanzanian plains and is home to a vast population of zebra, is the only park in Uganda with an impala population, and is the best place to spot the African finfoot.
On the way we will stop at Katereke, one of the Kabakas’ Trail Heritage Sites. Upon arrival in the park, spend the afternoon recovering from jet-lag or paddle on the lake in a dug out canoe listening to the wallowing hippos. There are opportunities for an evening game drive. You stay overnight at the privately tented Mantana Camp (Full Board). |
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National ParkAfter breakfast you will continue on your journey south towards the highlands of Uganda, also known as the Switzerland of Africa, which yields fantastic views of the Virunga Volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. You will stop off for lunch in one of the towns you pass through before making your final descent into the valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which is home to the Mountain Gorilla. You stay overnight in Gorilla Forest Camp (Full Board). |
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National ParkBwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. An early start with a hearty breakfast will have you prepared for one of the most unique wildlife experiences in the world, gorilla tracking. You will meet your guides at the ranger station at 8.00am who will then lead you deep into the forest.
It can take anything from two to eight hours to locate the gorillas and therefore requires a reasonable degree of fitness as well as a sturdy pair of shoes. Once you find them in this mysterious world, you will sit listening to them grumble at each other and cannot help but marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male, the silver back. You once again stay overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp (Full Board).
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Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National ParkAfter breakfast you will leave the park heading north towards Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through Ishasha en-route, famed for its tree climbing lions. Keep your eyes trained on the fig trees whose low lying branches are favoured by the lions for providing a welcome rest-bite from the midday sun.
You stay overnight at Mweya Lodge (Full Board), a large first class lodge overlooking the Kazinga Channel and the resident hippo population. You will have the opportunity to go an afternoon game drive. Animals you may spot include Elephants, waterbucks, warthogs, hippos and more. You can visit the Kasenyi area of the park where lions are often spotted. |
Day 6: Chimpanzee Trek, Kyambura GorgeThis morning you will leave for a chimp trek in Kyambura Gorge. These adorable apes, more closely related to humans than to any living creature, are incredibly fun to watch as they play in fruiting trees. After spending time with the chimps you will return to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon you have the opportunity to view wildlife in close proximity on a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel . Hippo’s wade and spray a few feet away from the boat, while buffalo linger in the shallow water. This area is home to many species of birds for the birding enthusiast. After this spectacular afternoon, take a slow drive back to Lodge. |
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Page: 2 Day 7: Ndali Lodge
Start the day early on a morning sunrise game drive before returning to enjoy a delcious breakfast at the Lodge. Animals you may see include elephant, water hog, lion, hyena, waterbuck and bushbuck. Depart Queen Elizabeth National Park for Ndali ...
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Page: 3 Day 11: Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park. After breakfast you will go for a morning game drive across Borassus Forest and Savannah, retuning to the lodge for lunch before heading out in the afternoon. Here you will climb aboard a boat and head off to the bott ...
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Female Gorilla with Baby
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Offspring are born helpless and must be carried in the mother's arms. Once delivered, a newborn weighs 3 to 5 pounds. Growing at twice the rate of a human baby, they are able to crawl and ride their mother's back at 3 months old.
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Uganda
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Tribes of Uganda are classified in five major language groups; Bantu, Nilotics, Madi - Muro, Highland Nilotics and Nilo - Hermits.
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