6 Days Kibale, Queen & Lake Bunyonyi Tour, Uganda Tours

 
Day 1: Kibale national Park
From Kampala to Kibale is 358km and 7hr drive. Drive early from Kampala city heading west past Mityana and continue to Fort Portal where you will stop for lunch.  Catch a glimpse of the Toro Kingdom palace, the Royal tombs the mosque, many shops and eating-places but continue to Kibale, just a few kilometers ahead.  When you reach, check in at Ndali lodge or Primates Lodge. Kibale national park has the highest concentration of primates in East Africa including chimps, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and baboons. Go for an afternoon primate walk to Kanyanchu river camp, the most popular walk in the park. It highlights a miscellany of flora and fauna within the forest. Return to Ndali Lodge/Primates Lodge.

Day 2: chimp tracking
 After morning breakfast, wake up early to track chimps near Kanyanchu. This can take you half a day. There are primates in the area like the golden monkey, L’Hoest monkey, baboons, white and black colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabey, red colobus, blue monkeys and pottos. Other animals involve forest elephants unique from the common type, giant forest hogs and a striking tree species. Later take a guided nature walk to Bigodi swamp sanctuary, a good site for birders. The Great Blue Turaco and Papyrus Gonolek can easily be marked among the other bird 137 species. There is also an array of butterfly species. Return to Ndali Lodge/Crater Valley afterwards.
Day 3: Queen Elizabeth national park
After an early breakfast, proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range most of the journey. Begin with a game drive in the Kasenyi plains, which will lead you to see black and white Colobus, bush buck, Uganda Kob, topi, Defassa waterbuck, and Cape buffaloes. A range of birds like Cassin’s grey flycatcher, broad billed roller, black bee-eater along the banks of Lake Edward. This can take you 2-3 hrs. In the evening, go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel along lake George-lake Edward, come eye-eye with yawning hippos, crocodiles, leopards though sporadic.  Watch birds for birders with over 550 resident species like flamingos, red chest, papyrus Gonolek, pink backed pelicans, malachite kingfishers, yellow crown, pink backed pelicans, water thick-knee, yellow-billed stork, shoebill stock. Do not forget your camera. Return to Mweya lodge/Simba Safari.

 

Day 4: chimp tracking in Kyambura
This morning take your breakfast then head straight for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge at exactly 8:00am. Did you know that chimps are our closest relatives? They act like humans so do spend an hour them to learn more.  There are more primates mainly Black and white Colobus monkeys and other animals like antelopes, hyenas in the middle of savanna grassland. This gorge has many bird species. Continue to Mweya Lodge, have lunch. After lunch if you are not so tired, check out more primates in the Maramagambo forest such as the checked mangabey, black and white colobus monkey, red colobus monkey as well as the bat cave where pythons also dwell. Stay overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Simba Safari Lodge.
Day 5: Lake Bunyonyi

After that beautiful experience with the gorillas, we transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. This serpentine shaped lake is fine for swimming and is bilharzia-free. The lake is not deep, as most people believe it to be it is only 40m deep except for its sinkholes on the Rwandan side. It also overlooks the beautiful Kigezi highlands. The lake has many islands such as Bushara and Bwama islands. You can do a canoe trip, the islands are good for birding and richly endowered with small birds as the name Bunyonyi suggests. It’s a good place for relaxation and taking photos of western Uganda. Stay overnight in Arcadia Cottages/ Bunyonyi Overland Camp.

Day 6: Kampala
After taking breakfast, leave Kabale and depart for Kampala which will mark the end of this trip.