IN THE LAND OF APES- UGANDA

After breakfast, proceed to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – The Rhino Fund Uganda was started in 1997, and out of this, emerged the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. It is a 7000-hectare piece of suitable land covered by savannah and native woodlands. The Rhino fund aims at re-introducing black and white Rhinos into Uganda’s protected areas as well as educating the local communities on endangered Rhinos, poaching and environmental conservation. The Rhino trek takes 1-2 hours and you will get an opportunity of viewing them at close quarters. Have lunch at the sanctuary. Then proceed to the hotel for overnight stay at Parra, Murchison Falls. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, we start the day with a game drive on the northern bank of the Nile river, with chances of seeing giraffes, elephants, lions, hartebeest, and different species of birds. After lunch at Paraa Safari Lodge, the safari will continue with a boat cruise on the Nile River for game viewing at close quarters. Upon reaching the bottom of the waterfalls we will get off the boat and climb our way up to the top of the Falls where we will be rewarded with amazing views of the Nile River. Our guide will pick us up from here and take us back to the lodge. Time for leisure. Overnight stay at lodge Parra, Murchison Falls. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Fort Portal town. Spend a relaxing evening at the lodge before the adventurous chimpanzee trek the next day at Kibale Forest. Overinght stay at lodge in Fort Portal. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, transfer to the tracking start point. Following the pre-tracking briefing at 07:30am. After the briefing, you walk to the trail head for the start of an unforgettable adventure. Enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzee, red-tailed monkey, black-and-white colobus monkey and many others. The treks are generally of a duration of 3-4 hours. Expect good sightings of chimps in their natural environment. A maximum of 06 people per group will head out with a forest ranger guide and will be allowed to track chimpanzees. The tracking will include one hour with members of the wild community of chimpanzees that have been habituated. The walk may also include viewing other wildlife in the forest under the forest canopy. Spend an unforgettable hour with the chimpanzees watching them as they eat, groom, play, take care of their young and go through their daily routine in their natural habitat. After lunch, you will head back to the lodge for lunch. Then, check out and proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Overnight at lodge in Mweya, Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Rise early at 6:00 am and set out for an early morning game drive at the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs. You will search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, and other wild animals in their natural habitat You will have your breakfast packed for you by your lodge and enjoy it in the amazing wilderness. After lunch at the Lodge, take on a scenic boat cruise at 14:00hrs along the Kazinga Channel – A natural and pre-historic canal that joins Lake Edward and Lake George. 33 km long and 2 to 3 km at its widest points. The Kazinga channel was formed by tectonic activity millions of years ago during the formation of the rift valleys. On a scheduled 3 hrs boat ride over a 12 to 14 km stretch of the channel, you will have a guaranteed experience of excellent wildlife sightings including, multitudes of hippopotami, Nile crocodiles, wallowing buffaloes on its reedy banks, elephants, multitudes of birds including many endemics as well as hundreds of other plains game that come to it for water all day long. Thereafter head back to the lodge to relax. Overnight at lodge in Mweya, Queen Elizabeth National Park. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

07:30am – After breakfast, head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via the Ishasha Sector- famously known for the tree-climbing lions. Have a picnic lunch at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park before proceeding to Bwindi National Park. Arrive in the early evening. Time for leisure. Overnight at lodge in Bwindi. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at 06:30am and prepare for the highlight of your safari. Experience an unforgettable encounter with the gentle giants of Bwindi. You will be transferred to the national park offices and go through the formalities of track preparation and your guide will brief you on gorilla etiquette. Tracking the gorillas through the thick undergrowth can be a strenuous task, but indeed a rewarding one. There can be a lot of steep gradients to conquer therefore you need to be relatively fit. Led by a park ranger, the actual trek to the gorillas’ resting place can be of a duration between 6 – 8 hours. Upon sighting the gorillas, you spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young, and sometimes wrestling by the juveniles. It is a unique and unforgettable experience. Overnight at lodge in Bwindi. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, transfer to Kihihi airport for your internal flight to Entebbe and take a connecting flight back home. Meals: Breakfast Flight details: Flight # Date From To ETD ETA FLIGHT 112 19 AUG KISORO ENTEBBE 0845 1125 (OPERATED BY AEROLINK UGANDA LTD.) Connecting flight to Mumbai on Kenya Airways Flight # Date From To ETD ETA KQ415 19 AUG ENTEBBE NAIROBI 1620 1730 KQ204 19 AUG NAIROBI MUMBAI 2050 0535 +1