FRENA ADVENTURES

An adventure Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park, home of the renowned tree climbing lions and its abundant wild game and birdlife. Later, the safari will continue to the Kibale Forest National Park whihc is home to the largest variety and number of primates in the entire Eastern Africa region. A nature walk in the Bigodi Swamp will let you watch many rare bird species.

Safari Highlights

Equator experience
Game drive Safari in Queen Elizabeth
Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Chimp tracking
Bigodi swamp walk

Day 1: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park (417 Kms)

You will depart Kampala in the morning after breakfast and travel westwards through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take around 6 to 7 hours with stopovers at Royal Drum makers village and a place which is lying in the equator. Here, you’ll be standing in two hemispheres simultaneously. Through the savannah grasslands and banana plantations, the tour will continue and you’ll be coming across long-horned Ankole cattle which is endemic to this specific part of the country. You’ll reach Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening and will be accommodated at either Kazinga Channel View Resort (budget accommodation) or Bush Lodge/Engiri Lodge (mid range accommodation).

Day 2: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Boat Cruise

You will set off the Safari in Queen Elizabeth after breakfast and head west of Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park the journey will take you 6-7 hours. You will have a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take memorial photos. You will continue to Mbarara town where you will have lunch before proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the afternoon hours after lunch, along the Kazinga Channel you’ll go for a two hour boat cruise ride. This channel connects Lake George to Lake Edward and accommodates the highest concentration of hippos, elephant, and crocodiles. At the water shores, you can spot many bird varieties. You will have dinner and overnight at Kazinga Channel View Resort (Budget) Bush Lodge/Engiri Lodge (Mid Range)

Day 3: Game Drive and travel to Kibale Forest National Park

Waking up early, you’ll go for a morning game drive into the park where you’ll be easily able to spot elephants, leopards, bushbucks, cape buffalos, topis, Defassa waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and lions. On your drive to the Kibale National Park, you’ll enjoy impressive sightings of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” which is easily seen from the road to Fort Portal. Dinner and Overnight at Rweteera Safari Park (Budget) Kibale Forest Camp (Mid Range)

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and swamp walk for bird watching

After having your breakfast at the camp, you’ll head straight to Kibale Forest National Park to view the primate species. The activity begins at 8.00am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes about half of the day, and all along the way you’re going to come across primate species like grey checked mangabey, phoestes, red colobus monkey, blue-tailed and red-tailed monkey etc swinging from the branch of the trees. You’ll receive informative briefings on the lifestyle of the primates as well as the plants, insects, and butterlies you’ll be coming across. This is to ensure that the journey is both fun and informative in nature. You will return to the lodge Rweteera Safari Park (Budget) Kibale Forest Camp (Mid Range)

Day 5: Bigodi swamp walk and Nature walk

You will have breakfast and leave for a morning nature walk in the forest to observe the uncommon unique animal species and in the afternoon you will explore the unique Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site where you will encounter uncommon plant and bird species such as the Great blue Turacco, little Bulbul, Rwenzori Turaco and the Narina Trogon, among others. Dinner and Overnight at Rweteera Safari Park (Budget) Kibale Forest Camp (Mid Range)

Day 6: Return to Entebbe via Kampala

After breakfast set off to return to Kampala then Entebbe International Airport to catch you’ evening flight back home with memorable experience.

End of the service

Whats included in this itinerary?

Car hires services and Fuel
Driver's allowances
Park fees
Vehicle entry
Boat Cruises
Game drives
Lunch en-routes
Accommodation and meals
Chimpanzee tracking permit
Guide/Driver

Whats not included in this route?

Alcoholic drinks / spirits
Laundry
Personal Insurance
Tips

Note:

Any and all tours can be combined or modified to fit your particular needs. Please tell us your specific requirements using the contact us page.

Prices are subject to change based upon accommodation availability, your tour alterations and other parameters until time of full and final confirmation.