Birding & primates Safari Overview
Expect the best of an Africa trip on the birding & primates safari maximizing the variety of what the African wild can give. A birding and primates safari gives the best sceneries of the wild ranging from mountain Rwenzori (5,109m) mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, savannah grassland game like lions, elephants, buffaloes, kobs, also hot springs, the river Nile and Murchison water falls all combined in;
- gorilla trekking
- chimpanzee tracking
- Game drives
- Boat cruises
- Nature walks
- Hiking
Arrival and departure: Kigali- Entebbe
- Day 1- arrival and transfer while birding to lake Bunyonyi crater
- Day 2- Bwindi Impenetrable gorilla trekking and birding
- Day 3- Queen Elizabeth park birding and tree climbing lions
- Day 4- Queen Elizabeth safari birding, game drives and boat cruise
- Day 5- Kibale N.P chimpanzee tracking, birding and nature walks
- Day 6- Semuliki hot springs, birding, primates and forest walks
- Day 7- Murchison falls N.P- game drives and birding
- Day 8- Murchison Rothchild’s giraffes, birding and boat cruises
- Day 9- birding to the top of the water falls and transfer to Kampala
- Day 10- Departure
Detailed birding & primates safari itinerary
On arrival, you will be picked by our guide and taken embark on a 3 hour journey from Rwanda to Uganda to lake Bunyonyi (Bunyonyi meaning many small birds) one of the most beautiful lakes in Africa. Some of the most amazing attributes of the lake are being the deepest crater lake in Africa at 900 m, the 29 islands located in its waters which toured by use of a boat/canoe and safe waters with no crocodiles and hippos. The lake harbors over 200 bird species with the gray crowned crane being one of the most remarkable birds, along with breathtaking sceneries of the volcano mountains and slopes of Muhavura will leave you stunned at this beautiful lake and its surrounding as a result making it a true birding haven.
Accommodation: Bird’s nest @ Bunyonyi resort (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Continuing with this birding and primates safari, next activity will be gorilla trekking. On arrival at the gorilla park, you’ll be taught behaviors, livelihoods and how to handle their reactions to the human presence. The trek into the tropical montane forests may last between 30 minutes to 1 hour before meeting the gorilla family you are assigned to depending on where the gorillas nested the previous night. Mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda gives you a 99% chances given the high gorilla population in this forest. After the trek, you will have an experience with the Batwa people who have for all their life time co-existed with the forest and its species. During this nature walk in the forest trails you will experience numerous bird species including 23 Albertine rift endemics.
Accommodation: Buhoma lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
The 3rd day will find you at queen Elizabeth national park; Africa’s second best birding destination with over 660 recorded resident bird species and migrant species especially between June and September. Uganda is an outstanding birding haven of all forest, swamp, highland, grassland and Albertine endemic for example the dwarf honey guide and purple-breasted sunbirds; 35 Congo-Guinea biome species found nowhere else in East Africa, the Africa’s big 5 game; elephant and buffalo herds, lion prides, leopards, hippo pods, hyenas, wild dogs, Uganda kobs, water bucks, antelopes, baboons, monkeys, crocodiles, crater lakes, reptiles, raptors, sun birds and many more awaiting your memorable tour in this game park.
You will also have a boat cruise at the Kazinga channel where you will have a glance at the world’s largest concentration of hippos which are numbered above 5,000 pods, huge Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, birds, elephants, lions and other land wild game that come to quench their thirst. After the boat cruise, you will embark on a game drive around this channel and beyond into the vast savannah wilderness. Scenery views of the ice capped mountain Rwenzori & its ranges as you head to the Ishasha sector of the park that is famously known for tree climbing lions.
Accommodation: Primates capital lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Birding & primates safari at Kibale forest walk will come along with numerous sceneries of more than 370 bird species of grassland, forest, swamp and also Albertine rift region endemics, 350 tree species for example; black bee-eater, Abyssinian ground thrush, crowned eagle, black-eared ground thrush, blue-breasted kingfisher, red-faced barbet among others. Kibale national park is known for chimpanzee tracking and for having the highest population & concentration of chimpanzees in world numbering above 1,500 individuals in the park.
Primates tracking sessions at Kibale forest park start at 08:00, 11:00 & 14:00 and takes 2-5 hours with a more than 90% chances of meeting the chimpanzees; other primates in the park include the L’hoest monkeys, colobus monkeys, blue monkey, olive baboon, red tailed monkey, vervet monkeys.
Accommodation: Kibale forest lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
With more than 350 recorded bird species, Semliki is one of the most gorgeous places in Africa recommended for its remarkable features and as a landmark position between East and Central Africa thus having vegetation and forests of characteristics of both regions. Semuliki national park has hot springs that were a result of geological actions dating thousands of years back; these produce water of over 110°C producing white mist and smoke in the forests. A forest walk in this tropical forest is one of most gorgeous nature walks on Africa safari.
Accommodation: Semliki safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Murchison falls national park will get you to continue birding in its vast grasslands, palms, acacia trees, swamps, savannah and its remarkable wild game. The park has more than 450 recorded resident bird species for example the Abyssinian ground hornbill, Denham’s bustard, long-tailed nightjar among other hundreds of species making it one of the best birding destinations in Africa. You will have a trek up to view the magnificent Murchison falls from above and watch the strongest falls on the planet, gashing 3,000 cubic liters of water per second through an eight-meter corridor cascading down a 43-meter height into the “the devil’s caldron” forming a white mist and a signature rainbow producing a loud sound from the powerful force of the water of the river Nile.
After lunch you will then head to the banks of the river Nile for a boat cruise towards the face of the Murchison falls. While on the boat cruise, you will have more sceneries of various water birds for example the shoebills, raptors, geese among others, hippos and a great number of huge nile crocodiles and many more mammals that approach the river banks to quench their thirst like buffaloes, elephants and the scenes are endless. You will also have a boat cruise to the Nile delta as it flows back to the Albertine peninsular, an experience that obviously unmatchable as you watch the waters of the river Nile anchor the wild and its species.
Accommodation: Nile safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Day 10 Entebbe & departure
On this day you will head to the shores of Lake Victoria for relaxation as you wait for your departure fight.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- Airport transfers
- Border crossing fees
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimp tracking permits
- Transport- 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Driver & guide
- Refreshments (drinking water)
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees and processing
- Accommodation after the trip
- Alcohol & liquors
- Itinerary change
- Service tips, gratitude, souvenirs & snacks
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map:
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