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Chimpanzees in Kibale, tree-climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth and gorillas in Bwindi
From Entebbe on Lake Victoria you drive west to Kibale Forest, home to over 1,500 chimpanzees, for a morning tracking a habituated community. Then south to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives and a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel, through the Ishasha sector where lions climb fig trees, and on to Bwindi for your gorilla trek. Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are included.
Dry season, firmer forest trails; book permits early
Showers return, permits easier to find
Rainy month, lower permit and lodge rates
Short dry season, green hills
Rains building
Long rains, lower permit and lodge rates
Drive west via Kampala and Fort Portal to Kibale (about 6 hours), with views of the Rwenzori mountains on a clear day.
Morning chimpanzee tracking with a ranger, one hour with a habituated community. Afternoon walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for monkeys and birds.
Drive south to Queen Elizabeth National Park, with an afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga Channel among hippos, buffalo, elephants and birds.
Morning game drive in the Ishasha sector, looking for lions in the fig trees, then continue to Buhoma in northern Bwindi.
One night by Lake Victoria with breakfast, per person sharing.
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Trek into the forest to spend one hour with a mountain gorilla family. Afternoon community walk in Buhoma.
Drive east to Lake Mburo National Park (about 6 hours), with zebra, impala and eland, for an evening game drive.
Drive to Entebbe (about 5 hours), crossing the equator, for your flight.