11 days - Classic Primate Tour Uganda : ( Focus on primates) Tour code: CH 004
Trip
Highlights: Mainly primates including gorillas, chimpanzees,
Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey, Black and white colobus,
Red Colobus monkeys, a boat trip in Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island.
Day one: Arrival - Entebbe -Kampala - 42km.
On arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed
by your representative from Churchill Safaris who will
then transfer you to Kampala for the over night at either
Serena Kampala Hotel (High end/luxurious accommodation),
Hotel Africana (Medium class accommodation) or Namirembe
Guest House (Low budget/basic accommodation).B/B.
Day Two: Kampala - Kibale Forest (450 km approx. 5-6 hours).
After breakfast, you will depart Kampala for Kibale Forest National
park arriving in the afternoon.
Kibale Forest is a large protected block of rainforest, which has
the highest number of primates in Africa such as Chimpanzees, Grey
Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey and Red Colobus.
In the afternoon, you will go for Chimpanzee tracking in the forest
returning in the evening. Seeing the way our “cousins”
feed, climb trees, respond to humans, caring for the young ones is
a very interesting experience.
Dinner and over night at either Ndali lodge, a stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled "Mountains of the Moon"/ Mantana Tented Camp (High end/luxurious accommodation), Rwenzori View Guest House/Ataco Guest house (Medium class accommodation) or Primate Lodge Kibale Bandas (Low budget/basic accommodation). Full Board.
Day Three: Kibale Forest.
This morning, you will go for chimp tracking and be part of the habituation
team that goes to study the behavior of these primates in order to
make them get used to human beings. Spend the whole morning in the
forest returning to the lodge in time for lunch. Later in the
evening,
you will have the opportunity of a guided walk through Bigodi Swamp.
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is managed by the Kibale Association for
Rural and Environmental organisation formed in 1992 with the aim of
achieving social and economic development for local communities. This
swamp is a home to approximately 137 bird species and its also rich
in vegetation, such as wild palms, polita figs and the dominant papyrus.
Dinner and over night at either Ndali lodge, a stunning
location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the
fabled "Mountains of the Moon"/ Mantana Tented
Camp (High end/luxurious accommodation), Rwenzori View
Guest House/Ataco Guest house (Medium class accommodation)
or Primate Lodge Kibale Bandas (Low budget/basic accommodation).
Full Board.

Almost
100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted
Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog plus remarkable 606
bird species that include the Black Chested Eagle, the Swallow Tailed
Bee Eaters, to mention but a few. 


