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QUEEN ELIZABETH & KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARKS

Day 1 KAMPALA
Arrival and transfer to Kampala, dinner and overnight at Sheraton Hotel. 

Day 2 KAMPALA - KIBALE FOREST
Early departure for Kibale Forest via Mityana and Mubende about 350 km. You will pass through delightful scenery and rolling tea plantations of Kabarole. Lunch at Rwenzori Guest Hotel in Fort Portal followed by a short visit to Amabere caves. Continue to Ndaali Lodge for dinner and overnight. 

Day 3 KIBALE - QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Early breakfast, followed by an exciting 3 to 4 hr trek in search of Chimpanzee. The forest provides one of the highest primate densities in the world. You will see families of chimps and red colobus monkeys, chattering and swinging through the ancient forest trees. A variety of birdlife and species of butterfly. Continue the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Kasese and arriving in time for lunch at the Mweya Safari Lodge which is on a peninsular. Evening free for siesta, swimming or optional short game drive. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 4 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Early game drive before breakfast through the Kasenyi track where you will meet abundant game such as Kob, Warthog, and possibly Lions and Leopards as well as numerous birds. Return for breakfast and remain at leisure until lunchtime. Afternoon take the boat trip to Kazinga Channel, where you will encounter schools of Hippos, variety of birds and fishermen at work. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. 

Day 5 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK - KAMPALA
After early breakfast, depart for Kampala through large banana plantations of Bushenyi and Masaka. Not to miss also are the numerous herds of Ankole cattle with their rare long horns. You will make a stop over in Kinoni for traditional mats and stool, the equator as well as at Mpambire for traditional drums. Continue the journey to Kampala and arrive in the evening and straight to your hotel/residence. 

Duration : 05 days – return journey covers about 1,350 km.