This is a 5 Days Uganda Safari combining game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National park with chimpanzee tracking in Semuliki Forest, a vast part of the Ituri Forest that stretches to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
TOUR ITINERARY
 Have breakfast in the morning and drive to Semliki wildlife Reserve. The drive takes you down the eastern side of Lake Albert. It is situated in the basin of the western Rift valley; this is one of the parks with many habitats ranging from Riparian forests, rain forests to short and high grass savannah. It is also known for its night game drive that rewards you with nocturnal dwellers like the white tailed mongoose and slender mongoose, standard and pennant winged nightjars, cats, hyenas, leopards and many more. This is the only place in Uganda where you can do a spot lit night drive. The park generally offers lots of surprises because you never know what you might find. Overnight at Semliki safari Lodge/Kanyankyu Ecological site (Full Board)
Have breakfast and go down into the lovely gallery rainforest to track chimpanzees. They are usually tracked at dawn or dusk because these apes tend to disappear in the middle of the day. There are also a number of bird species which are found in this picturesque forest. Then return from the chimp tracking and in the afternoon you may relax at the pool or go for a game drive as you watch the sun dip.
Overnight at Semliki safari Lodge/Kanyankyu Ecological site (Full Board)
You will have a game drive enroute as you leave Semliki National park. The journey takes you through the attractive green countryside eventually ascending the Western Rift Valley to Fort Portal. You will then proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park reach in the late afternoon. You will go for a nature walk around the Mweya Peninsula, where you will see animals like the Uganda Kob, bush pigs, bush bucks, colobus monkeys and many more. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
Have breakfast in the morning and go for a forest walk in the Kyambura gorge in search for chimpanzees and other primates. Alternatively you may go for a walk in the Maramagambo forest in search for primates. You will then return from the walk for lunch at the lodge and then go for a launch cruise in the afternoon. This boat trip will reward you with game like hippos, buffaloes and many waterbirds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Institute of Ecology (Full Board)
You will go for a game drive early morning before dawn in the Kasenyi track of the park to catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hide outs. Return from the game drive for late break fast then drive back to Kampala with packed lunch. You will reach in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Africana / Serena Hotel.
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