11 Days Uganda gorillas, chimps, wildlife and Zanzibar tour .

Explore Uganda and Zanzibar In 11 days Uganda gorillas, chimps, wildlife and Zanzibar tour .  Get an opportunity to trek the Uganda mountain gorillas, explore the wildlife of queen Elizabeth national park , visit and track the chimpanzees of Kibale forest national park and later fly to Zanzibar for great culture and beach experience. The trip starts from Kigali and ends in Zanzibar.

Detailed travel package  

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali Rwanda transfer to Bwindi Forest national park in Uganda

 In the morning after breakfasts at your hotel, you will Later exit Kigali and embark on a drive to Bwindi Forest national park in Uganda, upon arrival you will check in at your lodge for dinner an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Buhoma haven lodge

Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest National park and afternoon Batwa cultural experience .

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be picked up from your lodge and later head to the park headquarters for briefing.   Where you will be briefed on the do and don’t involving gorilla trekking. Be a signed a gorilla family to track from as well a ranger guide to take you for a gorilla trekking. Ascend into the jungles in search for gorillas, along the way you will encounter more wildlife such as monkeys and bird’s species.  The activity can take between 1- 4 hours depending on the mobility of the gorilla family you have be assigned to track from.  Upon meeting the gorillas, you will spend 1 hour with them interacting with them taking as many photos as you can.  Later descend  to the park headquarters and head back to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will head for batwa cultural experience, where you will learn how the batwa people lived before the current day developments.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 3: Transfer to queen Elizabeth national park National park.

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will exit Bwindi and transfer to  queen elizabeth national park  via ishasha sector known for its tree climbing lions , proceed to queen elizabeth national park . arrive and check in at your lodge for relaxation swimming , dinner and overnight stay .

Accommodation option : Enganzi game lodge

Day 4: Game drive in queen Elizabeth national park and  boat cruise on Kazinga channel.

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will head to the park in search for wildlife at the kasenyi area,  you will be able to see elephants,  Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, water bucks, lions, hippos, leopards and many  more . later exit the game drive and head back to the lodge for brief relaxation and lunch.  Later after lunch you will go on a scenic boat cruise on Kazinga channel.  The boat cruise   will expose you too birds and other wildlife  . later exit and head back to the lodge where  for relaxation dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park, do village tour visiting the tea estates.

On this day , you will  wake up to relaxed breakfast , and  opt for another game drive . later exit and transfer to Kibale forest national park. Upon arrival you will check at your lodge for relaxation. later head to for a village to of the areas around the park.  in the village tour you will visit community and tea plantation around the villages and possibly the crater lakes around.

Dinner and overnight :  Chimpanzee forest lodge .

 Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon visit to  Bigodi  for nature walk.

Start your morning with breakfast  early in the morning and later head out to the park headquarters , be briefed about the chimpanzee tracking,  get your ranger guides and later head to the forest in search for the chimpanzees. Note that chimpanzees are the closest to humans sharing up to 99% of Dna.  Upon meeting the chimpanzees you  will spend up to an hour with them taking as many photos as you  can  with them while  interacting with them. Exit the park and head back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.

Later in the afternoon you will head for nature walk in  bigodi swamps, you will view some birds , butterflies and potentially some primates as well .  later after  head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7: Transfer to Kampala and later catch a flight to Zanzibar

Early in morning you will have your breakfast and later embark on a drive to Kampala and Entebbe for your flight to Zanzibar . upon arrival check you will check in at a hotel in stone town .

Overnight at : Alminah Hotel stone town

Day 8: Morning  visit of stone town and transfer to Nungwi.

In the morning after breakfast, you will head for person tour of stone town visiting the museum, art shops, jewelry shop and a few others places that would interest you. Later in the afternoon after lunch you will transfer to Nungwi with stop over for spice farms.  Upon arrival, you will check in at  your resort  for relaxation  and leisure.

Overnight at : Mnarani beach cottages

Day 9:  swimming with the dolphin, snorkeling and leisure at the resort.

In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked from the resort and be transferred to where you’re a boat will be waiting for you to head to mnemba island area for dolphin experience and snorkeling, enjoy the experience and later exit and be driven to the hotel where you will relax and enjoy the beach and views.

Day 10: Whole day relaxation and leisure at the hotel.

Wake up to an entire day of leisure at the resort, strolling around the beach and enjoying the breathtaking views

Day 11: Transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.

In the morning, have breakfasts at leisure bearing in mind you have a flight to catch, later be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.

The trip includes .

Ground transportation.

Accommodation on full board basis.

Gorilla trekking permit.

Chimpanzee permit.

Park entry fees and activities.

Flight to Zanzibar.

Activities in Zanzibar as per the itinerary.

The trip excludes.

Tips

Laundry.

Alcoholic drinks

What is not in the inclusive.