4 Days Chimpanzees and Crater Lakes Safari

With this 4 Days Chimpanzees and Crater Lakes Safari, you’ll Set off on a once-in-a-lifetime journey. You’ll navigate into the rugged, rainforests and walk with the great apes of Uganda on a chimpanzee trekking adventure. This 4 Days Chimpanzees and Crater Lakes Safari will take you through Kasese town and Kibale National Park to trek chimpanzees. It will also take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. In Queen Elizabeth, you will get a chance to visit the crater Katwe Lake which you find within the park. The lake is Just a few hours’ drive from the park headquarters.

Tour Highlights

Day 1: Arrive at the airport and transfer to Kibale National Park.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth.
Day 3: Visit the crater lake (lake Katwe.)
Day 4: Morning game drive and depart for Kampala.

Detailed Itinerary of the 4 Days Chimpanzees and Crater Lakes Safari

Day 1: Arrival at the Airport and Transfer to Kibale National Park

Upon your arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, your driver-guide from Safari Vacations and Travel Services will welcome you. Then, you’ll immediately embark on your journey to Kibale National Park in the western part of Uganda. There, you will have a stopover in Mubende/Mityana for Lunch. Then, You will continue with your journey and arrive in Kamwenge district, where the park is found. This will take you over 8 hours to arrive at the park. You will be welcomed at the park entrance and directed to the lodge where to get dinner and have an overnight since it will be too late.

Accommodation options: Primate Lodge/Turaco Tree Tops/Chimpanzee Guest House

Destination: Kibale Forest National Park

Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Wake up very early in the morning, take a cup of coffee, and then drive to the park headquarters. You’ll go with your packed lunch, then have a briefing on how to behave in the presence of chimpanzees. You will then get to the park and start the trekking. Once you come across the chimpanzees, you will be given ample time to stay with them and monitor them. You will have your lunch, and trek back to the headquarters. Immediately, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Kasese Town. The driver will take you to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation options: Mweya Safari Lodge/Buffalo Lodge/Engiri Game Lodge

Day 3: Visit Some of the Crater Lakes( Lake Katwe )

Wake up very early in the morning, have your cup of tea, and then drive you to visit the crater lake.

Lake Katwe is situated at the highest point of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Mweya Peninsula. It is the biggest Crater Lake and the main supplier of salt in Uganda. It is too salty for any aquatic animal to survive there and is 3,265 feet deep. You will see Elephants, buffaloes, and flamingos near the baboon cliff. On the way to Queen Elizabeth National Park, you can make a stop at Lake Katwe. Enjoy the vast view of the Rift Valley, Lake George, Lake Edward, the Kazinga channel, and the Rwenzori Mountains.

The Katwe explosion craters will improve your hiking experience. You will pass through tea plantations, settlements, and other crater lakes on your journey to the top of the earth. Lake Kitagata, which is fed by salty hot spring water and provides a clear view of the Kyemango crater, is a sight you won’t soon forget. You will return to the park for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Depart for Kampala

Immediately after your morning tea, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park. Then, you’ll partake in a morning game drive. This will give you a chance to see animals that you had not seen the day before. You will then embark on your journey to Kampala preparing to have your flight back to your destination. You will finally reach your final destination and you will get to the airport to wait for your flight back to your home.

End of Tour