| Tour Name |
| Kibale and Semliki Wildliife Reserve |
| Itinerary |
| Kibale and Semliki Wildliife Reserve |
| Duration |
| 4 Days 3 Nights |
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Day 1
Your Tavares Tours and Travel safari guide will meet you and by road to Kibale National Park. This drive will take approximately 5 hours and will give you a good insight on the Ugandan way of life. Stop in Fort portal town for lunch. Continue to Ndali Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house where you will stay prior to your chimpanzee trekking tomorrow.
After checking in, you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare species and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, Hairy Breasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.
Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house/Kanyankyu Ecological site (FB)
Day 2
After break fast, we shall move into the Forest, for Chimpanzee trekking. The activity starts at 8.00 am in the morning. An half day search for chimpanzees and other primates including phoestes, Red-Colobus, Blues, Red-tailed and grey cheeked Mangabey swinging through the dense forest and birds, butterflies and many small insects. The guide will provide detailed explanations on not only primates, but also on all the forest's fauna and flora, ensuring that your walk is both informative and enjoyable. This walk is excellent for viewing bird life and primates in close quarters.
After this wonderful experience, we will depart for Semliki Wildlife Reserve; this scenic drive takes approx 6-7 hours and will take you down the eastern side of Lake Albert. Semliki reserve is situated in the basin of the Western Rift Valley. It is one of the most diverse habitats in Africa with wonderful examples of Riparian forest, gallery rain forest, borassus palm forest, and short and high grass savannas. Chimps exist next to elephant, lion and buffalo as well as the usual western Uganda species. Following dinner we will go on a night drive.
This is the only place in Uganda where you can do a spot lit night drive. You never know what you may see. Often the big cats are sighted as well as the diminutive genet and serval cats. Unusual nocturnal dwellers also show themselves, such as the white tailed mongoose and slender mongoose, standard and pennant winged nightjars depending on the time of year. There are always surprises on the night drives.
Overnight at a luxurious Semliki Safari Lodge (FB).
Day 3
After breakfast climb aboard the vehicle with a packed lunch for a boat trip on Lake Albert to see the incredible and rare Shoebill, visually a cross between a dodo and a dinosaur. The lake is superb. There are sand cliffs where brightly colored colonies of red-throated bee-eaters dart in and out of their burrows, there are waterfalls several kilometers up the lake which provide a great picnic spot, and several fishing villages along the way, virtually untouched by the ‘western world’. The drive back to the Lodge through the borassus palm forest and the acacia savannah reveals different species of raptors and passerines.
Overnight at a luxurious Semliki Safari Lodge (FB).
Day 4
An early morning game drive will give you a different perspective on the park and animals in it. Return to the Lodge for a late, but leisurely breakfast. On leaving Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, you will drive through the attractive green countryside eventually ascending the Western Rift Valley to Fort Portal. From here we will continue on to Kampala arriving in the late afternoon.
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Per Person |
Period |
Price |
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Jan - 31 Dec 08 |
NB: Prices and availability are subject to revision without prior notice owing to currency, tax, levy and seasonal fluctuations . We also offer hotel, car rental and flights bookings which we can organise for you with your tour enquiry.
Package Includes :-
-Transport inclusive of fuel.
-Service of an English speaking driver guide.
-Park Fees/Permits where applicable.
-Accommodation based on fullboard.
Package Excludes :-
-Extras i.e Laundry, telephone calls, drinks etc
-Tips to driver guides and porters.
-Air transport and applicable departure taxes.
-Visa.
