3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour is an ultimate wildlife safari experience that is designed for you to explore and experience the vast savannas of Queen Elizabeth National Park and Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. This package includes a boat/launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National Park and visits Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is found in Kasese district, Western Uganda and features as the second largest national park after Murchison Falls National Park. It occupies an area of about 1978sq.kms and inhabits four of the big five African game-leopards, lions plus the tree-climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes as well as warthogs, antelopes, over 620 bird species, chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys and many more.
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary is run by Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust. It is 23kms away from Entebbe and sits in 100 acres. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary inhabits orphaned chimpanzees as well as several unique water birds, plant and tree species. The 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour will begin and end in Kampala/Entebbe.
What to expect on 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour
• Visit Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
• Boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel
• Game drive on the Kasenyi Sector
• Stopover at the Equator Crossing
• Travel in a 4×4 drive safari van or land cruiser
• Service of an English-speaking driver-guide
Brief itinerary of your 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour
Day 1: Transfer to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Day 2: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 3: Game drive and return to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of your 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour
Day 1: Transfer to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
After breakfast, meet your driver-guide for a briefing on what your 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour. Later, connect to Lake Victoria to catch up with a boat ride to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. At Ngamba Island, you will come across several bird species including among others the African open billed storks, Egyptian goose, kingfishers, yellow-billed dark, black-headed weavers.
While at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, you will witness chimpanzees being fed by the caretakers up to around 11:00 am or be part of 2:00 pm chimpanzee feeding session by chimpanzee caregiver. The caregiver will also explain to you how they manage to keep chimpanzee foodstuff healthy. In case you choose the morning session, you will catch up with 11:45 am return boat ride and afternoon one at 4:00 pm. Return to Kampala to spend the rest of your evening, dine and spend a night.
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation in Kampala
Luxury: Serena Hotel, Sheraton Hotel
Mid-range: Cassia Lodge, Emerald Hotel Kampala, Fairway Hotel and Spa
Budget: Excellent Hotel Kampala, Hotel Ruch, Hotel Sojovalo
Day 2: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will be served with a cup of tea or coffee and later, start your 6-hour journey from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Masaka-Mbarara-Ishaka-Bushenyi route. On the way, you will make a stopover at Uganda Equator crossing then proceed to Igongo Cultural Village for lunch. Later, connect to a safari lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park to relax.
At 2:00 pm, you will catch up with the afternoon launch or boat cruise on Kazinga Channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George. On a boat cruise, you will come across water birds such as kingfishers, shoebill stork, pelicans, skimmers, bee-eaters, fish eagles; hippos, crocodiles as well as elephants, buffaloes, antelopes as they roam along the banks. Retreat from the boat trip and spend an hour exploring Lake Katwe Tourism Center (optional) where you will come across flamingos and also explore the salt mining site.
Travel time: 6 hours
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation options at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Kyambura Game Lodge
Mid-range: Bush Lodge, Enganzi Game Lodge, Marafiki Safari Lodge
Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages, Kazinga Channel View Resort, Mweya Hostel
Day 3: Game drive and return to Kampala
Wake up early in the morning to have breakfast and later, set off for morning game drive via Kasenyi Plains. This is a 3-4-hour wildlife safari experience and you will come across buffaloes, elephants, leopards, hyenas, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs, birds to mention but a few. Retreat from your exciting wildlife tour to check out of the lodge. Your driver will drive you back to Kampala and along the way, you will have lunch in Mbarara. Another stop will be made at the Equator for photography, relaxation than at Mpambire drum makers to learn how drums are made then connect to Kampala.
End of your 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour
3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour includes
• Park entry fees
• Boat cruise
• Game drive
• Visit Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
• Travel in 4×4 drive safari van or Land Cruiser
• Fulltime English-speaking driver-guide
• Accommodation for 2 nights and meals
• Relevant government taxes
3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour excludes
• Tips
• Laundry services
• Insurance
• Telephone calls
• Beverages
• Cigarettes
• Optional activities
What to pack on your 3 days Queen Elizabeth and Ngamba Island tour
• Daypack
• Camera with extra batteries
• Sunglasses
• Bottled water
• Safari clothing
• Wide-brimmed safari hat
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