Half or full day
Kibale chimpanzee tracking
East Africa’s most reliable chimpanzee encounter — a lighter physical day than Bwindi, and a primate story that photographs differently from gorillas.
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5–7 days · 6 nights · 7 days
Kibale chimpanzees and Queen Elizabeth
Entebbe night, Kibale chimp tracking, then Kyambura or Ishasha. Lighter walking than Bwindi, a boat on the Kazinga, tree-climbing lions if luck holds. The Uganda itinerary when gorilla permits are not the centrepiece.
Group fit
10–24
Best for
Leadership groups that want primates and savanna without a Bwindi steep-trek brief
Nights
6 nights — lodge names confirmed on proposal
Destinations
Day by day
An operable outline, not a locked rooming list. Air sectors, permits and stays are contracted against the brief. Dates and costs sit on the proposal — not on this page.
Day 1
Entebbe or Kampala
Arrive. Lake or city hotel. Briefing.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5Hotel Number 5 or Kampala Serena.
- Logistics
- EBB 10–20 minutes to Entebbe hotels.
- Meals
- Dinner at the hotel.
- Planner note
- No forest on landing day.
Activities
- — Arrival
- — Briefing
Day 2
Fly or drive Kibale
West to Kibale. Lodge arrival. Crater-lake afternoon if time. Rest.
- Logistics
- Charter or a long road — we prefer air. Chimp permits named.
- Meals
- Breakfast Entebbe. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- Lighter walking than Bwindi — still not a stadium tour.
Activities
- — Transfer west
- — Lodge arrival
- — Optional crater-lake walk
ExperiencesKibale chimpanzee tracking
Day 3
Chimpanzee tracking
Kibale tracking. Afternoon still. No slides.
- Logistics
- Dawn briefing. Fitness still required. Habituation experiences are a different permit.
- Meals
- Early breakfast. Packed lunch. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- A primate morning that is not six hours of Bwindi mud.
Activities
- — Chimpanzee tracking
- — Lodge afternoon
ExperiencesKibale chimpanzee tracking
Day 4
Queen Elizabeth
Road or air to Kyambura or Ishasha. Afternoon game or a first Kazinga look.
- Accommodation
- Kyambura Gorge LodgeKyambura Gorge Lodge or a peer.
- Logistics
- Kibale to Queen Elizabeth is a real transfer — pad it. Do not stack tracking and Kazinga on the same exhausted afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast Kibale. Dinner at Kyambura.
- Planner note
- Savanna contrast in one country.
Activities
- — Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
- — Afternoon drive
ExperiencesQueen Elizabeth and the Kazinga Channel
Day 5
Kazinga and Ishasha
Kazinga Channel boat. Ishasha if the list wants lions in trees — luck, not a line item.
- Accommodation
- Kyambura Gorge LodgeSame lodge.
- Logistics
- Boat slots booked. Ishasha is extra road — only if the diary allows.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge or a field lunch.
- Planner note
- Tree-climbing lions if luck holds.
Activities
- — Kazinga boat
- — Optional Ishasha
- — Closed dinner
ExperiencesQueen Elizabeth and the Kazinga Channel
Day 6
Last savanna morning
Game or gorge walk. Pack. Celebration dinner if it was not last night.
- Accommodation
- Kyambura Gorge LodgeSame lodge.
- Logistics
- Dawn airstrip or road tomorrow.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- No gorilla-permit lottery — that is the point of this shape.
Activities
- — Morning drive or Kyambura walk
- — At leisure
Day 7
Depart EBB
Air or road return with a buffer.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5
- Logistics
- Mweya or Kihihi to EBB. International buffer.
- Meals
- Breakfast at lodge.
- Planner note
- Build weather into the strip.
Activities
- — Flight or road to Entebbe
- — International departure
Outcomes
- — A primate morning that is not six hours of mud
- — Savanna contrast in one country
- — No gorilla-permit lottery
Experiences on this itinerary
2 nights
Queen Elizabeth and the Kazinga Channel
Uganda’s savanna counterweight to the forest: Kazinga Channel boat, Ishasha’s tree-climbing lions when luck holds, Kyambura gorge chimps as a lighter primate morning than Bwindi.
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Programme questions
Who is the Kibale chimpanzees and Queen Elizabeth programme for?
Leadership groups that want primates and savanna without a Bwindi steep-trek brief
How long is Kibale chimpanzees and Queen Elizabeth?
5–7 days (6 nights). Typical group fit: 10–24. Entebbe night, Kibale chimp tracking, then Kyambura or Ishasha. Lighter walking than Bwindi, a boat on the Kazinga, tree-climbing lions if luck holds. The Uganda itinerary when gorilla permits are not the centrepiece.
How do we request a proposal for Kibale chimpanzees and Queen Elizabeth?
Send company, group size and dates to sales@serengetiexperience.com or use https://www.serengetiexperience.com/rfp. We confirm stays, internal air and the operations annex together — we do not publish nightly rates on this site.