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On this day, after early rise at the Lodge and have your breakfast. After the pre-tracking briefing, you will either walk or drive to the trail head for the start of a sensational chimpanzee tracking experience, hiking in the footsteps of the habituated family of chimpanzees. After briefing from the guide, you will set out to encounter the chimpanzees. The Tracking experience takes an average of 3 hours.

Upon sighting the chimpanzees, you will spend an unforgettable one hour with them as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, grooming, taking care of their young ones, howling and screeching, in their habitat.

After the tracking experience, you will return back to the Lodge for lunch and later enjoy a guided afternoon walk through Bigodi swamp. This wetland offers some of the finest birding and Monkey viewing in Uganda, the swamp walk through Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is an admirable example of conservation and tourism. In Bigodi swamp, you can be able to identify more than 40 bird species in one walk. On this day after a meal at the Lodge, you will check out and drive to your Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park (90 kms 1hr 30Mins)

After your breakfast, your guide will brief you on the day’s activities and then you will set off for the morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park through both Mweya peninsula and the Kasenyi Plains where you will be able to see animals like the lion, Herds of elephants, antelopes, the elusive leopard and many mammals, Bird and reptile animal species. After the game drives we head back to the Lodge for you lunch.

Most of Queen Elizabeth comprises open grassland and savannah with tends to get woodier and moister in the west. The Park also incorporates substantial areas of papyrus swamp around lake George. QUENP supports at least 95 mammal species, the highest recorded in any Ugandan National Park.

After lunch, you will take the scenic boat cruise on the 33km long and 2-3 Km wide Kazinga channel. On this 2hr boat ride, you will enjoy excellent wildlife viewing, you will be able to spot elephants, buffalos, water bucks, Hippos, water monitor Lizard, crocodiles and many other animal species. Later head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight at your Lodge (FB)

On this day, after your breakfast at the Lodge, your guide will brief you about the journey and you set of for Entebbe. The journey should take you about 6 hours Along the way, you will have a stop over at the equator for a photo opportunity and also to buy souvenirs. Later arrive in Entebbe and end of our service.

Number of Pax	Per Person
Travelling with 1 pax (FNR)	USD 2,855
Travelling with 3 pax (FNR)	USD 1,715
Travelling with 5 pax (FNR)	USD 1,485

Ground transport per private 4WD safari vehicle
English speaking driver/guide
Accommodation in places mentioned in the itinerary, based on a twin/double room
Meals as described in the itinerary
Bottled mineral water in the safari vehicle
Entrance fees and ranger fees for national parks
Activities and excursions mentioned in the program
VAT for upcountry hotels and lodges

⇛ International flight ⇛ Visa application fees ⇛ Optional activities ⇛ Meals and drinks not mentioned above ⇛ Items of personal nature ⇛ Tips ⇛ Entry visa into Uganda ⇛ All kinds of drinks except water

⇛ Activities not mentioned in the itinerary ⇛ Phone calls and bar bills ⇛ Personal/travel insurance ⇛ Driver guide’s gratuity (recommended) ⇛ All Other Services of a personal nature ⇛ All air/flight tickets ⇛ Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL”

• The rates are in US dollars and subject to change.
• Availability of accommodation, permits and activities is not guaranteed until confirmation by your contact person of Footprints Safaris. Permits are sold on ‘first come first serve’ basis.

⇛ Prices are subject to change.
⇛ Availability of accommodations and activities is not guaranteed;
⇛ reservations will be made after receiving confirmation of the final itinerary and the requested deposit.
⇛ Should any of the included accommodations not be available, we reserve the right to substitute it with an alternative suitable accommodation, which might affect the final quoted price.
⇛ The budget option for this safari is based on very basic accommodation.
⇛ Private bathrooms cannot be guaranteed which means showers and toilets (or pit latrines) have to be shared in some places.
⇛ The estimated travelling hours are based on the actual hours of driving, stops for lunch or photos not included.