This 10 Days Uganda primates and wildlife safari is an extraordinary safari that starts and ends in Kampala. The safari will take you to the most visited national parks in Uganda including Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will be able to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, Kibale national park where you will be able to engage in chimpanzee trekking where you will spend time with chimpanzees and the Bigodi swamp walk. The 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari will also take you to Queen Elizabeth national park and Murchison falls national park where you will be able to view animals elephants, buffaloes, the tree climbing lions, leopards, giraffes, rhinos, oribi, topi, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, hippos, Nile crocodiles among others during the game drives and boat cruise.

Highlights of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe

Day 2: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha sector

Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking and afternoon boat cruise

Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park

Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Day 9: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 10: Departure to Kampala via Ziwa rhino sanctuary

Detailed itinerary    

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to the hotel in Entebbe

Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to the hotel for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park

 After breakfast on day 2 of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel to transfer to Entebbe airport for your domestic flight to Kihihi airstrip. Upon arrival, you will meet up with our driver guide to transfer to the lodge which takes about 2 hours’ drive and upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure, dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Gorilla trekking,

After an early breakfast on the third day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will carry packed lunch and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is knowledgeable about the gorillas and well conversant with trails in the jungle. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located. During trekking you will have views of animals, other primates species, different bird species among others. Once the gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, playing, observe their behaviours, take great photos and record the breath taking moments to show people back home. After the one-hour encounter with the gentle giants you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking, meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After breakfast on the fourth day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. On the way you will pass through Ishasha sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park where you will get an opportunity to spot the tree climbing lions which will be lying up in fig tree branches. After the game drive in Ishasha sector you will have lunch where after you will continue the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park and upon arrival you will check in at the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive/lion tracking,

You will have breakfast on the fifth day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari and meet up with your driver guide to go for a morning game drive/ lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains where you will be rewarded with great views of large herds of elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, waterbucks, warthogs which will be grazing in the open savannah plains view predators like lions, leopards if you are lucky, variety of bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for lunch.

Boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water body that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. During the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours you will get a chance to view elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs drinking water along the shores, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, water birds like martial eagle, papyrus gonolek, pelicans, hornbills, African skimmers, cormorants, African spoonbills, fish eagles, king fisher’s among others and also view fishermen organizing their fishing nets along the water banks. After the boat ride you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park

After breakfast on the sixth day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for another game drive in the park where you will be able to view animals that you might have missed during the previous game drive. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch where after you will check out of the lodge and start the journey to Kibale forest national park. On the way you will enjoy great views of the landscape, crater lakes, tea plantations among others and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

After an early breakfast on the seventh day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu Visitors Centre for chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with trails in the forest. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to spot other primates such as grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, different bird species, plants among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which helps you to learn more about their behaviours, watch them feed, breastfeed, fight, hunt, enjoy the juveniles playing up in the trees, take photos and record the moments. After the face to face encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide to return to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch you will go for an interesting swamp walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different bird species, primates, view different plant and tree species among others. After the swamp walk, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park

After breakfast on the eighth day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Murchison falls national park. It’s a whole day journey and on the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the farmlands, Rwenzori Mountains, tea plantations, Lake Gorge, crater lakes among others. Upon arrival in Murchison falls national park you will drive directly to the top of the falls where you will have great views of the waterfall, beautiful scenery among others. From the top of the falls tour you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive,

After an early breakfast on the ninth day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to spot various animals like Uganda kobs, warthogs, giraffes, elephants, bushbucks, lions, leopards, hyenas, Jacksons hartebeest, view different bird species among others.  After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an interesting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive. During the boat trip you will be rewarded with incredible views of animals like elephants, buffaloes and antelopes which gather to drink water, hippos and crocodiles in water, view variety of bird species like kingfishers, fish eagles, bee-eaters, hornbills among others. After the boat cruise you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Departure to Kampala via Ziwa rhino sanctuary

After breakfast on the last day of the 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have a stopover for en-route lunch and another stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. After rhino tracking you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of your choice.

End of 10 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari

Tour includes       

• Gorilla trekking permit
• Chimpanzee trekking permit
• Park entrance fees/ game drives
• Lion tracking experience
• Rhino tracking
• Boat cruise fees
• Top of the falls
• All activities included in the itinerary
• Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
• Full board accommodation
• Pick up and drop off in Kampala/Entebbe
• Vehicle and fuel
• Bottled drinking water

Tour excludes                   

• Air flight tickets
• Visas
• Life insurance
• Optional activities not included on the itinerary
• Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, cigarettes, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.