8 Day Uganda Primates and Wildlife Safari

After breakfast, your safari guide will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala and begin the journey to Lake Mburo National Park. Along the way, you will stop at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe where you can take photographs and enjoy a short demonstration about the Equator.

You will arrive at the park in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, you will enjoy an en route game drive where you may see animals such as zebras, impalas, buffaloes, and antelopes.

Later in the evening, you will take a boat cruise on Lake Mburo where you can see hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of water birds along the shoreline. After the cruise, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Drive time: Approximately 4–5 hours

Accommodation Options

Budget

• Rwakobo Rock Lodge
• Eagles Nest

Mid-range

• Mihingo Lodge
• Kigarama Wilderness Lodge

Luxury

• Kigambira Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, you will continue your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

You will enjoy an en route game drive through Lake Mburo National Park as you exit the park and continue toward southwestern Uganda. The drive offers beautiful views of rolling hills, tea plantations, banana farms, and rural villages.

You will stop for lunch along the way before continuing to Bwindi. Upon arrival at the lodge, you will check in and relax while preparing for the gorilla trekking experience the following day.

Drive time: Approximately 6–7 hours

Accommodation Options

Budget

• Rushaga Havens Lodge
• Bakiga Lodge
• Ride 4 A Woman
• Buhoma Community Rest Camp

Mid-range

• 4 Gorillas Lodge
• Gorilla Leisure Lodge
• Buhoma Haven Lodge

Luxury

• Buhoma Lodge
• Gorilla Heights Lodge
• Sanctuary Forest Camp
• Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
• Kiho Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After an early breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for a briefing by Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers.

You will then enter the forest with experienced guides and trackers in search of a mountain gorilla family. The trek can take between 30 minutes and several hours depending on where the gorillas are located that day.

Once the gorillas are located, you will spend one unforgettable hour observing them in their natural habitat. Watching these gentle giants interact, feed, and care for their young is a truly special wildlife experience.

After the trek, you will return to the lodge where you can relax and enjoy the rest of the day.

Accommodation: Same as Day 2
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of Uganda’s most popular wildlife destinations.

The journey takes you through beautiful landscapes of banana plantations, tea estates, and scenic countryside. You will arrive at your lodge in time for lunch before relaxing for a short while.

In the late afternoon, you will head out for an evening game drive in the Kasenyi Plains where you may see buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, and with some luck predators such as lions or leopards.

Drive time: Approximately 4–5 hours

Accommodation Options

Budget

• Bush Lodge

Mid-range

• Buffalo Safari Lodge
• Elephant Hab Lodge
• Parkside Safari Lodge

Luxury

• Elephant Plains Lodge
• Kyambura Gorge Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

In the early morning, you will head out for another game drive in the Kasenyi Plains when wildlife is most active. This is a great opportunity to spot animals that may have been missed during the previous game drive.

After returning to the lodge for lunch, you will head to the jetty for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel which connects Lake George and Lake Edward.

The channel is famous for its large concentration of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and many bird species making it one of the best wildlife viewing experiences in the park.

You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Same as Day 4
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After an early breakfast, you will enjoy a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park before continuing the journey to Kibale National Park.

The drive takes you through scenic countryside toward Fort Portal, a beautiful town surrounded by crater lakes and tea plantations. You will stop here for lunch before continuing to your lodge near Kibale.

You will spend the evening relaxing at the lodge.

Drive time: Approximately 3–4 hours

Accommodation Options

Budget

• Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
• Isunga Lodge
• Kibale Forest Camp

Mid-range

• Turaco Treetops Lodge

Luxury

• Primate Lodge
• Tabebuia Spa and Safari Resort
• Ndali Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park headquarters for a briefing before beginning the chimpanzee trek.

You will enter the forest with experienced guides in search of a chimpanzee community. Once located, you will spend one hour observing the chimpanzees as they feed, communicate, and move through the forest.

After the trek, you will return to the lodge for lunch before heading out for a guided walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. This community-run wetland is rich in birdlife and primates and offers an excellent opportunity to learn about the local environment.

In the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Same as Day 6
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, you will begin the journey back to Kampala or Entebbe.

You will stop for lunch along the way in Mubende before continuing the drive. Along the route, you will enjoy scenic views of Uganda’s countryside and plantations.

You will arrive in Entebbe or Kampala in the afternoon or evening where you will be transferred to your hotel or Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch