10 Days Uganda Primates Safari

DAY 1:Pick up and transfer to Murchison falls national park

Depending on your location on day 1 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 start the journey to Murchison falls national park which is located in the north-western part of Uganda. On the way you will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking and after continue the journey to Masindi for lunch. After lunch, you will continue the journey to Murchison falls national park where you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

After an early breakfast on day 2 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 view the early risers. During the game drive you will be able to spot large herds of elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, lions, and leopards, and view several 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 exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will get a chance to view large herds of hippos and crocodiles in water, buffaloes, elephants, and antelopes along the shores, view aquatic birds like kingfishers, cormorants, bee-eaters, hornbills among others. After the boat ride you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 3: Transfer to Kibale national park

After an early breakfast on day 3 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 Kibale national park. It’s a whole day journey but filled with spectacular views of the local people, farmlands, traditional homesteads, Rwenzori Mountains, and tea plantations among others. You will have en-route lunch on the way and stopovers to take photos and stretch your legs. Upon arrival, you will continue to the lodge, check-in for dinner, and overnight.

DAY 4:Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After an early breakfast on day 4 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 Kanyachu Visitors Centre for a chimpanzee trekking briefing about the rules, regulations, and expectations of chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing, you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek with and a park guide who is well-conversant with trails in the forest. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on their location because they like to move from one place to another in search of food once the chimpanzees have been located, you will spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their lifestyle, behaviors, watch them feed, enjoy the juveniles playing up in the trees, take photos and record videos with a flashless camera.

After the one hour encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters, meet up with your driver guide and start the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. On the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy spectacular views of the Rwenzori Mountains, Lake George, tea plantations among others and upon arrival you will have an evening game drive in the park where you will view animals like the elephants, buffalos, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge check in, have dinner and overnight.

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

After an early breakfast on day 5 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 or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will have great views of the sunrise, big four mammals which are lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, other animals like waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, views of different bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise, after lunch you will drive to the landing site near Mweya safari lodge for an incredible boat cruise along Kazinga channel which is a 40km long channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. During the boat trip which lasts for about 2 hours you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view buffaloes, elephants, warthogs drinking water along the banks, view water birds like yellow billed stork, cormorants, hornbills, African skimmer, kingfishers, fish eagles among others. You will also be able to see the fishermen along the shores preparing their fishing gears for night fishing, take beautiful pictures among others. After the boat cruise you will go for an evening game drive where you will be able to view some of the animals that you missed in the morning and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 6: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

After breakfast on day 6 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 Bwindi impenetrable national park which is the most visited gorilla destination because it harbors half of the worlds mountain gorillas. The journey takes about 3 to 4 hours drive and on the way you will have a stopover at Ishasha sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park. Ishasha sector is famously known for the tree climbing lions which will be viewed lying up in acacia/fig tree branches during the game drive. Ishasha sector also harbors other animals like elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, and Uganda kobs among others. After the game drive you will have lunch and after you will proceed on the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park, upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

After breakfast, 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, regulations, and expectations of gorilla trekking. After the briefing, you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek with 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 8 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will have views of animals like forest elephants, buffaloes, other primates like honest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and different bird species like African harrier hawk, crowned hornbill, African green pigeon, blue-headed sunbird 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 behaviors, take great photos and record the breathtaking 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 evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

DAY 8:  Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale district. Lake Bunyonyi is the deepest fresh water lake in Uganda and second deepest lake in African after Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The lake is locally translated as a place of little birds because it harbors a range of bird species and 29 main islands. The journey to Lake Bunyonyi  takes about 3 hours drive and upon arrival you will go for an amazing canoe ride on the Lake where you will be able to explore some of the 29 islands such as the punishment island, view bird species like slender billed baglafetch, African kingfisher, African harrier hawk, hadada ibis, black heron, pin tailed whyder, golden backed weaver, grey shrike, cardinal woodpecker, levillant cuckoo, grey crowned crane among others, have spectacular views of the terraced farmlands, Kigezi hills, traditional homesteads among others. After the canoe ride you will drive to the lodge for lunch where after you will relax at the lodge or engage in optional activities like nature walk or community tour where you will be able to interact with the Batwa and Bakiga. In the evening you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

You will enjoy a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your guide to transfer to Lake Mburo national park passing via Kabale town, Ntungamo town. Upon arrival, you will check into the lodge and have lunch while on an Uganda Safari.

Boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for a boat cruise on Lake Mburo which gives you an opportunity to view animals like buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes drinking water along the shores of the lake, hippos and crocodiles in water and water birds such as cormorants, kingfishers, fish eagles among others. The boat ride takes about 2 hour and after you will have a short drive in the park where you will view animals like zebras, buffaloes, impalas, eland among others. After the game drive you will continue to the lodge, have dinner and overnight.

DAY 10: Morning game drive and departure

After a relaxed 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 guide to go for a morning game drive in the park. During the game drive you will be able to view various wildlife species including zebras, warthogs, giant forest hogs, waterbucks, impala, giraffes among others along the road.

After the game drive you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch at the Equator. After lunch, you will continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop you off at any place of advice.

End of 10 days Uganda primates safari