10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari
10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari
10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari takes you to Uganda’s savannah national parks for wildlife viewing in Lake Mburo National Park which smallest savannah national park with most of the antelope species and the only home of the Impalas in Uganda and Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s second-largest national park and home to the tree-climbing lions in Ishasha sector of the park and Murchison falls national park which is the largest Ugandan national park enriched with the Big four Game and the most powerful falls in the world, the Murchison falls.
Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are primates’ national parks where we find chimpanzees and gorillas respectively. Kibale National Park is the best destination for visiting wild chimpanzees and 12 other primate species. Bwindi forest is the world’s home of the mountain gorillas and it’s on record that Bwindi Forest has half of these endangered mountain gorillas while the rest are shared by Rwanda and Congo. This 10 Days wildlife and primates safari starts with a pick-up from Entebbe/Kampala city and a drop-off if you have flights, accommodation, and meals.
Safari highlights
- Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park – boat trip
- Walking safari/morning game drive and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
- Explore Lake Bunyonyi – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Gorilla trekking experience
- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – evening game drive
- Lion tracking/Morning game drive and boat cruise
- Transfer to Kibale National Park – Chimpanzee trekking
- Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
- Morning game drive and boat cruise
- Rhino tracking – return to Kampala/Entebbe – Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Depending on your arrival at Entebbe airport/depending on your location in Kampala, meet our company representative who will also be your safari guide to transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. Depending on your departure time, you will either have en-route lunch or at the lodge. Upon reaching the park after lunch, connect for a boat trip on Lake Mburo. The lake is also good for sports fishing and bird watching. Return in the evening to prepare for dinner and overnight stay.
Lodging: Mihingo Lodge/Rwakobo Rock Lodge/Eagles Nest Lodge
Meal plan: Half board
Day 2: Walking safari/morning game drive and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Early morning after breakfast, head out in search of the early risers on a good day you may spot the lions and the leopards are rarely seen and it will be by luck to find them. Do not forget to carry your camera to keep all your memories forever intact and also to ensure not miss out on details on your amazing game drive and find animals such as Impalas, Zebras, Waterbucks, Oribi, buffaloes, Giraffes to mention a few. Alternatively, go for a walking safari where you view wildlife on foot.
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Drive out of the park and connect to Lake Bunyonyi. It’s about 4-5 hours’ road drive arriving late afternoon. Lake Bunyonyi is located in the Kabale district close to the Uganda-Rwanda border and it is the deepest lake in East Africa and Bilharzia free lake for human consumption in different activities like swimming. Upon reaching the lake with great views of rolling hills, connect to your accommodation, check-in for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay
Lodging: Lake Bunyonyi Birdnest Lodge/Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi/ Bunyonyi Overland Resort
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Explore Lake Bunyonyi – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Explore Lake Bunyonyi – Transfer to Bwindi: After having breakfast, connect to explore the lake on a boat trip and visit some of the interesting islands. Bunyonyi comprises 29 islands especially the punishment island and the lake is the best place for relaxation, have your lunch before you drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It is about a 2-3 hour’ drive with great views of the rolling hills and Virunga Mountains. On arrival at the park, connect to your lodge, and check in for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Lodging: Ruhija Safari Lodge/Trekkers Traven lodge/Bakiga lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience
You will have the same morning preparations at the lodge, have breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your trekking gear and packed lunch, and meet with other trekkers for a briefing about gorilla trekking. After you are allocated a group in groups of 8 people, head into the forest for your trek. Gorilla trekking takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorilla family being visited. These primates roam the park freely and there is no way of telling where they will be for a particular. On finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to view and take photos of these gentle primates before you descend back to meet your driver and transfer back to your lodge. After trekking. Return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Lodging: Gahinga Lodge/Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge/Travellers’ Rest Hotel
Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Continue on your safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park after breakfast at your lodge. Check out and proceed to the home of the tree-climbing lions. It’s a 4-5 hour road drive through the Ishasha sector for an opportunity to see the tree-climbing lions. Have en-route lunch and evening game drive and see animals like the elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, and waterbucks to mention a few. Arrive in the evening and connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lodging: Mweya Safari Lodge/Parkview Safari Lodge/ Pumba Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 6: Morning game drive/Lion tracking and Boat cruise
Wake up early, have breakfast, and connect for a morning game drive in Kasenyi where you will find many of the park’s residents including the lions, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, and other antelope species, and return to the lodge for lunch.
Boat cruise
Later afternoon, connect for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. It’s a 2 hours’ boat trip with sights of different bird species, hippos, Crocodiles, Elephants, and Buffaloes to mention a few. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Lodging: Mweya Safari Lodge/Parkview Safari Lodge/ Pumba Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 7: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, check out of the lodge, visit some of the crater lakes in the park then connect to Kibale National Park via Fort Portal Town for an early lunch break, this will take about 3 hours’ to drive. Proceed to Kibale National Park which is Africa’s best primates’ destination with about 13 different primates’ species including the chimpanzees.
Drive to the park headquarters with your trekking gear for an afternoon chimpanzee trekking experience. Meet with other trekkers and gather for a briefing from the park officials where you will be guided on the expectations of Chimpanzee trekking. Thereafter, only a group of 12 people and ranger guides/researchers, set off for Chimpanzee trekking. The search may take 2-5 hours depending on their location. The chimpanzees in Kibale are quite easier to find and you will be allowed to spend 1 hour with them on finding them. After trekking, meet your safari guide; connect to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Lodging: Kyaninga Lodge/Chimpanzee Guesthouse/Isunga Lodg
Meal plan: Full board
Day 8: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, embark on your journey to Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison is located in the northwestern part of Uganda taking about 7 hours drive via Papidi with en-route lunch in Hoima town. Proceed to enter the park via the Kichwabanyobo gate, proceed to visit the top of the falls before you proceed to your booked accommodation. Check-in for dinner and overnight stay.
Lodging: Paraa Safari Lodge/Pakuba Safari Lodge/Heritage Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 9: Morning game drive and Boat cruise
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a morning game drive. The activity takes about 3-5 hours depending on the animals available, and you will find animals including elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Oribis, and waterbucks.
Boat cruise
After the drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch. Later afternoon at 2 pm, go for a launch cruise along the Nile which will give you an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls. Along the cruise, you will encounter crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the river banks like kingfishers, cormorants, and bee-eaters. You will spend time viewing the falls at the bottom while taking pictures then later return to meet your drive and connect back to your lodge and a relaxed evening. After viewing the bottom of the falls, sail back to meet your driver who will transfer you back to your lodge with en route game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above.
Lodging: Paraa Safari Lodge/Pakuba Safari Lodge/Heritage Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 10: Rhino tracking and transfer to Kampala/Entebbe – Departure
You will enjoy morning breakfast, check out, and connect to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your rhino trekking experience. The Sanctuary is located in the Nakasongola district taking about 2-3 hours’ drive from Murchison Falls National Park. Meet your ranger guides for briefing then drive to the starting point where you will start your trekking in search of the rhinos. You will be able to spot different rhinos, coming up close to them. Spend time in their presence for about an hour.
Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe: Have lunch then embark on your journey back to Kampala/Entebbe, your safari guide will drop you at the allocation you advised or better still drop you at Entebbe International Airport if you have a flight.
Tour includes
- Bottled drinking water
- Fuel and vehicle
- English speaking guide
- Meals
- Accommodation
- Chimpanzee permit
- Gorilla trekking permit
Exclude
- Alcoholic drinks
- Laundry
- Items of a personal nature
- International airfares
- Travel Insurance
- Tips and gratuities
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