Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you may choose to explore the Entebbe Botanical Gardens or relax by Lake Victoria. Dinner and overnight in Entebbe.
Accommodation Options:
Airport link guest house, Papyrus Guest house (mid-range)
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary
After an early breakfast, you will begin the journey to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area. Along the way passing by the famous Luweero Triangle , you will stop at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided rhino tracking experience, giving you a chance to see these endangered giants in their natural habitat. After lunch, continue to Murchison Falls, where you will take a short hike to the top of the falls for a breathtaking view of the Nile as it forces its way through a narrow 7-meter gorge. Dinner and overnight in Murchison Falls National Park.
Accommodation options:
Fort Murchison (budget)
Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
Early in the morning, you will have game drive around northern banks of river Nile. You have great chances of spotting elephants, lions, giraffes, hartebeest to list the few and bird species. Head for lunch and afternoon you will go for boat ride. You will make boat ride to the bottom of the falls and you will see how the water forces it’s self out of the rocks. You will view hippos and others animals drinking water from the river bank. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation options:
Fort Murchison (budget)
Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
Enjoy an African cup of coffee, After breakfast, you will embark on a scenic drive to Kibale National Park, known as the primate capital of the world. The journey takes you through tea plantations, rural villages, and the breathtaking Albertine Rift Valley. Lunch will be enroute, with stops for photography and refreshments. Upon arrival, check into your lodge and relax before the next day’s chimpanzee trekking adventure. Dinner and overnight in Kibale National Park.
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking-visiting the Bigodi Swamp
After an early breakfast, you will head into Kibale Forest for a thrilling chimpanzee trekking experience. The trek lasts between two to four hours, depending on the movement of the chimpanzees. Once you locate them, you will spend an hour observing their interactions, playful behaviors, and communication. After lunch, you will take a guided nature walk through the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community-run project that is home to various monkey species, birds, and rare plants. Dinner and overnight in Kibale National Park.
After breakfast, Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park a three-hour drive through scenic crater lakes and rolling hills. Upon arrival, check into your lodge and have lunch before heading out for an afternoon game drive in the Kasenyi Plains. This area is known for its high concentration of predators, including lions and leopards, as well as large herds of elephants, buffaloes, and Uganda Kobs. Dinner and overnight in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Accommodation Options:
Take African cup of coffee, the day begins with a morning game drive to maximize wildlife sightings, including hyenas, warthogs, and numerous antelope species. After breakfast, return to the lodge for some relaxation before an afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga Channel. This waterway is home to one of the highest concentrations of hippos in Africa, along with crocodiles, elephants, and various bird species. Dinner and overnight in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park passing through the Ishasha sector, where you may spot the famous tree-climbing lions. The drive offers stunning views of the Rift Valley and remote villages. Upon arrival, check into your lodge and relax in preparation for the following day’s gorilla trekking experience. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi.
After an early breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing before setting off into the rainforest in search of a habituated gorilla family. The trek can take anywhere from two to six hours, depending on the gorillas’ movements. Once you locate them, you will spend one hour in their presence, observing their interactions and behaviors. After lunch at the lodge, you will take part in a community visit to meet the Batwa people, the indigenous forest dwellers who once lived in Bwindi before it became a national park. You will learn about their traditional hunting techniques, medicinal plants, and cultural dances. This experience provides an insightful glimpse into their way of life and efforts to preserve their heritage. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi.
Nkuringo Bwindi Safari Lodge, Four Gorillas Lodge (luxury)
Meals: Full board
Day 10: Transfer to Kampala
You will have breakfast and after breakfast our driver guide will be waiting to transfer back to Kampala. You will have stopover from Mbarara town for lunch and then proceed to Uganda equator for photo shots and souvenir shopping. You will arrival to Kampala; the driver will either drop you to the hotel or to Entebbe international airport to catch-up with your flight.
Meals: Full board
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Our company driver will pick you up from the hotel or Kigali international airport, he will brief you and then transfer you to volcanoes national park. On the way, you will view beautiful rolling hills and green vegetation. Upon arrival, you will check in with the lodge where you will have meals overnight.
Wake up early in the morning, take breakfast and report to park’s headquarters for briefing on the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking by the game rangers. You will be allocating trekking group of 8 people and you will enter the jungle to trek our cousins the mountain gorillas. Time to spend with the gorillas after allocate them is one hours and you will go back to lodge. In the afternoon will have community walk and back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Wake up early have breakfast and head to the famous Dian Fossey Research Centre and graveyard. Dian Fossey’s research center was started by Dr. Fossey and she spent close to two decades habituating, studying, and conserving the endangered mountain gorillas. Return to the lodge for meals and overnight.
Take morning breakfast and the driver will transfer you to nyungwe forest national park. Nyungwe forest has a variety of habituates including the montane forest, bamboo, grasslands, swamps, and bogs and the forest is mountainous. Nyungwe forest is the best destination for a golden monkey trekking experience. When you reach, will check in to the lodge, meals, and overnights at the lodge.
You will have morning breakfast and then proceed to headquarters for a briefing on chimpanzee tracking. You will enter the jungle to search for chimpanzees and colonies of habituated golden monkeys. You will observe other wildlife in the forest like grey-cheeked mangabeys, blue monkeys, Angolan colobus, and owl-faced monkeys to mention a few. After you will return back to the lodge for meals and overnight.
Begin your day with an early morning drive from Nyungwe to Kigali, passing through Rwanda’s scenic hills and local villages. Upon arrival in Kigali, visit the powerful Kigali Genocide Memorial, a moving tribute to the victims of the 1994 genocide and a center for education and remembrance. Explore the exhibits, pay your respects, and gain deep insight into Rwanda’s history and resilience. After lunch in the city, return to over night kigali city
After breakfast, enjoy a short city tour of Kigali, visiting key sites such as the local craft markets, and scenic viewpoints around the city. Depending on your flight schedule, you’ll have time for lunch or last-minute shopping before being transferred to Kigali International Airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Getting There
The trip will start from Kigali International Airport to Volcanoes National Park to Nyungwe National Park and you will be dropped off at Kigali International Airport.
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by your guide and taken on a brief city tour of Kigali. The tour includes a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial,( Kigali city Tours) which provides an insightful look into Rwanda’s history and resilience. After lunch in the city, you will begin the scenic drive to Volcanoes National Park, located in Musanze District, about a 2.5-hour drive from Kigali. As you journey through the beautiful countryside, you will witness rolling hills, lush tea plantations, and picturesque villages. Upon arrival at your lodge near the park, you will check in and relax. In the evening, you may opt for a cultural visit to the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village, where you will learn about Rwanda’s traditions, music, and dance. Dinner and overnight stay near Volcanoes national park.
Accommodation options:
Da Vinci gorilla lodge (Budget)
Tiloreza Eco Lodge (Mid-range)
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury)
Meals: B,L,D
Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Day 02: Mountain Gorilla Tracking
After an early breakfast, you will head to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for a briefing by the park rangers. Here, you will learn about gorilla trekking guidelines and be assigned to a specific gorilla family. The trek can take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours, depending on the location of the gorillas. As you hike through the dense rainforest, you may encounter Golden monkey, forest elephants, and a variety of bird species. Once you locate the gorillas, you will spend one magical hour observing them as they interact, play, and forage. This close-up encounter with the gorillas is a truly life-changing experience. After the trek, you will return to the lodge for lunch and some rest. In the afternoon, you may choose to take a guided nature walk around Lake Ruhondo and Lake Burera, or visit the Dian Fossey Research Center, where you can learn about the legendary primatologist’s work in gorilla conservation. Dinner and overnight stay near Volcanoes National Park.
Accommodation options:
Da Vinci gorilla lodge (Budget)
Tiloreza eco lodge (Mid-range)
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury)
Meals: B,L,D
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking or Optional Activity – Return to Kigali
On your final day, you can choose between Golden monkey trekking in the park or another optional activity such as a visit to the Musanze Caves or a local community project. Golden monkeys are playful and energetic primates found in the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park, and tracking them offers a unique wildlife experience. After the morning activity, you will have lunch at the lodge before embarking on the drive back to Kigali. Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for some last-minute shopping at local craft markets before being dropped off at the airport for your departure.
6 Days Gorillas & Chimps Trekking Safari: Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kampala or from Entebbe international airport on arrival for your 6 Day Uganda Primates Trekking safari. Transfer to Kibale forest heading west past mubende and continue to Fort Portal where you will stop for lunch. Proceed to Kibale forest arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your preferred lodge.
After morning breakfast, wake up early to track chimps near Kanyanchu. This can take you half a day. There are 13 other primate species that live in Kibale forests and you will therefore encounter some of them during your chimp trek, these include the golden monkey, L’Hoest monkey, baboons, white and black colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabey, red colobus, blue monkeys and pottos. Other animals include forest elephants unique from the common type, giant forest hogs and a striking tree species. Enjoy Lunch and later take a guided nature walk to Bigodi swamp sanctuary, a good site for birders. The Great Blue Turaco and Papyrus Gonolek can easily be marked among the other bird 137 species. There is also an array of butterfly species. Later return for dinner and overnight as above.
Accommodation Options:
Kibale forest camp, Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (budget)
Turaco treetops, Isunga lodge (mid-range)
Primates Lodge, Chimpundu lodge (luxury)
Meals: Full board
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
You will enjoy morning breakfast and set off for Bwindi forest the home of half of the remaining mountain gorilla population in the world driving through Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth National park famous for tree climbing lions. Continue to Bwindi with lunch en-route arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your preferred lodge.
Nkuringo Bwindi gorilla lodge, Four Gorillas (luxury)
Meals: Full board
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Drive time: Approximately 7–8 hours (depending on tracking location)
Day 4: Mountain gorilla tracking in Bwindi and transfer to Mgahinga
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the Park headquarters for registration and joining others for a gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour. Once this is done, you will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you from half an hour to three quarters of the day.
The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. On your trek, you are likely to spot other primates, birds and rare tree species. After finding the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them before trekking back to the Park headquarter.
This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. You will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and thus contributing to the conservation of mountain gorillas.
Later in the afternoon, you will transfer Mgahinga gorilla national Park home of Gorillas and Golden Monkeys.
Nkuringo Bwindi gorilla lodge, Four Gorillas (luxury)
Meals: Full board
Destination: Mgahinga National Park
Day 5: Golden Monkey trekking and transfer to lake bunyonyi
After an early morning breakfast, you will head out for Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga gorilla national park. This activity will last for 3 hours in which you will spot the several monkey species in the area. Later in the afternoon, transfer from Mgahinga gorilla national park to lake Bunyonyi, uganda’s deepest and most beautiful lodge, dotted with several islands.
Accommodation Options:
Bird nest Resort (Mid range)
Arcadia Cottages (Luxury)
Meals: Full board
Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6: Canoeing on lake Bunyonyi and Departure
Enjoy morning breakfast and then go for a canoeing activity on lake Bunyonyi where you will take photos of this beautiful lake, and interact with the locals. Later you transfer back to Kampala, Lunch en-route. The guide will drop you off at your hotel in Kampala.
Note:
If you intend to fly out this very day, you will not do the canoeing activity, you will simply utilize day 4 of the trip to take photos as day 5 will only be for transfer.
You are required to book a late flight since the driving time is over 8 hours.
You can drop off to Kigali, the driving time is 3 hours.
Getting There
The trip will start from Entebbe or Kampala to Kibale National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park to Mgahinga National Park to Lake Bunyonyi and End in Entebbe or Kampala Uganda. o it can also start from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable, Volcanoes national park or mgahinga national park, lake Bunyonyi, Kibale national park to Entebbe
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by your safari guide and transferred to your hotel. If time allows, you may explore the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre or take a nature walk in the Entebbe Botanical Gardens to get a first glimpse of Uganda’s birdlife and primates. Dinner and overnight in Entebbe.
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park–Bigodi Wetland Walk
After breakfast, you will begin your journey to Kibale National Park, a scenic six-hour drive through rolling green countryside and tea plantations. Upon arrival, you will check into your lodge and later visit the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community conservation area that is home to various monkey species, including red colobus, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and vervet monkeys, as well as an abundance of birdlife. Dinner and overnight in Kibale.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale–Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early in the morning, you will set out to the park headquarters for a general briefing about the national park and its attractions, then will set off for chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest. Accompanied by expert guides, you will track a habituated troop of chimpanzees and observe them as they feed, groom, and communicate. The trek lasts between 2-4 hours. After lunch, you will descend for Queen Elizabeth National Park, a three-hour drive offering stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains. Upon arrival, you will check into your lodge and enjoy an evening game drive in search of elephants, buffaloes, and the park’s famous tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 4: Game Drive & Boat Safari on the Kazinga Channel
You will start the day with a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, where you can spot lions, leopards, hyenas, and large herds of Uganda Kobs. After breakfast, you will return to the lodge for relaxation before embarking on an afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga Channel. This boat ride offers incredible wildlife viewing opportunities, with hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and numerous bird species along the shores. Dinner and overnight in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 5:Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, passing through the Ishasha sector, where you might spot the famous tree-climbing lions. The journey offers picturesque views of rolling hills, banana plantations, and local villages. Upon arrival, you will check into your lodge and relax in preparation for the next day’s gorilla trekking adventure. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi.
Four gorilla lodge, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Luxury)
Meals: Full board
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi–Community Visit
Today is the highlight of the safari as you set off for gorilla trekking in Bwindi. After an early breakfast, you will attend a briefing at the park headquarters before heading into the dense rainforest with experienced rangers to track a habituated gorilla family. The trek can take anywhere from two to six hours, depending on the gorillas’ movements. Once you locate them, you will spend one magical hour observing their interactions. After lunch at the lodge, you will visit a nearby community to learn about the traditions and way of life of the Batwa pygmies, the indigenous people of the forest. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi.
Four gorilla lodge, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Luxury)
Meals: Full board
Day 7: Transfer to Kampala-Departure
After breakfast, you will begin the drive back to Entebbe, stopping at the Equator for photos and souvenir shopping. Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for a short visit to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens or a day use at your hotel before being transferred to the airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
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Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Having had breakfast at the hotel, you will be picked up by our representative so as to set off from Kampala early enough so as to be on the road as you drive southwest to bwindi forest. Along the way you will then have a stopover at the equator where you could take pictures to keep the memory, grab refreshments, there are also craft shops that are well stocked with African items so you can visit them in case of interest. When back on the road to continue your journey you will be able to have great views of the land scape, beautiful panorama, plus the great and hospitable Ankole people. Your next stop will be in Mbarara town for lunch maybe plus a little shopping and then head straight for the park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest National Park
Having dressed up accordingly to the trekking activity early morning breakfast will your packed lunch and water get to the park headquarters in time for briefing before you head on for the activity’s head into the forest to search for the mountain gorillas in the dense forested area with slippery slopes and the mist covered vegetation. After breakfast and briefing by park ranger guides, depart with picnic lunch boxes to start a 30 minutes – 8 hours trek to find the Mountain gorillas as you hike up and down slippery slopes with dense mist covered vegetation. The activity is surely strenuous but then again fully rewarding on sight of the huge gorillas, you will be able to take pictures and observe their various characters as they feed play and relate. Your allowed a full hour with these creatures and there after head back freshen up dinner and overnight.
Four Gorillas, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla lodge (luxury)
Meals: B,L,D
Day 3: Drive to Kampala
This day will mark the end of your three days safari. You will check out of the hotel with your back pack then embark on the journey to Kampala with a stopover at Igongo cultural centre where you will have lunch and also take a mini tour in the Centre to know more about the Ankole culture. Then drive to Kampala it could be to the hotel or the airport in case you’re to catch your flight back.
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kampala or from Entebbe international airport on arrival for your 6 Day Uganda Primates Trekking safari. Transfer to Kibale forest heading west past mubende and continue to Fort Portal where you will stop for lunch. Proceed to Kibale forest arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your preferred lodge.
You will enjoy morning breakfast and set off for Bwindi forest the home of half of the remaining mountain gorilla population in the world driving through Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth National park famous for tree climbing lions. Continue to Bwindi with lunch en-route arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your preferred lodge.
Enjoy morning breakfast and then go for a canoeing activity on lake Bunyonyi where you will take photos of this beautiful lake, and interact with the locals. Later you transfer back to Kampala, Lunch en-route. The guide will drop you off at your hotel in Kampala.
