This 7 days wildlife and primates safari in Uganda offers a comprehensive experience of the country’s diverse ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and stunning landscapes. Uganda is known for its lush national parks, vibrant wildlife, and the opportunity to encounter primates, including the famous mountain gorillas.
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN KALINZU FOREST
LAKE MUTANDA
GORILLA TRACKING IN RUSHAGA, BWINDI
LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
– About 6 hours (343km)
After breakfast you will depart for a 6 hours’ drive to Kibale National Park, passing though verdant countryside and much more. You will have lunch in Fort Portal and later proceed to the lodge in time for afternoon activities. You may choose to engage in different activities available at the lodge. Later in the evening, you will have a campfire with a traditional dance performance to wrap up the day. Dinner and overnight at the booked accommodation.
Activities at the lodge: Making Ugandan waragi gin, banana juice and brewing experience, Vanilla
growth chain experience, Vegetable garden experience, Botanical experience (African medicinal plants),
, Tree planting experience in Africa, Coffee experience, Tea experience, Lawyer growth experience, Community walk, Nature walk/Crater Lakes (Great Views), Local culinary experience, Massage in nature.
Today you will have a jungle breakfast and later you may choose to do more of the activities at the lodge that you might not have gotten a chance to do the previous day. Lunch will be at the lodge before setting off for the road to Queen Elizabeth National Park. On arrival, you will have an enroute game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You will have breakfast and then set off to the park tracks for a game drive. It is important to set off early to be able to see predators as they return from their hideouts. During the drive, look out for game like leopards, lions, giant forest hogs, hyenas, Uganda kobs, warthogs and others. After the game drive you will head back to the lodge to refresh and later have lunch before a boat ride. The boat ride takes you along the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. You will spot game like hippos, elephants and buffaloes at the shores, not forgetting plenty of birds. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, you will check out of the
lodge and drive to Kalinzu forest for chimpanzee tracking. The activity involves moving in the forest in search of the chimpanzees and once they are located, you spend an hour watching and learning about their different behaviors. After you will proceed with the journey to Kabale where you will have lunch and then later continue to Lake Mutanda. Arrival will be in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Have an early breakfast, and get transferred to the park headquarters for briefing before setting off in search of gorillas at the impenetrable Bwindi Forest. The time you will take searching for these humble apes is unpredictable, however, it ranges between 2-9 hours depending on their movement. The thrill of encountering these giant primates is one of a lifetime. You will stay with them for 1 hour for observation and photographs, later return to the lodge for lunch and a relaxed afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodgeand start your journey to Lake Mburo National Park. Lunch will be at Igongo Cultural Centre before proceeding to check in at your lodge for a relaxed afternoon at the pool or you may opt to do an afternoon boat cruise or an afternoon/evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Game Drive Zebra Sightings Cycling
After breakfast, you will go for game viewing in the park. The game viewing can be done in car, by taking nature walk, by cycling or by horse riding depending on your preference in search of animals, the common ones being the zebra, impala, buffalo, topi, and eland as herbivores plus predators like the rare leopard, hyenas and jackals. Later you will proceed with your journey to Kampala. Expect scenic viewing enroute including long-horned Ankole cattle. You will have a lunch break at the Equator line where you will have an opportunity to take photos too. Later continue to Kampala. Dinner and overnight at the booked accommodation.
