This 8 Days Uganda Primates and Wildlife safari will take you to a primates experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla tracking and Kibale National Park for chimpanzee tracking. It will also take you to Murchison Falls National park and Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive and boat cruise where you will see a variety of mammal and bird species. It will also take you to Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary for on foot rhino tracking. 

Itinerary 

Safari Summary; 

Day One; Pick up and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with a stop at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary. 

Day Two; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Crusie on the Nile.

Day Three; Exit Murchison Falls National Park and Transfer to Kibale National Park with Bigodi wetland nature walk. 

Day Four; Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Day Five; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise 

Day Six; Exit Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha sector and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. 

Day Seven; Gorilla Tracking 

Day Eight; Exit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe. 

Day One; Pick up and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with a stop at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary. 

After your early morning breakfast at the hotel, you will be picked by a Likyadi Adventures guide from your hotel who will brief about the safari and start your journey to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have a stop over at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have an hour on foot rhino tracking experience at the sanctuary. After rhino trekking you will then proceed to Masindi where you will have lunch. You will then proceed to the top of the Murchison falls where the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and you will the breathtaking views of the Nile. From the falls you will continue and check in to the lodge. 

Accommodation; Tilenga Safari Lodge/ Paara Safari Lodge/ Ikorom Safari Lodge

Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Two; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Crusie on the Nile. 

After your very early morning breakfast, you will embark on a game drive in Murchison Falls National Park as early as 6am with chances for seeing Giraffes, Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Oribis, Jackson Hartebeest, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Hyenas and if you so lucky you could spot leopards in the rolling plains of the park. After the game drive you will have time to relax and have lunch. 

In the afternoon you will enjoy a Nile boat cruise to the bottom of the water falls and you will spot different animal species like the crocodiles, hippos, Elephants and many bird species for the bird lovers. After the boat cruise return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Tilenga Safari Lodge/ Paara Safari Lodge/ Ikorom Safari Lodge

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Three; Exit Murchison Falls National Park and Transfer to Kibale National Park with Bigodi wetland nature walk. 

After your morning breakfast, you will out of the hotel and start your journey to Kibale National Park in Fort Portal in Western Uganda through the tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort portal town. While in Fort portal you will have an en-route lunch and continue your journey to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands and you have a chance to spot 138 bird species. 

Accommodation: Primates Lodge/ Turaco TreeTops Lodge/ Kibale Forest Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Four; Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

You will wake up early morning for breakfast and then report at the park headquarters at Kanyanchu at 7:30am for briefing by the guides about the dos and don’ts while with the chimpanzees. You will then embark on a trek for the search of the chimpanzees and once you have spotted a group, you will spend one hour with them observing their different behaviors and you will also spot other primates in the forest. After the chimpanzee tracking experience you will be awarded a chimpanzee tracking certificate and after you will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon after lunch you will check out of the lodge in Kibale National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

Accommodation; Kikorongo Safari Lodge/ Elephant Plains Lodge/ Ihamba Lakeside Lodge/ Warujojo Safari Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. 

Day Five; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise. 

Have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am to the rolling plains of Uganda’s second largest National Park and look out for: lions, leopards, Jackson hartebeest, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, leopards, Uganda Kobs, oribis, and elephants. For any birder, there are quite a number of birds to sight too during the drive. Return to the lodge for some rest time and lunch. After lunch at the lodge, you will go for a 2-hour boat cruise trip on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and you will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, buffaloes, elephants and crocodiles among others . You will also see many varieties of birds at the water shores. You will have dinner and overnight at the lodge . 

Accomodation: Kikorongo Safari Lodge/ Elephant Plains Safari Lodge/ Warujojo Safari Lodge/ Ihamba Lakeside Lodge 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Six; Exit Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha sector and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. 

After your early morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector. You will have a game drive in the Ishasha sector and you will have a chance to see the tree climbing lions that are seen resting in the fig trees. After you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and you will have lunch along the way. 

Accommodation; Rushaga Gorilla Lodge/ Bakiga Lodge/ Mahogany Springs/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/ Four Gorilla Lodge. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Seven; Gorilla Tracking Experience. 

After the early morning breakfast, you will proceed to UWA visitor’s reception where briefing is done before tracking at 7:30am about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the forest up to afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla tracking exercise is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during tracking and these are readily available at the park headquarters. Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them and this is enough to ask all the questions about their behaviour. Return to the lodge after trekking and freshen up. In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances, storytelling after you have dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at your lodge. 

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/ Bakiga Lodge/ Four Gorilla Lodge/ Mahogany Springs 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Eight; Exit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe. 

After your morning breakfast, you will exit the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and set off to Kampala or ENTEBBE. Along the way you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that show that earth is  separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres as you will take so many pictures of the beautiful moments. You will have an en-route lunch and you continue your journey to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight. Do not forget to purchase a souvenir for yourself as a remembrance for this wonderful trip. 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch 

END OF THE TRIP. 

TRIP INCLUSIONS 

• Gorilla permit(s) 
• Chimpanzee permit(s) 
• Rhino Tracking fee 
• Comfortable 4*4 Safari vehicle 
• Full time English speaking tour guide 
• Game Drives 
• Boat cruises 
• All airport/ hotel pick ups and drop offs 
• Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle 
• All meals 
• Accomodation 

TOUR EXCLUSIONS. 

• Air ticket 
• Visa 
• Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone, cigarettes
• Driver guide’s gratuity. Recommended but not mandatory. 
• Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL” 
• All other services of personal nature.