10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour
You will be able to participate in Gorilla trekking in the Bwindi forests, Chimp tracking in the Kyambura Gorge, Rhino tracking at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, and Game drives in Murchison and Queen Elizabeth National parks. While on this 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour, expect to see a myriad of wildlife species including mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, buffaloes, lions, leopards, hyenas, waterbucks, elephants, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, giraffes, zebras, Nile crocodiles, and Hippos as well as spectacular bird species.
Tour Highlights
- Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
- Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park Through Zziwa for Rhinos.
- Game Drive and Boat Launch.
- Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for chimps.
- Chimps Trekking
- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Game Drives and Boat Launch at Kazinga Channel.
- Transfer to Bwindi For Gorillas through the Ishasha sector for Climbing Lions.
- Gorilla Trekking at Batwa Cultural Experience.
- Transfer back to Entebbe or Kampala.
Detailed 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour
Day 1. Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by a Tubale Safaris Driver-Guide who will welcome you to Uganda – the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will be transferred to your booked accommodation. In case you have had an early landing in Uganda, you will have a late afternoon ride around the city of Kampala. Expect excursions to places like the Kasubi tomb, Uganda Museum, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, etc. Return to your accommodation and have enough rest.
Main Destination: Kampala (City)
Accommodation: A cactus Hotel
Mid-range hotel located in or near Kampala
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast drive northwards to the renowned Murchison Falls national park, with a stopover for your lunch in Masindi and also another at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track rare rhinos that are protected in this sanctuary. Later arrive at Murchison falls national park. Murchison Falls is Uganda’s largest well-protected wildlife area covering 3,840 sq km.
Move to the top of the falls to view the natural beauty of these falls. At this place, the river squeezes itself through a 7-meter narrow gorge from a width of more than 1 km and drops below with a thunderous roar forming a water spray that rainbow that results in a stunning rainbow of the wonders of the Nile River! Dine and rest.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Tilenga Safari Lodge
Mid-Range is located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Game drive and Boat Launch
Have an early delicious breakfast, and explore the Northern part hosting a high number of Savannah wildlife. This game drive offers great opportunities for photography of elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbucks as well as hippos, and in case you are fortunate to even the leopards, in addition to a big number of bird species.
Following lunch, have for a 2-hour boat cruise to the bottom of the Murchison falls from where great volumes of water escapes through the small gorge forming an immense thunderous roar. During this boat ride, you will see several water birds plus mammals in big numbers like Hippos and crocodiles. Head back to the lodge have dinner and rest at your lodge.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Tilenga Safari Lodge
Mid-Range is located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Have breakfast in the morning and depart for Kibale forest National Park. Have Lunch at Fort Portal and proceed in the view of the Rwenzori Mountains. A guided nature walks in the Bigodi wetland sanctuary to see various bird species, butterflies and primates. Dinner and overnight stay at Bigodi.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp Inside Kibale N/P
Meals & Drinks: All Meals and drinking water
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk
Today you will track the most famous inhabitants of Kibale National Park, the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share 98% of human genes making them our closest living relatives. They are found in 21 countries throughout Africa but are most easily sighted in Uganda due to their dense populations. Today, in Uganda, there are approximately 5,000 chimpanzees left in the wild. The Chimpanzee Trekking experience here is done on several well-maintained walking trails. There is also a wonderfully diverse concentration of other primates, more than any other forest in East Africa, in fact.
Besides our delightful cousins, the chimpanzees, you can find red colobus, red-tailed guenon, white-nosed monkey, gray-cheeked mangabey, blue monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey, and the black and white colobus monkey. In addition, you may see olive baboons, bush babies, and nocturnal pottos. After tracking, you have the opportunity for a guided walk through the swamps of Bigodi swamps.
This activity will take you to the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary which features 8 primate species, over 200 bird species, and many reptiles. During the walk – which takes 2 to 3 hours – you have a chance to many animals but the highlight is catching a glimpse of a famous bird; the Great Blue Turaco.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp Inside Kibale N/P
Meals & Drinks: All Meals and drinking water
Day 6 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Scenic Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in southwestern Uganda and is most often included in visitors’ itineraries. It is the second largest park in the country and is located at the base of the majestic Rwenzori Mountain range, next to Lake Edward and Lake George which are joined by the Kazinga channel. Few reserves in the world have such high biodiversity with landscapes including savannah, bushland, wetlands, and lush forests.
On your first game drive, it is time to explore Queen Elizabeth National Park with 200 kilometers of well-maintained game viewing tracks. We advise for you to be alert and proactive on your game drive to help the ranger spot as many animals as possible. With an astonishing 5000 hippos, 2500 elephants, and over 10,000 buffalo thriving in its grasslands and shorelines, this park guarantees sightings of some of Africa’s most iconic species. Al being well you see elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, different species of antelope, and just maybe some of the exciting predators such as; lion, leopard, civet, genal and serval cats.
Ten species of primates enjoy the park’s diverse habitats. Vervet and black-and-white colobus monkeys are easily spotted in the trees and of course the boldest species; baboons! They are all there! A professional ranger with extensive knowledge of the park and its inhabitants will join you in your car so you can ask your guide to search for specific birdlife or wildlife.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Elephant Hub.
Meals & Drinks: All Meals and drinking water
Day 7 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Game drive & Boat cruise-Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast, you will go for a long morning game drive at 6.30 A.m in time to catch up with the early risers and see the sunrise as well whereby you will search for all the wildlife in the park; Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Waterbuck, Leopard, Uganda Kob, Warthog, etc. After lunch, you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon and you will see a lot of hippos (more than you can possibly imagine), as well as a variety of other animals that come to the waterhole to drink or bathe.
You can expect to see: Buffalo, crocodiles, bathing elephants, and a range of beautiful birds. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour. After the boat safari, you do a short evening game drive as you drive back to the lodge.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Elephant Hub Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8. Transfer to Bwindi Forest via Ishasha Sector for tree-climbing lions.
On this day have an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi’s impenetrable Forest via the Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth to see tree-climbing lions that are prevalent in this area. Continue to where you will have lunch along the way. Have a community walk (the Batwa -Pygmy cultural experience and entertainment) in the evening. Enjoy dinner and rest at the lodge of your choice.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meal Plan:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest and Batwa Trail Experience.
After breakfast proceeds to the park headquarter to be briefed about the gorilla tracking before going into the verdant forest led by the rangers. In case you are fortunate, it makes take you about 2 hours or even less to see the amazing Bwindi giants. The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful primates is very overwhelming. Head back to the lodge where you will have lunch after tracking the gorillas. Relax at the lodge the whole evening.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meal Plan:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10 of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour: Drive Back to Kampala City or Entebbe
You will have breakfast and later return to Kampala having lunch along the way in Mbarara and eventually reach Kampala late in the afternoon where you will have a city tour. You will be transferred directly to the airport for your outbound flight back home or transferred to your accommodation if you do not have a flight this evening.
Main Destination: Kampala (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
10 Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour Inclusions and Exclusions
Price Include
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident).
- Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident).
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional).
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section).
- Drinking water(On all days)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade).
Price Excluded:
- International flights(From/to home).
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day).
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- The government imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees.
Terms & Conditions
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country
- This tour must be paid in US Dollars (USD)
Tour Quotation
- MEAL PLAN: Mid-Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- 1 Person $ 3,350
- 2 People $ 3,055
- 3 People $ 2,805
- 4 People $ 2,405
- 5 People $ 2,605
- 6 People $ 2,505
- Drinking Water throughout.