12 Days Uganda Primate & Wildlife Safari

Departure Date

Daily

Duration

12 Days | 11 Nights

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520

Maximum Seats

12
Day 1

Arrival | Transfer to Lake Mburo National park | Nature Walk

When you touch down at Entebbe International Airport, you will be greeted with a warm smile from one of our staff clad in our company attire. He/she will help you with your luggage and escort you to our tour van. Once comfortably seated, you will head for Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. The drive will take about 4 hours on the road ( and about 45 minutes using a domestic charter flight from Entebbe to Mbarara takes much shorter about 45minutes). You stop over at Equator Mark and proceed to Mbarara. You will overnight at Leopard rest camp, Mpogo Safari Lodge, Mantana Lake Mburo Tented Camp In the evening you will have take a guided walk through the park. Note: Depending on the time of your arrive, you may need to spend a night in Entebbe before transferring to lake Mburo National Park.
Day 2

Game Drive | Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Very early in the morning, about 6:00, you will have your breakfast, our guide will pick you from your lodge and take you on a morning Game Drive through the park. You will encounter the Brushella Zebras, and the Common Impalas found only in two park og Uganda, this inclusive. Other species to meet include Rothchild’s Giraffes, Eland, the Africa Cape Buffalo, Oribi, Defassa Waterbuck, Leopard, Hippo, Hyena, Topi, Reedbuck, and over 350 bird species among them the Bare-Faced-Go-Away Bird, Black-Billed Busard. This compact gem, 370km2 in size, seated 1,220m-1828 above sea level, the smallest of Uganda's parks, underlined by a 500 million year Precambrian metamorphic rocks, will leave an indelible mark on you. From the game drive, you will have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center, then head off to Bwindi on a 2.5 hour journey. You will overnight either at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Community Haven Lodge, Mahogany Spring Lodge Or their equivalents.
Day 3

Gorilla Tracking

Early in the morning, you will have breakfast. Thereafter, go to the main gate to start your trail. Having been assigned a guide, you will head out into the forest searching for the famed and endangered Mounted Gorilla. This trek last about 3 – 5 hours. Having spent quality time with these gentle creatures of the forest, you will retreat at your lodge. Have Lunch and rest your legs. Should you desire, you can have an evening walk through the neighboring communities.
Day 4

Batwa Experience | Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Ishasha Sector

You will wake up to a heart warning and delicious breakfast at around 7:00am, then head out to meet a people Known as the “Keepers of the Forest” the enchanting Batwa pygmies, a hunter-gatherer tribe that has lived side-by-side with the wildlife of this ancient park for thousands of years. Observe how the women prepare, cook and serve a meal. Engage with medicine men and learn about the medicinal properties of the lush forest flora. Hear ancient legends and traditional songs. Enjoy a lively music performance, learn about the Batwa’s fascinating way of life; from religion to their food gathering and hunting techniques, and interact with the tribesmen. Following a hot lunch at the lodge, you will leave for Ishasha Sector found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. You will check-in at your lodge of choice either Topi Safari Lodge, Ishasha Jungle Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Or their equivalent.
Day 5

Ishasha Game Drive | Boat Tour on Kazinga Channel

You will have breakfast as early as 6:00am then head out on a Morning Game drive in search of an encounter the majestic tree climbing lions. During this drive, you still stand a chance of spoting species you may have missied the previous day including the Forest Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Topi, Warthogs, and Waterbucks. This drive is estimated to take about 4 hours. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. In the afternoon, you will check-out of the lodge and head for the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National park, Uganda. You will check-in at your lodge either Engiri Game Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge, Mweya safari lodge or their equivalents. Shortly after, you will head for a boat tour on Kazinga Channel. Here you will encounter one of the largest pools on hippos, thirsty Elephasts, the Nile Crocodile among others and over 600 bird species including Ayres' Hawk Eagle, Collared Pratincole, Palm-nut Vulture, Swamp Flycatcher. Retreat to your lodge for the evening. You will overnight either at Engiri Game Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Or their equivalent.
Day 6

Morning Game Drive | Night Game Drive in Kasenyi or Evening Game Drive

At 6:00 you will have your breakfast, then have your morning game drive. Encounter once more with hunting pride of Lions, the African Elephant, the off-spring of the cape and Forest Bufallo, Warthogs, Waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Topi and the Giant Forest Hog. After about 3-4 hours, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. Based on your preference and budget, you can do an Evening Game Drive through the crates lakes in most northern part of the park through to the Salt Lake known Lake Katwe. Or, you can have a night game drive where you get to a chance at observing Lions hunt and take down prey to a gigantic feast when one’s lucky.
Day 7

Transfer to Kibale National Park

After a fairly early breakfast, you will head on a 2-3 hour drive to the primate capital of the world. If you have time and Strength, you will take a gentle walk through the forest enjoying the melodies of birds, the whipering of the wind through the trees as well as sound of primates near your track. Overnight either at your lodge of choice either Kibale Forest Camp (TENTS), Turaco TreeTops, Crater Safari Lodge, Or their equivalents.
Day 8

Chimpanzee Tracking and Swamp Walk

After breakfast, you will head to the gate and start your tracking in Kibale Forest. This 766 sqkms park is home to 13 recorded primate species including over 1000+ Chimpanzees, Red-tailed Monkeys, Black And White Colobus Monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Olive Baboons, Blue Monkeys, Grey Cheeked Mangabeys, Uganda Red Colobus, The Potto, Patas monkey, Uganda Mangabey and Africa's smallest primates the Demidoff Galago. On the swamp walk, you will be in a birder’s treasure load with over 375 species of birds including Blue-breasted Kingfisher, African Grey Parrot, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis ,Brown Illadopsis, Black-Capped Apalis among others. You will see colorful variety of 250 species of butterflies. And when lucky catch a glimpse of 70 mammal species including Elephants,Buffalos, Leopards, Warthogs, Bush Pigs, Golden Cats and Duikers. Overnight at your lodge.
Day 9

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, you will drive off toward Murchison Falls National park, Uganda. This is usually about 2 -3 hour drive. Along the way, you will enjoy the sights of rural life and post-card perfect landscapes. You will overnight at either Murchison tree house, Murchison river lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge Or their equivalents.
Day 10

Morning Game Drive | Boat Tour to bottom of falls

You will have an early breakfast at 6:00am and set of for the game drive. You will encounter such animals as 76 species of mammals including huge herds of buffaloes and elephants, well-camouflaged leopards and a healthy population of lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbucks, Uganda kob, waterbucks and warthogs, and 451 bird species Blue-headed Coucal, Malachite Kingfisher, Red-throated Bee-eater, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Speckle-fronted Weaver and African Quail-Finch among others. After a hot lunch, you go on a boat tour on the Nile to the bottom of the most powerful fall in world as the Nile water forces its way through a 7 m (23 ft) wide gap and tumbles 43 m (141 ft) down sending around 300 cubic meters per second (11,000 ft³/s) of water over the falls, squeezing into less than 10 m (33 ft) wide a gorge. It is one of the most fascinating experiencing on a Safari to Uganda, Africa. Return and rest at your lodge.
Day 11

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary | Transfer to Entebbe

After an excellent breakfast, you will take a 4 -5 hour drive back toward Entebbe. On your way, you will stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and encounter the sanctuary priced possession the Northern white rhinoceros. Other attractions include at least 40 mammal and reptilian species including monkeys, antelopes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and numerous bird species.
Day 12

Departure

Depending on the time of your departure, either you will be dropped at the airport in time to catch your flight Or we will help you find a suitable hotel to rest while you wait for your departure time. Available accommodations include Sunset hotel, ViaVia Uganda Entebbe, Karibu Guesthouse.

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