13 Days Uganda Primates Safari
13 Days Uganda Primates Safari : Experience the best Uganda – the pearl of Africa can offer by exploring its prime parks and natural landscapes on this 13 Days Uganda Primates Safari. You will have close encounters with large and endangered primates of the world, mountain gorillas and primates. This tour also offers you sights of scenic natural landscapes in Uganda from forests, parks, waterfalls and rainforest jungles.
On this Uganda Safari you will visit some of the country’s astonishing destinations including Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Highlights of 13 Days Uganda Primates Safari
- Day 1 – Arrival at Entebbe Airport – Uganda
- Day 2 – Transfer To Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 3 – Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 4 – Murchison Falls National Park – Fort portal
- Day 5 – Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 6 – Transfer To Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 7 – Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 8 – Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 9 – Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi
- Day 10 – Bwindi Impenetrable – Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 11 – Full Day in Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 12 – Guided Natural Walk and Transfer back to Kampala
- Day 13 – Departure
Detailed itinerary of 13 Days Uganda Primates Safari
Day 1 – Arrival at Entebbe Airport – Uganda
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our company representative and depending on your arrival time, you will check in at your hotel and acclimatize. In case you arrive early, you will have a brief City Tour or just relax at your hotel recovering from Jet lag.
Accommodation: Mestil Hotel
Day 2 – Transfer To Murchison Falls National Park
Have early departure from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park which is about 5 to 6 hours with lunch en-route. We will arrive in the national park in the late afternoon and head to the magnificent Murchison Falls for a visit on top of the falls, here you will see the River Nile forcing its way into a seven-meter gorge and forms a rainbow. Continue to your lodge for overnight.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 3 – Murchison Falls National Park
Wake up early for a cup of coffee and head on for a game drive on the northern bank of the Nile, with chances of seeing lots of wildlife in search for food, some of the animals to lookout for include giraffes, elephants, lions, hartebeests and various bird species.
You will return to your lodge for a full breakfast, then relax till lunch. In the afternoon you will go on a boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison Falls on the river Nile for close sightings of hippos, crocodiles in the waters, elephants and buffaloes among the banks of the river drinking water. The boat cruise takes you to the bottom of the falls where you will get a spectacular views of the falls.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 4 – Murchison Falls National Park – Fort portal
Depart Murchison Falls and head towards Fort Portal which is about 8 hours, the journey is long but you will be rewarded with stunning views as you pass small villages and local markets with an en-route stop for lunch. Arrive early in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge
Day 5 – Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee trekking conducted by a senior ranger guide. He will take you through rules and regulation to follow during the trek, then enter into the forests looking for the chimpanzees. The trek through the forests takes approximately 2-4 hours depending on the movement of these playful chimpanzees and where they spent their previous night. When you locate the chimpanzees, you are allowed to spend only one hour in their presence takes photos and observe their playful nature.
Return to your lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon, you will go for a guided nature walk in Bigodi swamp – known for its rich diversity of birds, butterflies and rare plant species.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge
Day 6 – Transfer To Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a leisurely breakfast, checkout and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a stopover at the crater lakes, continue to the park. Upon arrival you will check in at your lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon go for a game drive.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day 7 – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early for a full breakfast and head to the park for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, a mating ground of the Uganda Kobs where you may be lucky to spot some lions and leopards hunting. Be on a lookout for elephants and other wild animals in the natural habitat. Return to the lodge for lunch, in the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel, host of the highest concentration of hippos in East Africa. As you calm cruise, you will see large numbers of hippos, crocodiles and several bird species.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day 8 – Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After morning breakfast, checkout of your lodge and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a game drive in the Ishasha Sector where you will get a chance to see the rare tree climbing lions. Continue to Bwindi Forest with en-route lunch, arrive in the park in the evening, and check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs
Day 9 – Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi
Have early breakfast, meet your guide with your packed lunch and head for the briefing about your gorilla trekking. This is the highlight of your 13 Days Uganda Primate Safari. After the briefing you will head into the misty Bwindi Forest looking for mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. You will spend one hour in the presence of the gorillas, watch them play, feed and groom each other. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs
Day 10 – Bwindi Impenetrable – Lake Mburo National Park
Start off early for breakfast and head to Lake Mburo National Park arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. In the afternoon we go for a boat ride on the lake, this is an exhilarating experience with the chances of spotting various water species and wildlife cooling off on the shores of the lake.
Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge
Day 11 – Full Day in Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, you will head to the park for a full day game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is home to various species of wildlife including zebras, giraffes, impalas, African buffaloes, lions among others which you will spot from the comfort of your safari vehicle.
Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge
Day 12 – Guided Natural Walk and Transfer back to Kampala
Have early breakfast and go for a guided natural walk in the park, on the walk you will see several wildlife and bird species up-close. Return to your lodge for lunch and checkout your lodge and embark on a journey to Kampala with a stopover at the Ugandan Equator, take the water experiments and also do some souvenir shopping.
Accommodation: Mestil Hotel
Day 13 – Departure
Depending on your flight schedule, you will have a Kampala City Tour visiting the Kasubi Tombs, The National Museum among other attractions. Your guide will drop you off at the airport for your flight back home bringing your safari to an end.
End of 13 Days Uganda Primates Safari
