9 Days Uganda Wildlife & Primates tour
9 Days Uganda Wildlife & Primates tour offers you hallmark of memorable experience in several Uganda national parks to adventure in game drive viewing, boat cruise in Murchison Falls national park found in the northwest of Uganda, Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary the only place in Uganda to see white Rhinos, Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest national park in the western part of Uganda a primate destination, Game drive and birding in Queen Elizabeth national park found in south western Uganda and lastly gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable national park altogether will bring out quite unforgettable lifetime experience on your Uganda safari.
Trip Highlight of the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife & Primates tour
- Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe Uganda
- Day 2: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park-Ziwa Rhino Track
- Day 3: Game Drive &Boat Cruise
- Day 4: Travel to Kibale Forest National park
- Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking &Bigodi Swamp Visit
- Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national Park-Evening Game Drive
- Day 7: Morning game drive & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national
- Day 8: Gorilla Trekking
- Day 9: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe Uganda
Arrive at Entebbe Uganda: You will arrive at Entebbe Airport and be welcomed by our professional drive guide who will brief you about the trip you’re to encounter in. After he will transfer you to your booked accommodation in Entebbe or Kampala capital city a city of seven hills. Arrive at the hotel check in and rest. Dinner and Overnight.
Meal plan: Bed and Dinner
Day 2: Travel to Murchison Falls National-Ziwa Rhino Tracking
Travel to Murchison: You will wake up have aroma coffee tea with delicious tasty snacks. After check out and be transferred to Murchison Falls national park while using Bombo –Gulu highway with a stopover at the home of Rhinos in Uganda that is Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. Upon your arrival, you will go for tracking which is done on foot and it takes 1 or 2 hours basing on their location. Then proceed a drive to Masindi town for lunch en-route. After drive straight to the park with a ferry crossing to carry you on boundary of Murchison and be welcomed with exciting baboons. Check in at lodge and go for cultural encounter to experience the energetic dancers from Mubako entertainers around the lodge camp fire. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Game Drive: After morning coffee tea, you will drive to the park with armed range guide around the Buligi game tracks on the northern bank where you will have rewardable sights of a number of wildlife animals like herds of elephants, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Hyenas, giraffes, Waterbucks, Buffaloes, leopards, Oribis, Hippos, bird’s life the rare shoe bills among others. Drive back to the lodge for relaxation and Lunch
Afternoon Boat cruise: After having lunch, go on Victoria Nile for afternoon Boat cruise where you will be able to cruise near hippos, bird species and also to Devil’s cauldron for great sights and photograph. After you will get off the boat and hike up on the top of the falls to have fantastic view of splashing water falls with photo shut, meet your driver and drives you back to the lodge. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Travel to Kibale Forest national park
Travel to Kibale Forest national park: After your tasty breakfast, check out and drive to Kibale using Hoima route pass through homesteads, scenic landscape with lunch en-route in Fort portal. Proceed to the park, arrive and check in at the lodge. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking
Chimpanzee tracking: Wake up have breakfast and be driven to park headquarters for briefing about the chimpanzee tracking rules. After meet the ranger to lead you in forest trail head for chimpanzee tracking experience in a group of 6 people and it can last 2 to 5 hour. As you will be tracking, you will have a chance of seeing other species of monkeys and birds. And once the chimpanzees are found, you will be given one hour to spend with this great apes to learn about them and photography. Back to the lodge rest and lunch.
Bigodi Swamp Visit: You will go visit the Bigodi Swamp for birding and primates viewing. Dinner and Overnight
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth –Evening game drive
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth: You will wake up have breakfast and after check out the lodge and drive to Queen Elizabeth national park. Arrive in time for lunch have it and rest at the lodge as you wait for evening game drive.
Evening game drive: Later on, you will drive to Ishasha sector a home for tree climbing lion where you will be able to see them hanging up on fig tree branches waiting for their food ‘’antelopes’’ and other species will be seen. Drive back for Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable
Morning Game Drive: Wake up have breakfast and check out of the lodge. Then drive to Kasenyi plains part of Queen Elizabeth national park which is highlight of spotting large number of animals such as herds of elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes, waterbucks among others because the park is a home of 95 wild species. After you will drive out of the park and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park through Ishasha sector with great sights of tree climbing lions plus memorable photograph. You will arrive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park in the evening, check in at the lodge and rest as you prepare for tomorrow’s activities. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla Trekking: After an early morning heavy breakfast ,your driver will transfer you to the briefing point and after meet the ranger in the group of 8people to locate you to the gorilla family you’re met to trek but ensure that pack your rain jacket ,packed lunch ,rubber boots .You will start to hike to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through trails as you will have great chances of seeing variety of bird species ,monkeys ,green vegetation among others till you allocate them .And the moment you find the family you are trekking ,you will be given one hour to learn about them and photograph. After the gorilla trekking, descend back to the lodge for refreshment, Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Departure
Departure: Wake up on lazily have tasty breakfast and check out of the park. Drive back to Kampala with a stopover at Igongo Culture center to discover about the amazing history of Ankole culture one of Uganda’s culture. Proceed a drive to Kayabwe at the Equator for fantastic water experiment, visit craft shop and have lunch. After lunch, continue to drive to Kampala to be dropped at the hotel or Entebbe Airport for your departure flight.
End of the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife & Primates tour
Tour Includes
- Full Board Accommodation
- Ground Transport
- Chimpanzee permits
- Gorilla permits
- Fuel Surcharge
- Boat cruise
- An English speaking guide
- Pick up and drop off
- Enough bottled mineral water
Tour Exclude
- International Flight
- Visas
- Laundry service
- Tips
- Travel insurance
