Uganda Primate Safari Adventure – 5 nights – 6 days

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVE AT ENTEBBE

On your arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will meet our representative. He will be your tour and driver guide for the rest of the days you will be in the country. After the interaction and brief introduction, you will be transferred to your preferred Hotel in Entebbe for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 2: ENTEBBE - KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Early morning, have your breakfast at the Hotel in Entebbe and depart for Kibale National Park. The Journey will take you through the Western Rift Valley’s Albertine Escarpment as well as the green countryside and traditional homesteads of the local people within the Bunyoro and Toro Kingdoms. Upon arriving in Fort Portal, clear days will give you a glimpse of the legendary snowcapped Mountain, also famously known as the “Mountains of the Moon” (Mt Rwenzori). Kibale Forest National Park is home to 13 primate species, including the common man’s closest Cousins (Chimpanzees). The Forest is also a home to over 325 bird species, including the rare Green-breasted Pitta.  Arrive at your Lodge in the afternoon, visit the Kasenda craters.

Take a short hike to the ‘Top of the World’ viewpoint, where you can see a lot of the small crater lakes within this region. Proceed and also visit the spectacular Lake Nyinambuga, from which the lake shown on the 20.000 Uganda shilling note was depicted. Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 3: KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Morning breakfast at your lodge and set out for a half-day chimpanzee tracking experience. You will be transferred to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a 30-40-minute briefing and get to know more about the chimpanzees and their ways of living within the forest. After this, you will then embark on your journey to search for these primates through the forest. On spotting the chimps, you are only given one Hour to be with them as you take videos and pictures. Along the way, other primate species can be spotted, such as the L’Hoest’s Monkeys, Red-tailed Monkeys, Blue Vervet Monkeys, and Black & White colobus Monkeys, among others. Other animals that can be seen are Forest Elephants, Buffaloes, and a lot of bird species.

After the tracking, return to your Lodge for Lunch and afternoon set out for a nature and bird walk within the Bigodi Swamp. The wetland is a project being run by local communities and is well-known for its rich diversity of bird species and other primates. It also provides employment and job opportunities to the local youth through tour guiding. Overnight at your Lodge.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 4: KIBALE - BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast at the lodge and transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park, the park is well known for harboring the endangered species of Mountain Gorillas. Check in at your Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5: BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

The day is finally here for your unforgettable lifetime experience of meeting face to face with the giant mountain Gorillas. You will start your day with an early breakfast at your lodge and then transfer to the park headquarters (depending on which location you have booked your accommodation) for a briefing. There are 4 sectors in which Gorilla trekking takes place within Bwindi Forest. The northern side of the park comprises Buhoma and Ruhija Sector, and the southern side comprises Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors. After the briefing, you will start on your day’s trek. Searching for the gorillas may take like 2-5hrs, depending on where they were last spotted the previous day. Once they have been spotted, you will be given one hour to take videos, photos, and also get a chance to ask the rangers and the guides any questions about these giant apes.  Besides the great Apes, the forest is also home to other wildlife and bird species such as butterflies, primates, mammals, frogs, and so on, which can all be seen along the way to the Gorillas. After seeing the Gorillas, you will then head back to your lodge and retire for the rest of the day. The whole day activity can take between 5 to 9 hours. Packed Lunch and hiring porters are highly recommended.

Note: If time permits, you will also visit the Ride 4 A Woman project in Buhoma and get a chance to interact with local women and also learn about their variety of handicrafts made out of local materials like basket weaving and knitting.

Dinner and an overnight stay at your Lodge.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 6: BWINDI – ENTEBBE

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airstrip in Kihihi for your morning or afternoon domestic flight back to Entebbe with Aerolink Uganda. Upon arrival at the Airport, you will check in for your onward flight to your next destination.