10 Day Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari Tour

When you get to Entebbe International Airport, a Safari guide will be there to greet you and tell you about Uganda, which is seen as the beauty of Africa. After that, you’ll be taken to the place you booked to stay. If you got to Uganda early, you will have a ride around the city of Kampala in the late afternoon. You can expect trips to places like the Kasubi tomb, the Uganda Museum, the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, and more. You’ll go back to your place to stay and get enough rest.

After breakfast, you will drive north to the famous Murchison Falls National Park. You will stop in Masindi for lunch and then at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to see the rare rhinos that live there and are protected there. Murchison Falls National Park will be your next stop. With an area of 3,840 square kilometers, Murchison Falls is Uganda’s biggest and best-protected wildlife area. You can see how beautiful the falls are by going to the top of them. Here, the river squeezes through a 7-meter-wide valley after being more than 1 km wide. It then drops with a thunderous roar, creating a rainbow of water spray that is one of the many beautiful things about the Nile River. Eat and take a break.

After an early, tasty breakfast, you’ll go on an adventure in the northern part, which is home to many grassland animals. On this game drive, you can take great pictures of elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, cows, giraffes, waterbucks, hippos, and more. If you’re lucky, you might even see lions, as well as many types of birds.

After lunch, you will go on a two-hour boat ride to the base of the Murchison Falls. There, huge amounts of water rush out of the small gorge and make a huge, thunderous sound. There will be a lot of water birds and mammals, like hippos and crocodiles, to see on this boat ride. After a short evening game drive, you will head back to the camp for dinner and some rest.

In the morning, have breakfast and then go to Kibale National Park. After lunch at Fort Portal, you’ll continue with a view of the Rwenzori Mountains. A nature walk with a guide through the Bigodi wetland refuge to see different kinds of birds, butterflies, and primates. Bigodi is where you will have dinner and stay the night.

Chimpanzees, Kibale National Park’s most famous residents, will be tracked today. Chimpanzees are our closest living cousins with 98% human genes. They live in 21 African countries but are most visible in Uganda due of its high population. About 5,000 wild chimpanzees live in Uganda. Many well-maintained pathways are used for chimpanzee trekking.

You can take a guided stroll through Bigodi wetlands after tracking. This activity takes you to the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, home to 8 primates, 200 birds, and several reptiles. The 2- to 3-hour trek lets you see various animals, but the Great Blue Turaco is the highlight.

Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwestern Uganda is a popular tourist destination. The second largest park in the country sits at the base of the Rwenzori Mountains, near to Lake Edward and Lake George, which are united by the Kazinga canal. Savannah, bushland, wetlands, and lush forests make this reserve one of the most diverse. Visit Queen Elizabeth National Park’s 200 kilometers of well-maintained game viewing paths on your first game drive. We recommend being alert and proactive on your game drive to help the ranger spot more animals. More than 10,000 buffalo, 5000 hippos, and 2500 elephants live in its grasslands and shorelines. You can ask your guide to seek for certain birdlife or wildlife in your car with a trained ranger who knows the park and its residents.

After breakfast, you’ll travel on a long morning game drive at 6:30 a.m. to view the sunrise, catch up with the early risers, and seek for elephant, buffalo, lion, waterbuck, leopard, Uganda kob, warthog, and other park animals. You will witness more hippos than you can imagine on a boat safari around the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon after lunch. Other animals gather to the waterhole to drink or wash. Visitors can observe buffalos, crocodiles, bathing elephants, and gorgeous birds. This will be a tour highlight. As you return to the lodge after the boat safari, you will do a short twilight wildlife drive.

Today, wake up early and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through the Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth. This is the best time to see tree-climbing lions, which are common in this area. You are going to keep going and eat lunch on the way. In the evening, you will go on a community walk to learn about Batwa and Pygmy culture and have fun. At the lodge of your choice, you will have food and rest.

After breakfast, you will go to the park offices to learn more about tracking gorillas. The rangers will then lead you into the lush forest. Very lucky people may be able to see the amazing Bwindi giants in just two hours or even less. It is very overwhelming to be able to see these peaceful animals up close. After going on the gorilla trek, you will go back to the camp for lunch. You can take it easy at the camp all night.

After breakfast, you’ll head back to Kampala, stopping in Mbarara for lunch on the way. You’ll get to Kampala late in the afternoon and take a tour of the city. You will be taken straight to the airport for your flight home, or you will be taken to your hotel if you don’t leave this evening.