Uganda Primate Safari

Uganda Safari: An 8-Day Adventure Including Gorilla Trekking and Game Drives

Embark on an unforgettable Uganda Safari and discover the best of what this beautiful country has to offer. This 8-day adventure includes internal flights from Entebbe, allowing you to visit multiple locations including Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - home to the Mountain Gorillas - and Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will have the opportunity to see lions, elephants, buffalo and a variety of other wildlife.

Uganda is also renowned for its bird watching, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for some of the rarest species in Africa!

Day 1: Entebbe

• On our arrival at Entebbe International Airport, we are met and transferred to our hotel by a guide.
• Hotel No.5 in the leafy suburbs of Entebbe is a stylish boutique hotel.
• Facilities include; a swimming pool, spa, gym, bar and restaurant.
• Meals: Dinner at own expense
• Accommodation: Hotel No.5

Day 2: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

• We depart Entebbe after breakfast at Hotel No.5 for the Kihihi airstrip, 90-minutes away from Bwindi.
• Buhoma Lodge in the National Park is our home for the next three nights.
• Afternoon at leisure with optional activities available including; forest walks, community visits and the Batwa Pygmies.
• Meals: All meals and local drinks
• Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

• We rise at the crack of dawn, as today we are gorilla trekking.
• One of the most humbling and enthralling wildlife experiences imaginable awaits.
• Gorilla trekking is strenuous with treks ranging from 45 mins up to eight hours, at high altitudes in hot African conditions, be prepared with suitable clothing and shoes
• We return to Buhoma Lodge sometime during the course of the day.
• Meals: ll meals and local drinks
• Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

• Today is all about exploring the area that surrounds the Bwindi.
• Optional activities include forest walks, a visit to a local school/orphanage/hospital or Batwa pygmy village, and some local curio shopping.
• For those who have bought a second gorilla trekking permit, it is off trekking for you.
• Meals: All meals and local drinks
• Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Days 5-6: Queen Elizabeth National Park

• Departing the Bwindi after breakfast, we head in the direction of the famed Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• The duration of today's transfers is around a 3-hour drive.
• Our home for the next two nights is the Ishasha Wilderness Camp, after check-in, we head out for our first game drive.
• Over the course of the next few days, we explore and hopefully spot; elephants, leopards, lions, hippos, buffalo, Uganda kob, baboon, and many species of birds.
• Meals: All meals and local drinks
• Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park

• Today we head to the '‘Mweya' region of the Queen Elizabeth National Park where we enjoy a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel.
• The Kazinga Channel is a 32-kilometre long natural channel that links Lake George and Lake Edward.
• This is the perfect end to a safari, sit back and relax as we pass all the wildlife and birdlife on the banks of the channel.
• Mweya Lodge offers some of the best scenery in the whole of Uganda.
• Meals: All meals
• Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 8: Uganda Primate Safari Ends

• An early start sees us depart for Kyambura Gorge and Chimpanzee trekking.
• A forest walk and with a bit of luck the Chimpanzees will be resting or eating near the forest floor.
• Sightings do depend on the weather.
• A transfer to the nearby Mweya airstrip for our return flight to Entebbe.
• Meals: Breakfast

Uganda is a destination that provides an incredible safari experience. Uganda offers the best of both worlds with its stunning scenery and wildlife, but also has cultural sites to explore

Book your 8 Day safari adventure now that includes Gorilla trekking, Chimp trekking and Game Drives all within Uganda's famed wildlife destinations.