8 Days Classic Uganda Primate Safari
8 days classic Uganda primate safari is Uganda’s best safari experience for the primate lovers, and this safari offers you to opportunity to encounter with Africa’s great rainforest giants that is mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the chimpanzees of Kibale Forest national park. Beyond the massive primates, the safari takes you to Uganda’s gorgeous landscapes with various safaris like game drives and among others.
Day 1: Arrival.
On the first day of the safari, upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be gladly welcomed by your safari guide, he will then transfer you to your booked hotel, then relax in your comfortable room, enjoy dinner and overnight stay. Depending on the time of arrival you can optionally go for the birdwatching to Mabamba swamp on shored of Lake Victoria to view the elusive shoebill stork and among other bird species.
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
After breakfast, check out from your lodge and then begin your scenic drive to Lake Mburo national park, with the stopover at the equator for memorable photo opportunity and visiting craft shops. After continue with your journey until the park, you will check in and enjoy lunch. After lunch, go for an outstanding game drive to search for incredible zebras, impalas, buffaloes, and various numbers of bird species. Once it gets to evening return back to your lodge for dinner, and overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park.
Wake up early in the morning, return back to the park to see the early risers and sounds of the African savanna in the morning. Return back to the lodge for breakfast, check out and begin on your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Once you arrive you will check in and enjoy lunch. After lunch you will enjoy in various optional activities like Nombe Pocket Forest for a hike and birdwatching at (46 USD pp), or walking through Buniga Forest on cultural trail with Batwa Pygmy natives (50 USD pp). Later return back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
After breakfast, meet your safari guide and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations to do during gorilla trekking early in the morning with your packed lunch and all the gorilla trekking equipment’s. After the briefing you will enter the forest to look for the gorillas that is from 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on location of gorillas, with impressive biodiversity along the way. And once the gorillas are spotted you will spend one hour in their presence, watching them doing their daily activities, taking their pictures and recording videos though using no flash cameras. Later return to your lodge for relaxation, later dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After breakfast, check out from your lodge and then begin your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park that is such wonderful with the perfect views along the way. Once you arrive the park you will have the en-route game viewing while going to your lodge. And once you arrive, you will check in, enjoy lunch and later go for the boat cruise on Kazinga channel and this is rewarding that offers you the opportunity to spot various animal species along water shores, and viewing various water bird species. Later you will return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 6: Game drive and transfer to Kibale Forest national park.
Wake up early in the morning and meet your safari guide and go for a game drive to spot the early risers like lions, elephants, leopards, and among others.
You will return back to your lodge and enjoy breakfast, then check out and begin your journey to Kibale, this thrilling views along the way. You will arrive to lodge check in and enjoy lunch, after lunch you will hike the ‘’top of the world’’ for the panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. Later return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest national park.
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast, meet your safari guide and transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing about the rules and regulations for chimpanzee trekking, after briefing you will transfer to the forest to look for chimpanzees, and this takes about 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on the location of chimpanzees, once spotted you will one hour in their presence while spotting them feeding, grooming, breastfeeding and among other activities. After one hour, return to the lodge for a leisurely afternoon, and then later you can visit the Bigodi wetland sanctuary a haven for birdwatchers and primate enthusiasts. Later return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 8: Departure.
After breakfast, you will check out and begin your journey to Kampala, with the en-route lunch. Proceed with your journey after lunch, and once you arrive in Kampala you will be dropped off to your convenient place either to your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe or to Entebbe International Airport that will bring your safari to the end.
End of 8 Days Classic Uganda Primate Safari