7 Days Uganda Primates Safari
7 Days Uganda Primates Safari discovers the extraordinary natural beauty of Kibale Forest National Park home to the largest population of chimpanzees in Africa, commonly referred to by many as the capital of Chimpanzees. You will head down to Bwindi Forest National Park via Queen Elizabeth National Park’s Ishasha sector, a hub for tree climbing lions for this rare opportunity, and the next day in Bwindi forest track the famous mountain gorillas before a seamless scheduled flight from Bwindi back to Entebbe to wind off from the adventure and fly out the next day with an excellent choice of luxury unique camps and lodges. This 7 Days Uganda Primates Safari is a perfect itinerary to explore Uganda for experiences and a huge variety of natural and cultural wonders, all in one compact country. BOOK NOW
Day 1: Arrival Entebbe Airport- Entebbe (Travel time 10mins)
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to your hotel in Entebbe for an overnight and dinner.
Day Itinerary
- TBA: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport.
- TBA: Through with immigration and ready for a short transfer to your hotel.
- TBA: Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.Overnight and dinner at:-
Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe (High Lodge facility) (Room Category- Executive room)
Meal plan Dinner.
Day 2: Entebbe -Kibale Forest National Park (Travel Time +5hrs).
Get ready for a morning breakfast, thereafter drive through papyrus swamps and the thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale Forest National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. The afternoon is for complete relaxation at your lodge and sightseeing around.
Day Itinerary
- 0730: Start the day with a cup of coffee.
- 0830: Begin the drive to Kibale Forest National Park.
- 1330: Arrival in Kibale and check-in at your Lodge.
- 1345: Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1500: The rest of the afternoon is dedicated to relaxation and sightseeing.
- 1830: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.Dinner and overnight at:-
KYANINGA LODGE – Luxury Cottages (Lunch, Dinner, Bed, and breakfast)
Day 3: Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Early morning trek for chimpanzees. Kibale is the best reserve in Africa to view chimps, a thick jungle with a towering canopy
After tracking the chimps in the afternoon visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary from where you will take on a guided walk around the Swamp which will provide you with the opportunity to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds, and other insects. Have a tour of the crater region around Ndali lodge. You may also stopover at any tea plantation along the road if you wish. Have an evening tour of the crater region, visit “top of the world’’, the natural bridge. On a clear day, you will be able to have a view of the snow cap on the Rwenzori.
Day Itinerary
- 0645: Begin the day with Breakfast
- 0730: Proceed to the park headquarters for the Chimpanzee trekking briefing.
- 0800: Begin your Chimpanzee Trekking Experience.
- 1230: Estimated time of returning from the Jungle.
- 1300: Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1500: Afternoon Crater walk and Bigodi Wetland Visit.
- 1830: Dinner and overnight stay at Primates Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at:-
KYANINGA LODGE – Luxury Cottages (Lunch, Dinner, Bed, and breakfast)
Day 4: Kibale Forest National Park-Bwindi Forest via Queen Elizabeth National Park (Travel Time + 5hrs)
Breakfast at the lodge you have a scenic drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes, and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for the classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees, and over 600 species of birds. You will proceed to Ishasha. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the (southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park) Ishasha sector where you will take on an afternoon game drive in search of tree climbing lions. Rest of the day searching for the tree-climbing lions.
Thereafter your lunch, head to Bwindi, from here the journey takes about 1.5 hours but driving through interesting features. Arrive at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This park is home to rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red-tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it.
Day Itinerary
- 0700: Begin the day with a cup of coffee.
- 0800: Proceed for a morning game drive in Kasenyi plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park
- 1200: Into Ishasha sector
- 1200: Lunch in Ishasha at Ishasha Wildness Lodge.
- 1330: Proceed with an afternoon game drive to see the tree-climbing lions
- 1500: Transfer to Bwindi Forest.
- 1630: Arrive and check-in at your Lodge.
- 1830: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodgeDinner and overnight stay at:-
SANCTUARY GORILLA FOREST CAMP – (Lunch, Dinner, Bed, and breakfast)
Day 5: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking & Village Visit.
After breakfast set off early with guides to track the gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swathe of dense rainforest, so ancient that survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed World Heritage site, it’s one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and its unique, precious flora sustains roughly half of the world population of mountain gorillas – believed to number just 720. There’s also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together. Time permitting, spend the afternoon on a community foot safari to explore the lifestyle of the people living and surrounding the park. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink. Dinner and overnight stay at:-
Day Itinerary
- 0600: Begin the day with a cup of coffee.
- 0630: Ready for a morning transfer to the park headquarters for your gorilla trekking briefing.
- 0800: Gorilla trekking starts
- 1300: Estimated time of returning from the jungle back to your lodge.
- 1330: Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1500: Afternoon Community/Village Visits.
- 1700: Return to your Lodge.
- 1830: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at:-
SANCTUARY GORILLA FOREST CAMP – (Lunch, Dinner, Bed, and breakfast)
Day 6: Bwindi Forest- Entebbe (Flight Time + 2hrs).
Morning transfer to the airstrip for your return flight back to Entebbe. Fly from Bwindi Kihihi Airstrip to Entebbe at US$ 280.00 per person (with a flight is 2hrs- A morning flight is ideal to allow COVID departure test)
Day Itinerary
- 0700: Begin the day with a cup of coffee.
- 0800: Transfer to the airstrip.
- 0945: Flight departs Kihihi Airstrip -Entebbe
- 1125: Flight arrives at Entebbe Airport.
- 1200: Picked up and transfer to the hotel.
- 1300: COVID test is conducted.
• 1400: Rest of the day relaxation at the hotel. - 1830: Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at:-
Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe (High Lodge facility) – (Lunch, Dinner, Bed, and breakfast)
Day 07: Entebbe Hotel –Airport (Travel Time +15min)
Today is dedicated to a transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight to back home or to your next destination. End of Service.
Day Itinerary
- 0100: Pick up and transfer to the airport for your departing flight.
- 0300: Flight time out of Entebbe/Uganda
- End of service.
The 7 Days Uganda Primates Safari package includes:-
Airport transfers.
One way flight back to Entebbe from Kihihi airstrip
Transportation by a 4wd (1) Safari Land Cruisers.
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary. (Based on 1 Double room)
One Gorilla permit per person to be secured and paid for in advance US$ 700.00.
All Park fees.
Kibale Chimpanzee permit US$ 200.00.
Community visits.
Bigodi walk and Crater hike tour
Services of English-speaking driver/guide.
Enroute lunches.
Game drives in the Ishasha sector
Bottled drinking water
All government taxes.
However, the Uganda Primates Safari package excludes COVID testing fees, Expenses of personal nature like Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and tobacco.
Notes:
- The passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure.
- Above is just a quote and no services are confirmed at present.
- Confirmation of Hotels and other services is subject to availability.
- Rates are subject to availability at the time of booking.
Passenger Information:-
– In case of non-availability, we may have to reroute and provide alternative accommodation at lodges of a similar category.
– Passengers should bring only soft-sided bags on safaris as our vehicles have limited luggage space.
– All the passengers must have an Identification Card/Passport with them throughout their travel.
