Uganda safari Overview 

This 6 days Uganda Primate Experience safari with Gorilla & Chimpanzee trekking has been beautifully crafted for anyone who is looking for an epic encounter with the gentle Mountain gorillas as well as man’s closest wild relatives the chimpanzees as you’re set to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Kibale National Park that are famous for their epic gorilla and chimpanzee adventures respectively. 

Uganda Safari Highlights 

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from Entebbe airport and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe

Day 2: You will be picked up early in the morning at 7:00am and embark on a full day transfer to Kibale National Park.  

Day 3: Day 3 will see you engage in Chimpanzee trekking, Bigodi wetland & community walk.

Day 4: Today you will transfer to Bwindi Park 

Day 5: Today you will engage in Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Day 6: Transfer to Kihihi airstrip and fly to Entebbe and connect with your onward flight.

Detailed Uganda Safari itinerary

Day 1: Arrival, meet and greet then transfer to a hotel in Entebbe 

You will be picked up from Entebbe international airport upon your arrival and transferred to your hotel in Entebbe where you will relax from as you recover from your flight jet lag.

Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House

Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast

Day 2: Transfer to Kibale 

Day 2 of this Uganda safari begins with an early morning pick up from your hotel in Entebbe by one of our safari guides who will take your through a short briefing about this entire trip before you undertake a thrilling 350km or 6-7 hours journey to one of Uganda’s premier wildlife destinations Kibale park. As you enjoy his drive you will get to meet numerous Ugandans going about their day to day activities. When you arrive in Fort Portal town, you will have a lunch break which consists of an array of continental dishes prepared from freshly handpicked ingredients. After your sumptuous lunch you will embark on the rest of your journey to your lodge. You will be welcomed to your lodge in Kibale by warm, friendly and all smiling Ugandan faces of the staff at the lodge that will usher you into your room. You will have the rest of the evening off to yourself to rest from this long journey to this park. Dinner will be served later in the evening and then you will retire to your bedroom for the night as you wait to meet the fascinating chimpanzees the following day. 

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in the morning with a visit to Bigodi community in the afternoon

The morning of this day kicks off with an amazing breakfast that is aimed at energizing for the thrilling chimpanzee trek that’s ahead of you. You will be transferred by your guide to the park center in Kanyanchu where you get to go through a short briefing about the entire chimpanzee trekking experience. From here in a company of park ranger, embark on jungle walk as you search for these great humans of the wild the chimpanzees and the highlight of the day will be when you get to meet these exciting creatures you will be wowed by how much in common we do have with these great apes as they laugh, hug and kiss just like humans do and also look after the young ones. Besides the chimpanzees, you should also not miss out on the sightings of several other primates that call this forest their home and these include the black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys, Grey monkeys. After the chimpanzee encounter which lasts an hour of pure enjoyment return to the park center where your trekking efforts are rewarded with a trekking certificate. From here, have a lunch break then transfer to Bigodi community where you get to engage in a community encounter with the locals and see how they live their daily lives, watch them or even engage in some of their days to day activities such coffee picking, local brew making and as you undertake this community thriller, you will take part in the coffee-making process right from planting process, harvesting red ripe coffee berries, sun drying process, then coffee pounding and finally making your own cup of coffee that is freshly brewed from the coffee that’s grown by these locals. 

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi with enroute game drive in Ishasha sector

Day 4 will have you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable park which is home to the biggest primates on earth the giant mountain gorillas.  

Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi 

This day you will get you to actually meet the gorillas as you engage in a memorable gorilla trekking experience which will have you meet these gentle giants in their natural habitat. You will spend an hour observing these majestic creatures in order to have an understanding their habits which aren’t far from our own. In the afternoon after returning from the trek, you will spend the afternoon free relaxing at the lodge.  

Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner  

Day 6: Transfer to Kisoro airstrip and fly to Entebbe airport 

On the last day of this safari, you will transfer to Kisoro airstrip and fly back to Entebbe airport. You will be meet by a guide who will transfer to a restaurant for a farewell lunch before you return back to the airport for your departure flight and this brings your safari with us comes to an end.

Tour Inclusions

• Full board accommodation at mentioned properties

• Fees for the English professional safari driver guide 

• 4×4 Safari land cruiser 

• Fuel for the safari

• Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking permit fees

• Fees for suggested enroute lunches where applicable.

• Park entry fees

• Kihihi – Entebbe flight fees
  
  

Safari Exclusions

• International flight fees

• Porters fees

• Visa fees

• Laundry services

• Items of personal nature

• Gratuities and tips

• Other beverages/ drinks

• Other extras not mentioned in the itinerary above