9-Day Uganda Primate Safari with Gorilla, Chimp and Rhino Tracking

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by a Yaneta Safaris driver, who will welcome you to Uganda - the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will be transferred to your booked accommodation.

In case you have an early arrival in Uganda, you will enjoy a late afternoon ride around the city of Kampala. Expect an excursion to places like the Kasubi Tombs, Uganda Museum, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, and more. Return to your accommodation and have enough rest.

After breakfast, drive northwards to the renowned Murchison Falls National Park, with a stop for lunch in Masindi and another at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track the rare rhinos protected there.

Later, arrive in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda's largest and well-protected wildlife area, covering 3,840 sq km. Continue to the top of the falls to admire their natural beauty. Here, the river squeezes itself through a narrow 7-meter gorge from a width of more than 1 km and plunges below with a thunderous roar, creating a stunning spray and rainbow - one of the wonders of the Nile River. Dine and slumber.

Have an early, delicious breakfast and explore the northern part of the park, which hosts a high number of savannah wildlife. This game drive offers great opportunities for photography of elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbucks, and hippos, and, if you are fortunate, even leopards, in addition to a large number of bird species.

Following lunch, go for a 2-hour boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison Falls, where great volumes of water escape through the small gorge with an immense thunderous roar. During this boat ride, you will see several water birds, plus mammals in large numbers such as hippos and crocodiles. Head back to the lodge for dinner and slumber.

Have a hearty breakfast, then depart from Murchison Falls National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park as you drive southwest through Fort Portal and the Albertine Escarpment of the Western Rift Valley.

Have lunch on the way at Mountains of the Moon Hotel in Fort Portal town. From here, continue to the Mweya Peninsula in Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will arrive in the park in the evening, then have dinner and slumber at your lodge.

After an early breakfast, you will go for a long morning game drive at 6:30 a.m., in time to catch the early risers and see the sunrise as well. During the drive, you will search for the park's wildlife, including elephant, buffalo, lion, waterbuck, leopard, Uganda kob, warthog, and more.

After lunch, take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon. You will see a lot of hippos - more than you can possibly imagine - as well as a variety of other animals that come to the water's edge to drink or bathe. You can expect to see buffalo, crocodiles, bathing elephants, and a range of beautiful birds. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour. After the boat safari, enjoy a short evening game drive as you return to the lodge.

Have breakfast and set out for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel for wonderful game viewing and birdwatching. Head back to the lodge for lunch, then continue to Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees.

If time allows, you can also go for a forest walk in Maramagambo Forest to explore the bat cave as you look for pythons that feed on these bats. Dine and slumber at the lodge.

On this day, have an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest via the Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park to see the tree-climbing lions that are prevalent in this area.

Continue onward, with lunch along the way. In the evening, enjoy a community walk featuring the Batwa-Pygmy cultural experience and entertainment. Enjoy dinner and slumber at the lodge of your choice.

After breakfast, proceed to the park headquarters to be briefed about gorilla tracking before heading into the verdant forest led by the rangers. If you are fortunate, it may take about 2 hours or even less to see the amazing Bwindi giants.

The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful primates is very overwhelming. Head back to the lodge, where you will have lunch after tracking the gorillas. Relax at the lodge for the rest of the evening.

You will have breakfast and later return to Kampala, with lunch along the way in Mbarara. Eventually, reach Kampala late in the afternoon, where you will have a city tour.

You will then be transferred directly to the airport for your outbound journey back home, or transferred to your accommodation if you do not have a flight that evening.