9-Day Uganda Ape Safari with Gorillas, Chimps and Lake Bunyonyi

Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our representative from Big Apes Africa Safaris and transferred to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you may choose to have a detailed briefing about your travel itinerary, or go through the details the following morning.

Today, you will drive west to one of Uganda's most loved national parks. Along the way, you will take a walking safari to track the white rhinos and have lunch en route.

Before heading to the lodge, drive to the top of Murchison Falls. You can also take a walk to the bottom of the falls and enjoy the amazing views. This is the most scenic part of the park, and Murchison Falls is the most powerful waterfall in the world.

Today, you will have an early morning game drive with an opportunity to search for elephants, hartebeests, antelopes, and many different birds. On a good day, you may be able to see lions and a leopard in a single drive.

After lunch, you will explore the River Nile up to the bottom of the falls, where the 1951 movie Queen of Africa was shot. In the evening, you can choose to take an extra game drive or simply relax.

Today, you will drive to the top of the falls. After enjoying this magnificent spot, proceed south to the jungle of Kibale. You will have lunch along the way.

After the long drive, you can choose to relax at the lodge or take a guided walk through the community.

Today begins with a Bigodi Swamp walk, which offers some of the finest birding and monkey viewing in Uganda. This 4.5 km circuit gives you an opportunity to see forest and swamp specials, as well as a good number of monkeys.

Afterward, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive in search of wildlife. Lunch will be served en route.

After breakfast, drive to Kalinzu Forest, managed by the National Forest Authority, where you will do chimpanzee tracking. After chimpanzee tracking, you will have a UWA boat cruise followed by a game drive.

You have a chance to see elephants, lions, leopards, and many more animals.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi National Park. On the way, you will drive through Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is famous for its tree-climbing lions.

After the drive, you will immediately proceed to Bwindi, with lunch along the way.

After an early breakfast, you will drive to the briefing point in the forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you will be enlightened about your adventure with the mountain gorillas. You are advised to carry enough drinking water and a lunch box. At a cost of 15 US dollars, you can hire a porter to carry your bag and give you a hand on slippery or steep parts of the forest.

After the briefing, you will be distributed into groups of eight and led by a park ranger into the forest, where you will spend one hour with the gentle giants. Rain gear is important, considering that Bwindi is a tropical rainforest.

Later, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi, where you can take a swim in Uganda's most beautiful lake or enjoy a walk in nature and explore the surrounding communities.

After your beautiful stay at Lake Bunyonyi, you will drive back to Entebbe to embark on your journey back home. Along the way, you will have an opportunity to cross the Equator and do some souvenir shopping.

Should you feel that you need to stay a little longer or do an extra activity, this is possible at an extra cost.