5-Day Uganda Primate Safari with Gorilla and Chimp Trekking

You'll leave Kampala after breakfast for a fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and the thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park, just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. In the afternoon, you'll enjoy a guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for an outstanding cultural visit. Meals and overnight stay will be at Ndali Lodge. Meal plan: Lunch and dinner.

In the morning, you will have breakfast and transfer to Kibale headquarters for a briefing before setting off on a forest walk in search of chimpanzees. The guided walk provides information not only on chimpanzees and other primates, but also on small organisms, making the experience especially interesting. The walk may also reward you with sightings of other primates such as Grey-cheeked mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, and red-tailed monkeys.

After chimp trekking, you'll drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, ready for an evening two-hour boat cruise along the famous Kazinga Channel. This is a worthwhile opportunity to see hippos, buffalo, kobs, elephants, warthogs, and more. The trip also enables visitors to see spectacular birds. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mweya Safari Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

You'll begin your day with a cup of coffee before heading out on an early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile. This drive offers chances to encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda kobs, lakes, and a variety of birds.

Thereafter, you'll drive through the Ishasha Sector, passing through the unique western Rift Valley escarpment. If time allows, you'll enjoy a mini game drive in the Ishasha Sector in search of tree-climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mahogany Springs Safari Lodges. Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

You'll begin the day with breakfast, ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure you carry a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots, and other essentials. The researchers and guides will lead you into the jungle to see the shy primates for the group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare mountain gorilla.

You'll meet the gorillas for up to 4 hours, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The habituation experience will take half or a full day, depending on the time you find them, but it is well worth the effort. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mahogany Springs Safari Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You'll return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch en route and a stop at Igongo Cultural Centre to explore the lifestyle of the Ankole and Bahima. Thereafter, you'll proceed to the Equator, Uganda, before your evening departure home. Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch. End of services.