This 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari is an exceptional adventure that will take you to the most visited national parks in Uganda including the savannah national parks such as Murchison falls national park and Queen Elizabeth national park where you will enjoy great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, hyenas, Nile crocodiles, rhinos, Jackson’s hartebeest among others during the game drives and boat cruise. The 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari will also take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will be able to spend four hours with the endangered mountain gorillas and Kibale forest national park also known as the primate capital where you will get a chance to spend time with chimpanzees in their natural habitat.

 Highlights of the 10 Days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe

Day 2: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 5: Morning game drive/Lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise

Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park

Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Day 9: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 10: Departure to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe/ Kampala

Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to a hotel in Entebbe for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park

After breakfast on day 2 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel to transfer to Entebbe airport for your domestic flight to Kisoro airstrip. Upon arrival, you will meet up with your driver guide and transfer to your lodge in Rushaga sector. Upon arrival at the lodge, you will check in and have lunch where after you will spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Gorilla habituation,

After an early breakfast on the day 3 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla habituation. Gorilla habituation takes the whole day and during trekking, you will have views of colourful bird species, animals, primates, plant and tree species among others. Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend four hours with them in their natural environment which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breast feeding, playing, ask questions, learn and monitor their behaviours, habits, take photos and take pictures. After the encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla habituation and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

On day 4 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and then continue with the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge, have dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive,

After an early breakfast on day 5 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will have great views of animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, giant forest hog, elephants, bushbucks, lions, leopards, hyenas, views of different bird species among others. After the fascinating game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise which is carried out on Kazinga channel a 40km long channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake Gorge. The boat ride starts at around 2:00 pm and rewards you will breath-taking views of large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, views of elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the shores, water birds like kingfishers, fish eagles, hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters among others. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park

After breakfast on day 6 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for another morning game drive where you will be able to view some of the animals that you might have missed the previous day. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch where after you will checkout and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale forest national park. On the way you will enjoy great views of the crater lakes, tea plantations and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee trekking,

After an early breakfast on day 7 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will start trekking in the forest which takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food especially during the dry season. During trekking you will be able to see other primates, different bird species, animals, plants species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, mate, take photos and record the moments. After the one hour with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return back to the lodge for lunch.

Bigodi swamp walk

After lunch, you will relax at the lodge and later go for an interesting nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will get a chance to view different bird species, primates, animals like sitatungas, plant and tree species among others. After the swamp walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park-top of the falls

After breakfast on day 8 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Murchison falls national park. The journey takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive and on the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the traditional homesteads, local people, beautiful scenery, views of the Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in the park you will drive directly to the top of the falls where you will have breath-taking views of the waterfalls, scenery among others. From the top of the falls you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 9: Morning game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the falls

Morning game drive,

After an early breakfast on day 9 of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, Uganda kobs grazing in the savannah plains with due, view predators like hyenas, lions, leopards among others before going back to their hiding areas, view different birds among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.

Boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls which starts at Paraa jetty landing site and takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, view animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the water banks, view water bird species like fish eagle, kingfishers, cormorants among others. After the boat cruise you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Departure to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

After breakfast on the last day of the 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking and then continue the journey with another stopover for en-route lunch where after you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening. Upon arrival in Kampala your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.

End of 10 days Uganda gorillas, chimpanzee and wildlife safari

Tour includes                        

• Gorilla trekking permit
• Chimpanzee trekking permit
• Park entrance fees/ game drives
• Boat cruise fees
• Rhino tracking permit
• Lion tracking experience
• Bigodi swamp walk
• Domestic flight fee (one way)
• Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
• Full board accommodation
• Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
• Vehicle and fuel
• Bottled drinking water

Tour excludes         

• International Air flight tickets
• Visas
• Optional activities not included on the itinerary
• Life insurance
• Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.