Overview
The Uganda big mammals and primate Safari will take you to the famous national parks in Uganda with a chance of spotting the big five animals, big and small primates like the chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and many more others.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1. Head to Murchison falls from Kampala/Entebbe
Begin the Safari by meeting up with the driver guide and then transfer to Murchison falls national park. This journey will include different stopovers including the one on the roadside market and another one at Ziwa sanctuary for Rhino trekking. Day 2. Game drive and boat cruise
Wake up on breakfast and then head for a morning game drive in the northern part of the park. This is a savannah offering the best of wildlife viewing and will with a chance of spotting four of the big five animals; these are leopards, lions, elephants and buffaloes.
On the banks of the river, there will be animals like elephants, buffalos and other antelopes will be quenching their thirsty. Day 3. Head to Kibale and Isunga community tour
Leave for Kibale National Park a home to 13 primates. The road trip to this park includes having a great view of the surrounding including the tea plantations, banana and coffee plantations.
Day 4. Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk
Begin the day with breakfast and then head to the park office for briefing in Kanyanchu visitor’s centre. Trekking will immediately commenced after you are dropped at the starting point together with the park ranger guide. Meeting a community of chimpanzees gives you a chance of spending an hour in their presence as you spot different animals like the Red tailed monkeys, L’hoest’s monkeys, red colobus monkeys, Vervet monkeys and many more.
Head back to the lodge to mark the end of the day.
Day 5. Head to Queen Elizabeth National Park and launch cruise on Kazinga Channel
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park after a morning breakfast. The drive will begin after either leisure breakfast or optional activity but with great scenic view of the surroundings. Arrive and head for a boat cruise
Day 6. Game drive and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have a game drive which will last for 2 hours and this is an opportunity where you get to learn about the beautiful scenery of the endless scenery, wildlife like the buffalos, elephants, antelopes like the Uganda Kobs, birds like Abyssinian ground hornbill and others.
After this tour, head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park passing in Ishasha sector with a great chance of spotting the rare tree climbing lions.
Day 7. Gorilla trekking
Gorilla trekking will begin with breakfast and then briefing follows which will be the same like that of chimpanzee tracking. Tracking will begin and this will be a good time of creating memories as you spend an hour in the presence of the gorilla family trekked.
Day 8. Head back to Kampala with a stopover at the Uganda Equator