Uganda Primate Safari 7 days
Choosing this 7days Uganda safari itinerary to Bwindi forest park, Kibale forest park and queen Elizabeth National parks means more exciting adventures on Uganda Primates Safaris. You will not only find Uganda’s largest primate habitats but also some of the treasure wild life and animals. A boat cruise on Kazinga Channel will be an add on to the wildlife and primate tours
Day1: arrive at Entebbe airport and join your tour guide from your preferred Uganda safari and tour company. Board vehicle for transfers to Kampala, driving through Uganda’s busy streets, past the Lake Victoria waters and into the bustle and hustle of Kampala city, the Ugandan capital
Dinner, bed and breakfast are available from any of Kampala’s widest range of five star hotels, standard hotels, guesthouses, inns and motels. Cassia Lodge, Speke hotel, Holiday Express, tourist hotel, Kampala Serena, Kampala Sheraton and many other options
Day 2: Get an early breakfast and drive for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park found in a small south western town Kisoro, past Mbarara where you’ll get lunch en-route. Bwindi Forest is home of Uganda’s mountain gorillas with only a population of around 800 living in Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo.
Get dinner and overnight accommodation from either Bwindi Gorilla Resort, Buhoma lodge, Clouds Lodge, Engagi Lodge, Budget Buhoma Community or Bwindi View Bandas
Day 3 start your day’s adventures with a warm breakfast at your lodge and then straight to the ranger station for short sessions with your gorilla trackers and guides. At 8h00 the gorilla trekking expeditions begin in Bwindi Forest Park. It may take 2-6 hours of following the previous night gorilla trails until you pounce on one silverback led family with around 8 members. Meeting the giant endangered apes is very brings tear into your eyes. Enjoy the single hour of taking pictures, identifying the humanly behavior but remember to follow each safety guideline your lead Gorilla tracking team guide sets.
Day 4 – Board for yet another exciting day at Queen Elizabeth National park and be greeted by sight of the tree climbing lions of Ishasha found on a game drive into the southern part of the park in Ishasha. The afternoon game drive also takes you to Kyambura reserve near Ishasha for chimpanzees and other primates that occupy the tropical rain forest on Kyambura gorge. Overnight and accommodation is available at Mweya Luxury safari lodge, Jacana safari lodge, and other campsite near the park.
Day 5 – start off your day with a relaxing boat cruise down the Kazinga Channel that drains in Lake Edward. Regular sights on the trail include schools of hippos spraying water, buffalos wallowing in the shallow river banks, water birds tossing in the water and scenic views of the Rwenzori Mountains up high in the misty clouds.
Return to the lodge for lunch and then have an afternoon game drive in one of Uganda’s largest parks with exciting encounters of lions, elephants, buffalo, warthogs, leopard, hyena, mongoose, Uganda kobs, topi and a lot of birds like pelicans, fishing eagles, martial eagle, sun birds, herons, cormorants, stork and others. Board tour van for transfer to Kibale Forest near Fort Portal where you’ll find diner and overnight from Primates lodge, Ndali lodge, Mountains if the Moon Lodge and public campsites at Kanyankyu.
Day 6 – Meet your Chimpanzees trekking guides at the park gate and begin your day in Kibale Forest National Park. Some of the other primates you’ll find include grey checked mangabeys, bush babies, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, black & white colobus, red colobus, popots and many other smaller apes.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 7- Return to Kampala with a stop at the equator crossing for a few refreshments and lunch snacks. Transfers to Entebbe airport for late evening departure flights
