8-Day Uganda Luxury Safari with Gorillas and Chimpanzees

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Travel to Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala

Pick up by your safari leader, briefing, and after drive to Murchison Falls NP, the only park sitting in Northwestern Uganda and also the biggest of the 10 national parks the Pearl of Africa is known for.
Enroute, you’ll make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary primarily to track rhinos in their natural environment.
Rhino trekking is the most exciting experience here and also among exciting activities you can do in Uganda. Rhinos are endangered and not occasionally seen. The activity is done on foot but usually depending on the location of the rhinos you need a short drive from the sanctuary offices.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to other big mammals like the warthogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, impalas, leopards, several reptiles, and also has an impressive checklist of over 300 bird species that include the shoebill that can be tracked in the Lugogo swamp.
From Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Murchison falls national park is about 2 hours’ drive via Kichumbanyobo gate.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

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LeopardOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Paraa Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive and boat cruise

Early breakfast and today’s activities range from morning game drive to boat cruise with experienced park guide. First, have an exciting morning game drive via the Northern Banks of Murchison Fall N/P, see Kobs, Waterbucks, Hartebeests, Buffaloes, giraffes and birds.
A morning game drive today will last 2-3 hours and later, have lunch and afternoon boat cruise to see Crocodiles, Hippos and birds especially the cormorants and the bee eaters.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Paraa Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Murchison Falls N/Park to Kibale via Fort Portal city

You will leave Murchison Falls NP early immediately after a cup of tea/coffee and drive for 6 hours up to Kibale National Park, including lunch stop in Fort Portal city. Proceed to the lodge you booked in Kibale forest to settle for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Primate Lodge Kibale

• Luxury lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park

Enjoyable cup of tea/coffee early, after, get briefed at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre on chimp tracking guidelines and regulations. Access to Kibale Forest starts at 8:00am after you have been allocated to a park guide, and takes 2 to 4 hours. Finding a chimp community guarantees you 1 full hour to observe chimpanzees, how they groom each other, taking photos then you walk back thereafter.
Lunch at leisure and after, Bigodi community will be your next area to visit in the afternoon. Enjoy walking in Bigodi community, sight a range of avifaunal species then relaxation at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Primate Lodge Kibale

• Luxury lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Kibale forest to Bwindi National Park through Ishasha sector (optional)

Meet your driver guide after breakfast, drive to Bwindi, and navigate via Ishasha Area of Queen Elizabeth. Have an optional mini-game drive in Ishasha sector with possible sightings of tree climbing lions; then later have lunch at Savanna Resort or Topi lodge before checking into the lodge for overnight stay in Bwindi National Park.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Gorilla Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla trekking experience

Have early breakfast and with packed lunch, bottle of water, get to park offices for briefing. 8:00am will be actual time to begin looking for mountain gorillas, 2-6 hours, and once you have found them, 1 hour will be must for you to observe these intelligent species. Walk back to the point you began trekking, get a gorilla trekking certificate and transfer to the lodge for relaxation.
In the evening, if there’s time, you can visit the Batwa villages for a cultural tour.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Gorilla Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Bunyonyi island hopping

Early breakfast and then embark on 2 hours’ drive straight to Lake Bunyonyi. Activities to expect while in Lake Bunyonyi include boat ride to visit some or all of the 29 islands including the Punishment Island, Bwama island, Akampene Island, Leprosy Island, etc. as well as community walks, canoeing, swimming or rewinding at the shores.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

BirdNest Resort

• Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel back to Kampala

Meet your driver guide early after breakfast, leave Kabale for Kampala, about 8 hours’ journey. Arrive at Igongo hotel early for lunch, museum tour and another stop at the equator crossing in Mpigi.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.