Tour Overview

This Six-day safari offers the ultimate primate safari experience in Uganda. The safari starts with a visit to Kibale Forest national park home to the chimpanzees and 13 other primates’ species. At Kibale you will do a chimp trek and Bigodi nature walk. The second half of the journey takes you to the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park home to endangered mountain gorillas. At Bwindi you will do a gorilla trek, and later visit Lake Bunyonyi.

Tour Highlights

12 Days Across Uganda Safari: Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer To Jinja, White Water Rafting

After an early morning breakfast, we pick you from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and we set off for Jinja City located in Eastern Uganda, and is also known as the adventure capital of Uganda where we shall be doing white water rafting. Upon arrival in Jinja, proceed to the base camp where you Meet up with the rafting team in Jinja and attend a briefing session after which you will get into the vehicle and drive to the starting point where you will also be taken though a brief exercise to familiarize yourself with the rafting experience. Make your choice between grade 3 or grade 5 rapids and begin your adventure. Rafting on the Nile river lasts between 1 to 3 hours and it is always celebrated with a cold bottle of Nile special beer at the end. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation Options:

• Nile Village hotel(budget)
• Nile Porch Black Lantern (mid-range)
• Wild waters lodge (Luxury)

Destination:  Jinja

Day 2: Source of the Nile Boat Cruise and transfer to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

After an early morning breakfast, embark on short ride to the source of River Nile, the worlds longest river. You will then go for a boat ride on Lake Victoria, taking you straight to the point known as the source of River nile. You will take photos as well as your local guide gives you more information about Lake Victoria and the source of the Nile.
After visiting the source, we embark on our journey to The ziwa Rhino sanctuary located in northern Uganda. You will have your lunch enroute. Check-in at the sanctuary and proceed to Amuka Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation Options:

• Amuka Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Rhino tracking and transfer to Murchison falls national park

After you morning breakfast, head out for Rhino Tracking within the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The Ziwa Rhino sanctuary was created to conserve and the Rhinos, with intention of re-introducing them to all other parks in Uganda where they once lived before they were all poached. The Rhino Tracking tour usually lasts between 1hr 30minutes to 2hrs and 30 minutes. After your Rhino tracking experience we exit the lodge and proceed to Murchison falls national park, driving straight to the top of the falls, which is a fantastic sight. Here the Nile, the longest river in the world, is forced through a narrow gap in the rock (only 7 meters wide), before ferociously plunging down 43 meters. You will continue to red Chili rest camp for lunch and refreshment then later embark on an evening game drive in which you will have huge opportunities of spotting the resident wildlife such as giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, lions, the leopards, hyenas, Jackson hartebeests, waterbucks, bush bucks, hippos, and so much more. Proceed to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation Options:

• Parkside safari lodge (budget)
• Pakuba Safari Lodge(mid-range)
• Paraa Safari Lodge(luxury)

Destination: Murchison Falls National Park 

Day 4: Morning Game drive – Boat Cruise Along river nile

Before going for an early morning game drive to the northern part of Murchison falls National Park led by your tour guide, take a cup of tea to warm up. This drive will reward you with  encounters  of game like, hyenas, leopards, jackals, lions, buffaloes, Uganda Kob, elephants, and many more savannah wild life species. Enjoy a 4-hour game drive around the Buligi game tracks, which stretch between the Victoria and Albert Niles, and down to the Nile-Lake Albert Delta. Return for midmorning breakfast and lunch. After the game drive head out for the Boat cruise or launch cruise along the Victoria Nile. This boat trip is often cited as being the highlight of a trip to Murchison since it allows you to get up-close and personal with the animals. Along this stretch of the river, the bird life is stunning with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness.it will also provide an opening to view some of the water animals like the crocodiles, buffaloes, hippos and plenty of birds. Dinner and overnight at;

Accommodation Options:

• Parkside Safari Lodge(budget)
• Pakuba Safari Lodge (mid-range)
• Paraa Safari Lodge (luxury)

Day 5: Transfer To Kibale National Park

After an early morning breakfast, we embark on the journey to Kibale forest national Park, driving through the scenic countryside across the Albertine escarpment. You will enjoy your lunch enroute, and continue on your journey. Arrive at the lodge and check-in for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation Options:

• Chimpanzee forest guest House (budget/Mid-range)
• Turaco tree Cottages (Luxury)

Destination: Kibale National Park

Day 6: Chimpanze tracking in Kibale Forest and Bigodi Nature Walk.

Following Breakfast, walk into the Forest, to view primates, however before you begin you will go to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu and be briefed by the park ranger. This activity begins early morning at 8.00 a.m. and spend half the day looking for chimpanzees as well as monkeys like grey cheeked Mangabey, Red-tailed monkeys, phoestes, Red-Colobuses plus Blue tailed monkeys, all jumping from one branch to another. You will as well observe a profusion of birds and butterflies plus many tiny insects. The park ranger will detail you about information concerning these primates, and the different birds, animals and plant life here; this will make the walk very informative and enjoyable. Right after having lunch, you will go to for a nature walk in the bigodi wetlands where you will see lots of primates, birds, butterflies and so much more. Also visit the local community. Dinner and overnight at

Day 7: Transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park

Depart for Queen Elizabeth national park located in the foothills of the Mountains of the moon. Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s second largest park, located at the base of the majestic Ruwenzori Mountain range, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George. The park has prolific game, including gazelle, Uganda kob, warthog and waterbuck. Lions are often sighted both in and at the entrance to the park. Be prepared for huge numbers of hippo and elephant, and keep your eyes peeled for a leopard lazing in the sunshine.
It is one of the great mountain ranges of the world. As you continue to the park you may see different animals and birds given that the park has got about 100 mammal species and a remarkable 606 bird species.
In the afternoon you will have a game drive in which you will see most of the wildlife in the park.
Dinner and Overnight at

Accommodation Options:

• Mweya Safari Lodge (luxury)
• Elephant Hab lodge or twin lakes lodge (mid-range)
• Simba Safari Camp(budget)

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 8: Morning Game drive, Afternoon Boat cruise

You will go for an early morning a game drive in the Kasenyi sector, you may spot various animals like the elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards among others on this best Uganda safari. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and in the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel where you will spot various water animals like Hippos and crocodiles, the cruise will also enrich you with various water birds. Dinner and overnight as above

Day 9: The Ishasha Sector transfer to Bwindi Forest

After an early breakfast you will embark on the Journey to the gorilla trekking haven of Bwindi (Rushaga) 309km which is about 4-5 hours’ drive from Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will pass through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will have chances of spotting the tree climbing lions lying on tree branches in the midmorning sunshine. Proceed to Bwindi check in at your lodge for relaxation and overnight at;

Accommodation Options:

• Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge or Chameleon hill lodge (Luxury)
• Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge or Gorilla Mist Camp(mid-range)
• Rushaga Gorilla Haven, Trekkers Tarvarn cottages(budget)

Destination: Bwindi Forest National Park

Day 10: Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Be up with the early bird, taking a hot coffee with a snack and be at tourism office by 8:00 am for briefing by Ranger guides about general trekking experiences, getting porters to carry your extra luggage and start off your real exciting Mountain gorilla trekking safari. Ascend steep, rugged, mist covered, thick forested hills and get in the mix with thousands of other primates, birds, mammals, insects and different wildlife species sharing habitat with gorillas and walk in their foot prints. The exciting feeling of challenging the impenetrable forests, meeting up with the gorillas and everything about the jungles is so captivating and your brief duration of life in the jungles will stretch your imagination. You will spend just one hour with gorillas within which you will have grasped almost everything about the gorillas. Get back to your hotel for a late lunch and departure from the jungles. Your safari driver will take you to Kabale and check in at a hotel on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation, dinner, overnight stay and more fun on your Uganda tour.

Accommodation Options:

• Birdnest Lodge or Arcadia (luxury)
• Bunyonyi Overland, Or Crater bay Bunyonyi (budget)
• Bunyonyi Rock Resort or Bunyonyi eco resort (mid-range)

Destination: Lake Bunyonyi

Day 11: Bunyonyi cruise, Swimming and community tour

You will wake up with the rising sun. Have breakfast in the lawns and seal your mountain gorilla safari with a brief exciting boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi. Enjoy the serenity of the lake with cool breezes soothing your skin. Be alert for several attractive bird species on the lake and pay extra attention to guide’s moving stories. You may also opt to do swimming and or a community tour as you relax at this beatifull lake.

Day 12: Transfer to Entebbe

After an early morning breakfast, Check-out of the lodge and embark on your journey to Entebbe. You will stop over at the equator to take photos and continue to Entebbe

End Of Tour

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Getting There

The trip will start from Entebbe or Kampala to Jinja to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and End in Entebbe or Kampala Uganda.

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