You are viewing a 16 Day Gorilla, Chimp and Wildlife Adventure Safari Tour Itinerary
This tour begins on any day upon your request, From Entebbe - Uganda and runs for 16 days
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Tour Length
16 Days / Fifteen Nights
Start Date
Any day you select
Eligible Solo Travelers
Any body above 15 Years
Summary
16 Day Uganda Primates, Apes and Safari Mid-Range Tour
Day by Day
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Uganda
Day
1
Transfer to Sipi Falls
Accommodation:
Rafiki Lodge Sipi
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
2
Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
3
Game Drive and Cultural Tour
Accommodation:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
4
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
5
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
6
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
Isunga Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
7
Chimpanze Trekking and Bigodi Wetland Visit
Accommodation:
Isunga Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
8
Visit Semliki and Amabere ga Nyinamwiru
Accommodation:
Isunga Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
9
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth and Boat Cruise
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
10
Game Drive and Crater Lake Visit
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
11
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation:
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
12
Gorilla Trekking
Accommodation:
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
13
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
14
Transfer to Lake Mburo
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
15
Game Drive and Nature Walk
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
16
Transfer to Entebbe
Accommodation:
No Accommodation
Meal Plan:
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Highlights
Transfer to Sipi Falls
Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Game Drive and Cultural Tour
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Chimpanze Trekking and Bigodi Wetland Visit
Visit Semliki and Amabere ga Nyinamwiru
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Boat Cruise
Game Drive and Visit the Crater Lakes
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking
Lake Bunyonyi
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Game Drive and Nature Walk
Transfer to Entebbe



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Included
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
Safari 4x4 vehicle
Drinking water
Airport transfer on the first and last day
Tour/driver guide
Chimp permits
All park entrance fees
Hand sanitizer
Face masks
Excluded
International airfares/flight fares
Uganda visa (can be paid at the airport, on arrival)
Tips, other drinks, laundry
Detailed Itinerary
Overview
Gorilla, chimp and wildlife Safari is slightly a long tour that lasts up to 2 weeks and 3 days. It will take you to six national parks. On this customized safari, you will visit Kidepo Valley National Park Africa's wildest, Murchison Falls National Park ,Kibale Forest National Park , semuliki game reserve, Queen Elizabeth national park , Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park , Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mburo national park .
Day 1
Transfer to Sipi Falls
As you enjoy your breakfast our driver guide will be waiting to transfer you to Sipi falls via Kampala, Mbale road which is about 6 hour drive 280kms. You will get Lunch en-route as you reach the Sipi falls. Tour all the three supper phrased waterfalls walking through gardens and coffee plantations.


Accommodation | Day 1
Rafiki Lodge Sipi
Activity
Day 1Morning
Transfer by Road , to Sipi Falls
Meal Plan - Day 1
Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related Tour
Day 2
Transfer to Kidepo Valley Nationa Park
Following your presented breakfast, head for the scenic and rewarding journey to Kidepo valley national park. This journey normally takes about 8 hours close to 430 kms drive. On the way you should expect to see the beautiful sceneries of the great valley and the flat lands of Karamoja. Check in at the lodge for lunch relaxation, dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 2
Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Activity
Day 2Morning
Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Meal Plan - Day 2
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related
Day 3
Game Drive and Cultural Tour
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast and head out into the wilderness for a game drive along the Narus valley. The scenic drive rewards with the largest herds of Buffalos, elephants, antelope species including; Jackson's heartbeast, bushbuck, kobs, oribs, zebras, giraffes, lions and occasionally leopards among many mammal species. Expect to see many unique birds including ostrich, kori bustard among others on your game drive to the Kanagorok hot springs.
Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, set off for a cultural walk to the Karmojong at Kapedo and Karema. You will interact and learn about their unique culture and way of life of the karimajong. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 3
Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Activity
Day 3Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Cultural Walk
Meal Plan - Day 3
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 4
Transfer to a Murchison Falls National Park
After an early morning breakfast, drive to Murchison falls (259kms - 4-5 hours) via Kitgum.You will have lunch enroute as you proceed to the park through its northern section popularly known as paraa. Through the northern section of the park you may spot some animals as you proceed to the ferry. Cross with the ferry and proceed to check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 4
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Activity
Day 4Morning
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Meal Plan - Day 4
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 5
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
Have breakfast and then go for a morning game drive at the delta where you may spot various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, hyenas, Uganda kobs, among others. Return and have lunch then at 2pm, you will go for a launch cruise at the bottom of the Murchison Falls along River Nile, enjoy streaming views of hippo and crocodile along the Nile banks, as well as large numbers of different animal species getting down to quench their thirst and bathe. After the boat cruise at the bottom of the falls, you will hike up the top of the falls from where you will be driven back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 5
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Activity
Day 5Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Boat Cruise
Meal Plan - Day 5
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 6
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Have breakfast early in the morning and take on the road for Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee tracking. The journey is about 260 kms and may take 4-5 hours. Arrive in fort portal late in the afternoon. Check in at the lodge for lunch, refresh and relax after a long drive. Dinner and overnight stay.


Accommodation | Day 6
Isunga Lodge
Activity
Day 6Morning
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Meal Plan - Day 6
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 7
Chimpanze Trekking and Bigodi Wetland Walk
After breakfast you will leave with your packed lunch and water. Your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for registration and briefing. After briefing, you will be assigned a group with a ranger who will guide you through the trekking of chimps. At this point will trek through the forest in search of the chimps where you will meet several more primates and birds in the forest. It will take 2-5 hours to find the chimpanzees. On seeing them, you will spend 1 hour with the chimpanzees while taking pictures and studying their feeding and living behaviors.
After tracking you will refresh at the lodge then go for a 2-3 hours nature walk at Bigodi wetland sanctuary. Return to your lodge to refresh and spend the evening at leisure relaxing at your lodge. Rweteera safari park or Turacco tree tops or Isunga lodge fortportal or Kyaninga for luxuary.


Accommodation | Day 7
Isunga Lodge
Activity
Day 7Morning
Chimpanze Trekking
Afternoon
Bigodi Swamp Walk
Meal Plan - Day 7
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 8
Visit to Semliki and Amabere ga Nyinamwiru
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to Semuliki Game Reserve for the sempaya hot springs and visit to “amabereganyinamwiru Sempaya”. The Sempaya hot springs with temperatures up to 100 degrees Celsius are such a natural wonder. This natural wonder is backed with a beautiful forest which is also home to many animals like the black and white colubus money, mangabey monkeys and the red tailed monkey. With the high temperatures of the hot springs, one is able to boil eggs which can be ready within 30 minutes.
Lunch enroute and transfer to Nyakasura to visit amabereganyinamwiru (stalagmites and stalactites). At the site, expect to visit the nyakasure water falls, crater swamp and carter lakes around the place. Transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Rweteera safari park or Turacco tree tops or Isunga lodge fortportal.


Accommodation | Day 8
Isunga Lodge
Activity
Day 8Morning
Visit Semliki Game Reserve
Sempaya Hot Springs
Amabere ga Nyinamwiru
Meal Plan - Day 8
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 9
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Queen Elizabeth National Park for your wildlife safari. You will take on the Kasese road as you enjoy the views of the Rwenzori Block Mountains, proceed to cross the glacial river Nyamwamba which originates from Moutain Rwenzori. Expect to see big gardens along the Mubuku irrigation scheme as you lead to Kasese town. You will have a chance to stop at the equator for photo moments and a short experiment.
On arrival, check in at the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the boat launch later in the afternoon. This 2 hours boat cruise will expose you to a lot of wildlife and bird life as most animals descend to the lake side to quench their thirst and take mud baths. Some of the animals expected to see are elephants, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and water birds like flamingoes, herons, ducks, hummer kop, kingfishers among others. After the boat, transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 9
Enganzi Game Lodge
Activity
Day 9Morning
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Stopover at the Equator
Afternoon
Boat Cruise
Meal Plan - Day 9
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 10
Game Drive and Crate Lake Visit
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive to the Kasenyi plains for a morning game drive that takes 4-5 hours, check in at the park entrance for clearance and proceed into the park. You will then begin your search for the game with animals like leopards, lions, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, elephants among others. Expect to see some birds in the park like the helmeted guinea fowl among others.
Later in the afternoon you will transfer back to the lodge for lunch and refreshing as you prepare for the crater lakes visit late in the afternoon until evening for the sunset view on the Kyambura escarpment as you transfer back to the lodge for sinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 9
Enganzi Game Lodge
Activity
Day 10Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Visit the Crate Lakes
Meal Plan - Day 10
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 11
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early morning breakfast, your driver guide will take you to Bwindi via Bunyaruguru where you will see other crater lakes by the road side and over he hills. You will have a few stop overs to enable you have more doze of our natural diversity. Expect to see the tea plantations along the road where you may take photos. You will then proceed to Ishakaand branch off to Kitagata for a short visit to Kitagata hot springs.
You will then proceed with the journey through Ntungamo district where you will have your lunch at Great lakes museum for like an hour or 2 then you proceed to bwindi late in the afternoon. Check in at the lodge for relation dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 11
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Activity
Day 11Morning
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Meal Plan - Day 11
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 12
Gorilla Trekking
After an early morning breakfast, clients will be given your packed lunch from the lodge and driven to the briefing point in the park where they will check in and have a briefing. The briefing starts at 8:30am but clients are expected to be there by 8:00am. After briefing, clients with their ranger guide start their activity as they trek through the impenetrable forest in search of the gorillas, trekking may take 4 hours or more depending on where the gorillas last slept at night.
1 hour is given to the trackers as they take photos and learns more behaviors of the gorillas, they will then trek back to the office for their graduation ceremony and will be awarded with gorilla tracking certificates. Your guide will then drive you to Lake Bunyonyi for your afternoon relaxation.


Accommodation | Day 12
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Activity
Day 12Morning
Gorilla Trekking
Afternoon
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Meal Plan - Day 12
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 13
Lake Bunyonyi
Wake up at a convenient time, take breakfast and start the day with a canoe or boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi the deepest lake in Uganda dotted with 29 islands and a place of very many small birds with a great morning sunrise. Visit the punishment island and other several islands and transfer back to the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon hike to the top view of the lake.
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Accommodation | Day 13
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Activity
Day 13Morning
Canoe of Boat Ride
Visit the Punishment Island
Afternoon
Hike the Top View of the Lake
Meal Plan - Day 13
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 14
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After morning breakfast,you will be transfered from Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park (200kms) a journey of 3 hours. Through the great hills of Kigezi you will drive to ntungamo district and start the ankole kingdom while heading to mbarara. You will pass through various banana (plantain) plantations and pineapple gardens by the road side, Lunch enroute at igongo cultural center and hotel. Drive to the park later in the afternoon. Check in at the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 14
Rwakobo Rock
Activity
Day 14Morning
Transfer to Lake Mburo
Meal Plan - Day 14
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 15
Game Drive and Nature Walk
Following your presented breakfast, drive to the park for the morning game drive with expectations to see various animals in the park. Some of the animals that can be encountered at the park are; erands, giraffes, zebras, impalas, toppis, waterbucks among others. Drive to the lodge for lunch and preparation for a nature walk in Uganda's safest savanna park.


Accommodation | Day 15
Rwakobo Rock
Activity
Day 15Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Nature Walk
Meal Plan - Day 15
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Day 16
Game Drive and Nature Walk
Breakfast early in the morning, we shall set off for Entebbe a journey of about 230 kms which is 4 -5 hours' drive. You will have a stopover at the equator for photo moments, short experiment and lunch. Embark on your journey to Entebbe.
Accommodation | Day 16
No Accommodation
Activity
Day 16Morning
Transfer to Entebbe
Meal Plan - Day 16
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Best Time to Visit
June to August and December to February
High Season
June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)
Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP

Elephant
Common

Buffalo
Common

Zebra
Common

Giraffe
Occasional

Cheetah
Occasional

Lion
Occasional
Wildlife in Lake Mburo National Park

Buffalo
Common

Zebra
Common

Hippo
Common

Giraffe
Occasional

Leopard
Occasional

Hyena
Occasional
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Elephant
Common

Buffalo
Common

Leopard
Occasional

Lion
Common

Hippo
Abundant

Chimpanzee
Occasional
Wildlife in Murchison Falls National Park

Chimpanzee
Occasional

Elephant
Common

Giraffe
Common

Buffalo
Common

Hippo
Common

Lion
Occasional
Wildlife in Kibale Forest National Park

Chimpanzee
Common

Elephant
Occasional

Hippo
Occasional

Leopard
Rare

Hippo
Rare

Lion
Rare
Tour Features
This uses hotels.
Can be customized
You can request changes to this tour.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum age of 15 years for solo travelers
The minimum age for this tour is 15 years for solo travelers.