10-Day Uganda Primates & Wildlife Safari

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by our safari driver who will brief you shortly and transfer you to the booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay

Today, wake up early for breakfast and meet your guide for a short briefing before departing for Murchison Falls National Park, one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas. Enjoy a long but scenic journey through Northern Uganda, passing rural homesteads and diverse landscapes with vast, flat terrain, offering a beautiful glimpse of the countryside along the way.

After an early breakfast, enjoy a game drive in Murchison Falls National Park, where you may spot elephants, giraffes, buffalo, lions, leopards, antelopes, and many bird species across the savannah, woodland, and grasslands. This private drive can be tailored with your guide. Later, enjoy a picnic lunch and relaxation. In the afternoon, take a boat safari along the Nile to the base of the falls, passing hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, and abundant birdlife. Optionally, hike to the top of the falls for stunning views before returning to your lodge via a slow game drive, with time to relax in the evening.

After an early breakfast, enjoy an en-route game drive in Murchison Falls National Park and visit the powerful Top of the Falls, where the Nile forces through a narrow gorge. Optionally hike to the base, then continue through scenic countryside toward Kibale National Park. On arrival, explore a lush rainforest home to 12 primate species, including red-tailed monkeys, colobus, baboons, and blue monkeys, plus rich birdlife like the great blue turaco. You may also spot forest elephants. Later, transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

In the morning, transfer to park headquarters for briefing before chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park, home to 13 primate species including chimpanzees, plus vervet, blue and colobus monkeys. The trek lasts 2–4 hours depending on movement, with one hour spent observing and photographing chimpanzees as your guide explains their behavior. Return for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a 2-hour Bigodi Wetland walk for birds and primates, then return to lodge for dinner and overnight.

After a relaxed breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, enjoying scenic crater lake views en route. Stop at the Equator Line in Uganda for photos before continuing to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, choose between an evening game drive in the Kasenyi sector or relaxing at the lodge.

After an early breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, spotting lions, elephants, buffalo, antelopes, and diverse birdlife. Return for lunch, then take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and water birds. Later, enjoy a short game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After early breakfast, check out and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via a scenic route, arriving at your lodge for late lunch. Spend the afternoon relaxing and preparing for the next day’s gorilla trekking. Bwindi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to over 400 gorillas and 350+ bird species. Its dense forest offers a unique wildlife experience, best visited in the dry season for trekking and birding.

Early morning coffee, then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a briefing before gorilla trekking. Enter the forest with a packed lunch and spend one hour observing the gorillas. The trek may take 2–6 hours and requires moderate fitness. Return to the lodge for lunch, then relax or enjoy an optional Batwa cultural visit before dinner and overnight.

Early morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and jump into your jeep, find your way back to Entebbe, which is roughly an 8 hour’s drive back, depending on traffic jams along the way. You will enjoy an en route lunch along the way. You will reach in the afternoon, and transfer to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.