7 days Uganda Wildlife and Primates

You will be picked up from Entebbe Airport or your hotel. Then you’ll travel to Kibale National Park to see chimpanzees and enjoy a nature walk in Bigodi. After that, you’ll head to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wildlife safari and a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel. Next, you’ll visit Bwindi for an amazing gorilla trekking adventure. Afterward, you’ll stop by the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi before going to Lake Mburo for more animal viewing. Finally, you’ll return to Entebbe for your flight or be dropped off at your hotel.

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park | Bigodi Walk

You will be picked up at Entebbe Airport or your hotel when you arrive. Your English speaking tour driver from Giant Holiday Safaris will meet you and take you to Kibale Forest National Park. Once you get to your lodge, you’ll check in and then go for a walk in the Bigodi Wetland area.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

The main activity today is chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park. This park has over 1,500 chimpanzees, giving you a great chance to see them in the wild. After an early breakfast, you’ll go to the park headquarters for a short briefing about the trek. Then, you’ll head into the forest to look for the chimps.

The walk can take between 30 minutes and a few hours, depending on where the chimpanzees were last seen. Once you find them, you’ll spend about an hour watching them as they eat, play, and interact with each other. These chimps are used to seeing people, so you can get a good look at their behavior. In the afternoon, you’ll travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check into your lodge, dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Enshama Game Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

You’ll go on a morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the morning, you’ll ride through the park and see different types of land like grasslands, forests, and wetlands. You might spot elephants, lions, buffaloes, and many kinds of antelope.

In the afternoon, you’ll take a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake George and Lake Edward. On the cruise, you’ll have a great view of the park and see animals like hippos, crocodiles, and many birds. You may also see elephants and buffaloes coming to drink water by the shore.

Accommodation: Enshama Game Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Head to Ishasha Sector, Then Transfer to Bwindi

Wake up early and go for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains. Look out for animals like Cape buffalo, elephant herds, lions, and maybe even a leopard (they are hard to spot). After the drive, go back to the lodge, check out, and travel to the Ishasha Sector to look for tree-climbing lions. You have about a 70% chance of seeing them, but sometimes they stay hidden in the grass while hunting. If you do see them, it’s an amazing and unforgettable view. After Ishasha, head to your lodge near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Since tomorrow will be a busy day, it’s best to relax and get ready for the gorilla trek.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Have breakfast, then go to the ranger station. A ranger will explain the rules for gorilla trekking. After that, you’ll start your walk into Bwindi Forest to look for the gorillas. The hike may take 1 to 6 hours depending on where the gorillas are. Once you find a group, you’ll spend one hour watching them. Seeing these gentle, rare animals up close is an amazing experience you’ll never forget. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation.

Accommodation: Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo NP and Enjoy Evening Game Drives

After breakfast, start your journey to Lake Mburo National Park, passing through Mbarara City. You’ll reach your lodge in good time and take a short rest. In the afternoon, head out for a game drive that goes into the evening. During the drive, you might see large eland antelopes, zebras, topis, impalas, Uganda kobs, and Cape buffalos, among other animals. After the drive, return to the lodge and relax for the night.

Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Morning Walking Safari in the Park and Return to Entebbe

Start your day with an early breakfast. After that, go on a guided morning walk through Lake Mburo National Park with a trained ranger from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. During the walk, you’ll get to see animals like zebras, giraffes, elands, topis, buffaloes, and other antelopes up close.

Follow the trail that leads up the hills. From the top, you’ll have an amazing view of Lake Mburo and many of the other lakes around the park—up to nine of them! After enjoying the view, head back to your lodge, check out, and then drive to Entebbe Airport.

Accommodation: None

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch