9 DAYS PRIMATE AND WILDLIFE SAFARI

Day 1: Welcome to Rwanda

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe/Kampala to Lake Bunyonyi

Transfer from Entebbe/Kampala to Lake Bunyonyi After an early breakfast, you will set off for an 8-9-hour drive to the south western part of the country. You will have a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take some photos. You will make another stopover for lunch en-route, with a last stopover at Lake Bunyonyi. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda.

It is the second deepest lake in Africa [900 meters deep] and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzias free. The landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds” and as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake. Check in you’ room for Dinner and overnight at: Bunyonyi Eco Resort

Accommodation: Lake Victoria Hotel EntebbeLuxury Hotel located in or near Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 2: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Boat ride and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkAfter an early breakfast, you will set out for a Boat ride at Lake Bunyonyi this takes 2 hours, the landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds” and as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake.

You will in the afternoon transfer to Bwindi where you will do some nature walk or Batwa cultural experience, you will go through their villages to have an experience of how they go about their daily routine activities and be amazed by the way they skilfully cultivate the hill sides and how they care for their animals (cows) that are a prime source of pride later return for Dinner and overnight at:

Accommodation: Rusha Gorilla CampMidrange lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and transfer to Ishasha.

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and transfer to IshashaAfter an early breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters where you will be briefed by the guides before you begin the search in the thick Bwindi forest for the giant gorillas. Bwindi National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas, although it is unpredictable for how long you will track before finding them since it all depends on their movement.

Though the time spent to track down these Gorillas is unpredictable, the thrill of spending time and observing these gentle giant gorillas is a rare, moving, awesome and exciting adventure that will leave you with long lasting memories of a truly unique experience. Return for lunch you will transfer to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will reach late evening Dinner and overnight at:

Accommodation: Enjojo Lodge (Cottage)
Mid-range lodge located in or near Ishasha
Meals & Drinks: All meals includedDrinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 4 : Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National ParkAfter your breakfast you will be taken to Ishasha, famous for the tree climbing lions lounging in the tree branches while keeping a close eye on herds of Uganda kob, their favourite prey. You could have a chance to spot some tree climbing lions after proceed to you’ lodge, In the afternoon you will take a launch cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel to see, at close range, the water animals to include Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There is also a variety of bird species on the water banks especially the famous Shoebill, pelican and Jacana. Dinner and overnight at.

Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge
Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale National Park.

Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale National ParkAfter breakfast you will go for a brief morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth then head to the scenic Explosion Craters and Explosion Crater Lakes along the Western Ugandan Explosion Crater Lake Trail are one of the Pearls in the Pearl of Africa, have you’ lunch en-routes after transfer to Kibale National Park check in at your lodge for some rest in the evening go for the nature walks at Bigodi swamp where you will do birding there you will spot some bird species, butterflies are abundant and some women cultural group’s activities which are also adventurous to attend it can take you 2/3 hours, after get back to your respective hotel for dinner and overnight at

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks: A ll meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi swamp walk in Kibale National Park.

‍Day 6 of 9 Days Primate and Wildlife Safari Uganda: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi swamp walk in Kibale National ParkYou will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest with our packed lunch to view the primates. The activity begins at 8.00am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest.

The exercise takes half a day and along the way you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Red-Colobus and the Blue tailed and the Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the branches of this thick forest. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them. An experienced ranger will take you chimp tracking in the morning.

Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will spend one hour with them, after get back to your respective hotel for lunch, Post Lunch you will be taken for Bigodi Wetland walk. This is a guided swamp walk that takes you closer seeing primates mostly monkeys, birds and butterflies. You will need good walking shoes since part of the walk is sometimes muddy.

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest LodgeMid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Transfer to Murchison falls National Park

Transfer to Murchison falls National ParkAfter breakfast you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park which will take around 7/8 hours of drive, Head straight to tour the Top and bottom of majestic falls, where the Nile crashes through a 7 metres gorge to the falls 45 metres.

Numerous scenic viewpoints are a photographers’ delight, the most impressive view of the foaming waters rushing into the gorge with a deafening roar, you will have dinner and overnight at.

Accommodation: Murchison River lodge
Mid-range lodge inside Murchison falls national parkMeals & Drinks:
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 8: Game drive and Launch cruise in Murchison falls National Park.

Game drive and Launch cruise in Murchison falls National ParkYou will set off at 6:30 am cross to the northern bank of river Nile head for a sunrise game drive in the Nyamsika plateau to see the Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbucks. You may also spot o shy sitatunga, bush duiker, warthog and bush pig plus large carnivores including lions, leopards and spotted hyenas. Crocodiles and hippos will be seen along the banks of the Nile.

Some of the more common birds that can be seen include goliath heron, Egyptian geese, pelican, hornbill, saddle-bill stork and the rare shoebill stork. You will go for lunch in the afternoon take a boat cruise on the placid Victoria Nile, upstream, to the base of the falls. En route you will see hippos, crocodiles and a wide variety of birds including the unusual shoebill stork. The boat stops just a few meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron” for pictures to be taken of the photogenic and majestic Murchison Falls. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at.

Accommodation: Murchison River lodgeMid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9: Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and transfer to Entebbe/Kampala.

Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and transfer to Entebbe/KampalaAfter an early morning breakfast, depart with great memories of the moments spent at Murchison falls, you will be driven to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, after a briefing from the ranger you trek the sanctuary for close to two hours. Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe with lunch en-route.

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)Drinks not included.