8 Days Uganda Primate and Wildlife Tour

Arrive and transfer to Kampala for an overnight

Arriving at the airport you are warmly welcomed by your guide and transferred to Kampala for the overnight.

Airport Link Guest House · Bed and breakfast

Kampala – Kibale Forest (approx. 450km, 6–7 hours)

An early pick-up and drive to Kibale Forest, home to thirteen primate species including chimpanzees, red colobus and L’Hoest’s monkeys, and over 355 recorded bird species.

Turaco Treetops or Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse · Full board

Morning chimp tracking, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park (approx. 2.5 hours)

A morning tracking chimpanzees along the forest trails, returning for lunch before the drive to Queen Elizabeth — one of the highest-biodiversity parks in the world at 1,978 sq km, with over 100 mammal species and 606 recorded birds.

Buffalo Safari Lodge

Game drive to the Kasenyi area, Queen Elizabeth National Park

A morning game drive for lion prides and Uganda Kob, then an afternoon cruise on the Kazinga Channel, home to one of the largest hippo concentrations in Africa. Optional: the Queen’s Pavilion, the Katwe Salt Walk, the Kikorongo African Art Workshop, or the Uganda Community Carnivore Program at Leopard Village.

Buffalo Safari Lodge · Full board

Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

A drive via Kihihi and Kanungu through hills, valleys and terrace farming to Lake Mulehe, on the shores of a lake overlooking the Virunga volcanoes near Kisoro.

Lake Mulehe Gorilla Lodge · Full board

Bwindi National Park (approx. 5–6 hours drive)

An early start for gorilla trekking, one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth — there are now only around 650 mountain gorillas left in the world. Treks typically run 2–6 hours with park guides throughout.

Lake Mulehe Gorilla Lodge · Full board

Bwindi – Lake Mburo National Park

A game drive on entry to Lake Mburo, an extension of the Tanzanian plains with large herds of zebra, impala and eland — one of the best places in the country for African Finfoot and papyrus gonolek.

Kigarama Wilderness Lodge · Full board

Lake Mburo – Kampala

A game drive or optional guided forest walk, then on to Entebbe with a stop at the royal drum makers and the equator, arriving in the evening for your outward flight.