10 Days Midrange / Luxury Primate & Savannah Safaris Holiday

Day by day itinerary for our 10 days Uganda safari:

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport for your Midrange / Luxury Trip to Uganda Safari 

You meet  your safari guide at Entebbe airport he will warmly welcome you for your 10 days trip to uganda and he will transfer you to you hotel to rest from long flight. Along the way we pass the famous old airport of the Israel 6 hours war in Uganda and have views over Lake Victoria. Check in at the hotel and relax to be ready for your next day Uganda safari .

Overnight stay at; Boma Entebbe/ Hotel no.5

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary 

You will be picked at the hotel after an early breakfast by your driver guide/ safari guide and start the journey out of Entebbe. Our first stop is at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where rhinos are being reintroduced to Uganda. Here you will head out on foot for a walking safari to get a look at the rhinos. We then continue through the savanna assorted with Acacia and Shrubs and transfer to the Giraffe Paradise; Murchison Falls national park is the oldest and is the largest national park in uganda which is gazetted in 5and covers a distance of 3893sqkm  with 76 species of mammals and 556  bird species with 51 Reptiles and 51 Amphibians.. Have lunch along the way. We start by visiting the top of the falls – this is a magnificent classic highlight as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice. After exploring the falls drive on to your lodge for your overnight.

Overnight stay at; Twiga safari lodge/ Pakuba safari lodge/ Para safari lodge

Day 3: Game Drive and Evening Boat Cruise to Bottom to the Falls

After your morning breakfast you will go for morning game drive as the sun rises over the savannah, for a morning of exploring the park as we continue our  Uganda safari holiday. This game-drive gives us chances of seeing giraffes, lions, elephants, buffaloes, Jackson hartebeest, oribi, uganda kobs, Hyenas water buck among others and bird species such as Ground Abyssinians Hornbill, Grey Crowned Crane, Northern Bishop, Black Headed Weaver, Starling, Elemented GuineaFowl, Saddle Stolk and many others. In the afternoon after lunch it is time for the 3 hours boat-cruise on the Nile to the base of the falls. Here you will spot hippos, Nile crocodile, elephants and a variety of beautiful birds along the banks. If you are a keen birder this might be your magnet to catch some water birds like Pied King Fisher, Fish Eagle, Bee Eater at Nyamusike Cliff while on boat cruise.

Overnight stay at; Twiga safari lodge/ Pakuba safari lodge/ Para safari lodge

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

It’s a long day’s drive with our target to have lunch in Fort portal as the distance was started will go throuh the eastern arm of lift valley. The pressure and fatigue is lessened by a punctuation of stopovers at sceneries like the Rift valley escarpment on Lake Albert (a view point of the Blue mountains of Congo), typical African village setup in the far country side and , tea plantations offer us chances of stretching along the drive ways as we check in at the lodge in the late afternoon. Ndali area is rich with scenic hills, craters and primates like Black and white colobus, red colobus, red tailed monkey and grey cheeked mangabeys.

Overnight stay at; Ndali lodge / Primate lodge Kibale / Papaya lodge Bigodi

Day5: Kibale Forest Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Nature Walk

Spend the whole day with the chimps participating in chimpanzee trekking, a truly exclusive experience during this  Uganda safari holiday. Get to the briefing before the Great Apes leave their nests to plan the day. Kibale Forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. Here you have the chance to see the chimps close up and capture shots of our closet cousins in the jungle in there frenzy exciting moods as they are grooming, building relationships, bringing up young ones, think and sharing food. In the forest 9 different species of Monkeys are found so you have chances of seeing red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies on a great day.

Overnight stay at; Ndali lodge / Primate lodge Kibale / Papaya lodge Bigodi

Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National  Park and Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise

After breakfast we drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges in view or drive through the crater lakes in the hills through to sample out the surprising diversity of savanna trees and wildlife. We enjoy lunch at the lodge before going for the 2hrs boat-cruise on the famous Kazinga channel, a 36kms channel linking Lake George and Lake Edward. Here you will see land and water adapted hippos and some slashing canines to each other, the National Geographical society killing machine the Nile crocodile gaping along the banks and savanna version of pigs the warthog- Pumba of the award winning Lion King are a hallmark sign in this Animal home in Uganda.

Overnight stay at;  Mweya safari lodge.

Day7: Morning Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park   & Free Afternoon / Evening Game Drive (SEE POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES)

Explore Queen Elizabeth national park in the cool morning with a game-drive that exposes us to diverse animals. Chances of seeing big 4 members elephants, buffaloes, big cats- lions, leopards, warthogs and hunchback carnivals like hyenas along the circuits as we drive along. There is a rich bird life especially our version of storks in the wetland sports as we reach the flamingos in the salt lakes. Afternoon free: Options of relaxation at the lodge, experiential tourism tracking lions as close as we can get, a village walk or bat caves walk with pythons.

Overnight stay at; Mweya safari lodge.

Day 8: Transfer to  Bwindi Impenetrable Forest via  Ishasha  for Tree Climbing Lions

you check out from Mweya safari lodge early in the morning to continue our  Uganda safari holiday with the drive on the adventurous road leading to Ishasha, the southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park. Along the way we might see monkeys in the trees and baboons on the road. At Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savanna area with topis and the southern version of Elephants to hopefully find the lions high in the fig tree branches. After the game-drive we start the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park. We go through a changing landscape starting with the flat savanna via cultivated hills to the forest covered mountains of Bwindi, the home of the mountain gorillas. We have lunch along the way and check in at the luxurious lodge with stunning views in the late afternoon.

Overnight stay at; Gorilla forest camp

Day 9: Gorilla Trekking  Day in Bwindi Impenetrable  Forest National Park

We have now reached the great highlight of this primate focused luxury Uganda safari holiday, the gorilla trekking days. You will get the chance to enter into the forest of the gorillas twice getting the most out of being in the Misty Mountains. Start this first day with early breakfast before being taken over to the starting point of the gorilla trekking. You will be briefed about the rules in the park as your safari guide takes care of all practicalities. The gorilla trekking is lead by a specialized guide who leads you into the fascinating jungle to the point where the gorillas are and you get to spend one unforgettable hour with them. This impenetrable forest is as well full of birds, butterflies and plant species plus forest hog, forest elephants. After the trek you go back to the lodge, look at your pictures and relax to be ready for the next day.

Overnight stay at; Gorilla forest camp

Day 10: Flight dya, Fly out from Bwindi and  Connect to Entebbe International Airport 

It is time to leave beautiful Bwindi as we have reached the end of the primate focused luxury Uganda safari. We head to the airstrip next to the park where your safari guide leaves you to take a flight to Entebbe, taking approximately 1 hour. You can plan for your international flight in the late afternoon/evening or add another night to fly the next day.