Your 13 Days Complete Primate Wildlife Safari in Uganda will take you to Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee tracking and a Bigodi wetland walk, Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will enjoy game viewing and also Climbing hills to track lions in Ishasha, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to trek Mountain Gorillas, Lake Bunyonyi for sightseeing, bird watching, then transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, and end with Jinja city amazing view such as the Nile and for rafting.
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover for Rhino Trekking
A guide will pick you from the Hotel in Kampala in the morning after breakfast and transfer you to Murchison falls through the Luwero. On the way, visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track rhinos and have lunch at the restaurant. Proceed to the park where you will see the mesmerizing falls passing through the 7-meter gap with rocks and form the Victoria Nile. After head to the lodge, have supper and an overnight.
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Gold: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Platinum: Paraa Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 2: Game Drive and Boat Cruise Along the Victoria Nile to the Bottom of the Falls
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at around 6:30 am. After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up from the lodge and take you for an exciting morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park. This game drive gives you a chance to explore the park while the wildlife is most active, and you may spot animals such as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, Jackson’s hartebeest, warthogs, lions, and a variety of bird species across the savannah plains.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for some relaxation, freshening up, and lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise. In the afternoon, you will head to the jetty for a scenic boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls. During the boat ride, you will enjoy beautiful views of the river and have an opportunity to see hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and many bird species along the riverbanks and in the vegetation, including bee-eaters, kingfishers, cormorants, herons, and, if lucky, the shoebill stork.
The cruise takes you all the way to the base of the powerful Murchison Falls, where you will witness the Nile forcing its way through a narrow gorge before plunging into the river below. It is one of the most spectacular sights in Uganda and a perfect highlight of your safari. After enjoying the views and taking photographs, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Gold: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Platinum: Paraa Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 3: Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park
Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge and you continue on 13 Days Complete Uganda drive to Kibale Forest National Park, you will take pleasure in the beautiful scenery of this countryside which makes the journey more exciting. Have your lunch en-route in Fort portal town and continue as you will have great views of the Ruwenzori ranges. Check-in at your lodge before going for an optional guided nature walk in Bigodi wetland which is home to various birds and primate species. Later have dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Location: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Gold: Turraco Treetops
Platinum: Chimpundu Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and head to Kibale Forest National Park, one of Uganda’s most rewarding primate destinations. On arrival, you will report to the park headquarters for a detailed briefing by the ranger guides before starting your chimpanzee trekking adventure. Kibale Forest is home to the highest concentration of chimpanzees in East Africa, as well as other primates such as red colobus monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and red-tailed monkeys, making the forest a true paradise for nature lovers.
Accompanied by an experienced ranger, you will walk through the lush tropical forest in search of the chimpanzees. Once you find them, you will spend time observing them as they feed, play, groom each other, and move through the trees in their natural habitat. This close encounter offers an unforgettable wildlife experience and a wonderful opportunity to photograph and appreciate one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.
After the trek, you will return to your lodge for lunch and a short rest before beginning your scenic drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey takes you through beautiful countryside, tea plantations, crater lakes, and panoramic views of the Albertine Rift Valley. You will arrive in the Mweya Peninsula area in the late afternoon, where you will check in to your lodge, freshen up, and enjoy dinner. Later in the evening, you will relax and spend the night at your lodge, ready for the next day’s adventure.
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Twin Lake Safari Lodge
Gold: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Platinum: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 5: Game Drive and launch cruise in the Queen Elizabeth National Park
Enjoy your breakfast and set out for a game drive through the Kasenyi track and where you have a chance to observe different wildlife species like lions, elephants, antelopes, buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, and if lucky enough leopards together with amazing beautiful bird species. Queen Elizabeth has a diversity of Uganda’s ecosystems such as the Savannah, wetlands, lakes, and forests. With this, its scenery is spectacular with crater lakes like Nyamunuka and various shrubs and forests. Later head back to the lodge for lunch and relax. In the afternoon go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel; this is one of the most memorable experiences from the park. Take pleasure in observing different water birds together with their echoing sweet sounds and animals such as hippos, African crocodiles, waterbucks, buffaloes among others. After experiencing the true wilderness, drive back to the lodge for a night’s rest and dinner.
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Twin Lake Safari Lodge
Gold: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Platinum: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 6: Drive to Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions in the park
On this day you will wake up, and after breakfast, take a 2 hours’ drive to Ishasha which is home to tree-climbing lions. With the help of skilled park rangers, you will also such out for these lions and imagine how amazing it is to watch the lions in trees. Have lunch at the lodge or in form of a picnic. And enjoy more of these cats, and talk to the indigenous people called the Batwa, learn their histories and culture by the fireplace, then later return to your lodgings for dinner and rest.
Location: Ishasha Sector
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Topi Lodge
Gold: Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Platinum: Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
On this day, you begin your journey to Bwindi the habitat of gentle giants Mountain gorillas. This journey will take you through Kigezi highlands and their various terraced hills. Have Lunch on your way or from the lodge; it will be dependent on your arrival time. Have dinner and take a rest at your lodge.
Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Agandi Lodge
Gold: Buhoma Lodge
Platinum: Buhoma Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 8: Mountain Gorilla Tracking Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Today is the highlight of your safari as you head into the misty jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for an unforgettable mountain gorilla trekking experience. Bwindi is home to the rare and endangered mountain gorillas, gentle giants whose DNA is nearly 98% similar to that of humans. The forest itself is a rich and diverse ecosystem, sheltering a wide variety of wildlife, including primates, butterflies, birds, frogs, mammals, and numerous plant species.
After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters for a detailed briefing by the ranger guides. During the briefing, you will be allocated a gorilla family and given important guidelines to follow during the trek. Thereafter, you will be led into the forest by experienced rangers and trackers in search of the gorillas. The trekking experience can take anywhere from 1 hour to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas, the forest terrain, and the pace of the group.
Once the gorillas are found, you will be allowed one magical hour with them. This is a special opportunity to observe their behavior, watch them feed, play, and interact, and capture remarkable photographs and memories of this once-in-a-lifetime encounter. Then after you will visit to the Batwa community can be arranged. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Agandi Lodge
Gold: Buhoma Lodge
Platinum: Buhoma Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 9: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
Today after breakfast while still in the mood of reminiscing about the previous day’s gorilla experiences, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi, which is Africas second deepest lake and a birders spot. Enjoy the eye-catching landscapes such as the locally terraced interlocking hills where most locals carry out their farming.
After heading out for a canoe ride on the lake which harbors 29 islands and almost every island with a history such as the Punishment Island – enjoy the stories from the guides on this boat ride. 13 Days Complete Uganda, Return to the lodge, have lunch and in the afternoon, take a walk, or hike up the hills to enjoy more spectacular views of forests and lakes, or watch birds, or read a book while relaxing by the lake shores, or swim in the lake which is Bilharzia free and safe for swimming.
Location: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
Gold: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
Platinum: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 10: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, embark on the 4 hours and 30 minutes’ drive to Lake Mburo National Park – among Uganda’s smallest parks with lunch en route you will be passing through stunning sceneries, farms, and plantations.
The park is home to a big number of Zebras, also impalas, oribis, buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks and also over 332 bird species made it their home. When you arrive in the park- in the afternoon go on a boat cruise along Lake Mburo, take enough photographs.
Location: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation Options:
Silver: Rwakobo Rock
Gold: Rwakobo Rock
Platinum: Mihingo Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 11: Drive to Jinja with evening boat cruise to the source of River Nile
Enjoy an early breakfast, after doing a game drive as you continue to Kampala, have a stop at the Equator line; take photos and also buy some souvenirs from a craft shop. Enjoy lunch still at the Equator or in Kampala depending on the time you arrive there. After lunch drive to Jinja located in the East of Uganda and the home of the source of the Nile River. Arrive in the evening and have dinner and take a rest at the lodge/hotel of your choice.
Location: Jinja
Accommodation Options:
Silver: The Haven – Eco River Lodge
Gold: The Haven – Eco River Lodge
Platinum: Wild water Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 12: Seeing the Nile – White Water Rafting
Have an early breakfast and head out for today’s activities. The Nile River finds its source in Jinja where it starts the 4000 km through different African countries. So your driver will take you to where the beginning point is as you go for discovering the Source of the Nile; you will go for a guided boat cruise on the Nile. After the boat, go for half a day rafting on the rapids which is an adventure and an unforgettable experience. Have lunch and after you could choose to rest at the lodge on the swimming pool or go for optional activities like bungee jumping or kayaking or quad biking or Horse riding
Location: Jinja
Accommodation Options:
Silver: The Haven – Eco River Lodge
Gold: The Haven – Eco River Lodge
Platinum: Wild water Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 13: Departure – End of Safari
Take breakfast leave Jinja, while on the journey to Kampala, you will stop to buy some souvenirs to take home with you. If you have a flight on the same day your guide will transfer you to Entebbe as you bid farewell to Uganda. The End of 13 Days Complete Uganda, thank you for choosing Magic African Safaris, we hope see you soon!
Location: Kampala (Uganda)
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Cost Includes on 13 Days Complete Uganda Primate and Wildlife Tour:
Return airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
Private transport for 13 days in a well-modified safari Extended land-cruiser (4WD,air-conditioned and pop-up roof)
Rhino Tracking in Ziwa rhino Sanctuary
Flue for 13 days
English safari driver guide for 13 days
Mid-range accommodation for 2 night on full board (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
All en-route meals and bottled mineral water throughout your tour
All park entrance and activities feel and all applicable government taxes
Afternoon game in Lake Mburo National Park
White Water Rafting in Jinja
Bigodi sanctuary swamp and community safari
1 Chimpanzee Trekking permit per person (Kibale forest national park)
1 Mountain gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park (Buhoma sector)
A visit to the Equator land mark
Batwa Community Encounter
Cost Excludes on 13 Days Complete Uganda Primate and Wildlife Tour:
International and domestic flights
Country entry visa
Personal travel insurance
Items of personal nature/laundry/telephone charges
Souvenirs and gifts, Tips
Alcoholic and other soft drinks (sodas, special juice order at the lodge and wines)
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