7 Days Chimpanzee & Wildlife Safari Tour-Primate Tracking Adventures Uganda

This is a 7 days Uganda safari to Uganda’s un-spoilt wildlife destinations to experience Nature at its best. Explore all the best of Queen Elizabeth National Park, connect to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and finalize with Lake Mburo exploration. Expect fantastic game drives in hunt for some of the “Big 5” (African Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, and Elephant), Tree-Lion Spotting in Ishasha Sector, excellent birding with over 600 species, gorilla trekking, nature walk and fantastic launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel; famous for the highest concentration of Hippos in Africa.

Safari Overview

The 7 Days Gorilla & Wildlife Safari offers you the opportunity to Adventure both the rare species of Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest National park as well as watch numerous Wildlife Animals that inhabit the Savannah vegetation of Queen Elizabeth National park Uganda. You will also go Chimpanzee Tracking in Kyambura Gorge and watch Willdife animals in Lake Mburo National Park.

Day 1: Drive to Queen Elizabeth

After breakfast drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park south western Uganda.  You will stop in at the equator for photographs, and then the in one of the towns for lunch to reach the Park in the afternoon.  You may go for a nature walk in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari lodge / Institute of ecology.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking-Boat ride

Early morning you will transfer to the Kyambura gorge to track Chimpanzees. The walk through the gorge will reward you with other primates like the colobus monkeys, grey cheeked Mangabeys and others. In the afternoon you will drive back to the lodge for lunch and then go for a launch cruise on the Kazinga channel. Expect animals like hippos, buffaloes, elephants and birds at the shores. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge / Institute of ecology.

Day 3: Game drive-Transfer to Bwindi

Take tea/ a glass of Juice to go for an early morning game drive to meet predators as they return to their hide outs. Expect animals like Lions, Elephants, leopards, Jackals, warthogs, bushpigs antelopes and many more. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and then through the Ishasha sector transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma Community Bandas.

Day 4: Gorilla tracking

Following breakfast you will transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing before you set off at 9:00 am through the tracks to search for the humble giants. You will go with packed lunch because it’s hard to determine how long it will take you to meet these great apes. However the time ranges between 2-9 hours depending on the movement of the giant primates. The activity is tiresome, it involves walking along steep hilly tracks however encountering these great relatives of man erases all the poor memories/ hardships you went through in trying to find them.  They are awe-inspiring! Dinner and overnight at Gorilla forest Camp / Buhoma community Bandas.

Day 5: Drive to Lake Mburo-afternoon Canoe ride

This morning after the exhilarating moments of the previous day, you will drive to Lake Mburo National park. A park known for its antelopes and birds too. You will reach in the afternoon to go for a canoe ride on the Lake to search for game at the shores of the Lake. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented Camp / Rwonyo Camp

Day 6: Transfer-Kampala

In the morning you will go for a nature walk in the park to view more game like buffaloes, zebras, elephants and others. Later in the afternoon you will drive back to Kampala. Dinner and overnight at Sheraton Hotel / Hotel Africana.

Day 7: City Tour-Airport

In the morning have breakfast to go for a city tour and this is dependent on the time of departure. After the city tour you will go back to our lodge to pack your luggage and head off to the airport to catch your flight back Home.

The quoted price includes
  • A comfortable 4x4 safari vehicle, excellent for game viewing & photographing.
  • Full time English speaking professional driver guide
  • Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
  • All activities mentioned
  • Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
  • Gorilla and Primates tracking permits
  • Airport Transfers
Prices excludes
  • Airfares
  • Entry visas and airport taxes
  • All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.