9 Days Experience Uganda Primate Safari

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This luxury safari takes you to the major hotspots of the region including Kibale forest national Park for chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth national park with Ishasha Sector where search for the endangered tree climbing lions happen. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable marks the climax for your trip before a leisurely game in Lake Mburo national park ...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Wheelchair Accessible
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Day 1: Entebbe Airport - Entebbe
    • Day 2: Entebbe – Kibale Forest N.P
    • Day 3: Kibale Forest N.P - Chimp Trek
    • Day 4: Kibale Forest N.P - Queen Elizabeth N.P
    • Day 5: Queen Elizabeth N.P – Ishasha Sector
    • Day 6: Queen Elizabeth N.P Ishasha - Bwindi N.P
    • Day 7: Bwindi N.P - Gorilla Trek
    • Day 8: Bwindi N.P - Lake Mburo

What's this trip about?

    This luxury safari takes you to the major hotspots of the region including Kibale forest national Park for chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth national park with Ishasha Sector where search for the endangered tree climbing lions happen. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable marks the climax for your trip before a leisurely game in Lake Mburo national park where you can never miss Zebras.

Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityEntebbe
End CityEntebbe

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Birding

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird Watching
  • Culture
  • Game Drive
  • Hiking
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife Viewing

Trip includes

    • Accommodation and meals as indicated above or similar deepening on availability at the
    • Time of booking
    • Transportation in a 4x4 Safari Vehicle
    • Services of a professional experienced English-speaking driver-guide
    • 1 x Gorilla trekking permit Bwindi Forest ($700 per person)
    • 1 x Chimpanzee trekking permit Kibale Forest ($200 per person)
    • Park entrance fees
    • Boat safari on Kazinga Channel Queen Elizabeth National Park
    • Game drives in Lake Mburo N.P, Ishasha and Kasenyi Queen Elizabeth National Park.
    • Community visit to the Kataraa women project
    • Boat ride on Lake Mburo, alternatively a safari walk.
    • Bigodi swamp and community walk
    • Crater lakes visit
    • A liter of drinking water person per day in the car
    • Hand sanitizers and face masks in the car
    • All applicable government taxes

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House, Boma Guest House, Lake Victoria Serena Resort Hotel

Arrive Entebbe international airport, you will meet and greet with yourprivate Uganda Primates & Wildlife Safari driver who will then transfer to your hotel for overnight.

Day 2: Entebbe to Kibale Forest National Park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Guest House, Primate lodge, Ndali Lodge

Your Uganda Primates & Wildlife Safari Guide/Driver will pick you  from your hotel and drive westward via Mubende with a stopover for Lunch.

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Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Guest House, Primate lodge, Ndali Lodge

Kibale forest has over 1,450 individuals (Chimpanzees) protected within the park. At Kanyanchu, a community of chimpanzees has been habituated since 199...

Day 4: Kibale Forest to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Baboon Safari Lodge, Parkview Safari Lodge, Katara Lodge

Morning visit to the crater lakes and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with lunch en-route, and afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga ch...

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth Ishasha Sector

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: The River Lodge, Ishasha Jungle Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Morning African savanna game drive in the Kasenyi plains through to Katwe kob mating grounds. Most of the animals you are likely to find her...

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Gorilla Park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Buhoma community Camp, Mahogany Springs Lodge, Gorilla Forest Camp

Morning savanna game drive in the Ishasha plains to increase your chances of seeing the endangered lions and a leopard depending on how ...

Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Jungle

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Buhoma community Camp, Mahogany Springs Lodge, Gorilla Forest Camp

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in southwestern Uganda edge at the edge of the great east African Rift Valley. It is a ...

Day 8: Bwindi to Lake Mburo National Park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Eagles Nest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock Lodge, Mihingo Lodge

After morning Uganda Primates & Wildlife Safari breakfast, you’ll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, a stopover at Mbarara the city of milk for...

Day 9: Lake Mburo to Entebbe and Departure

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

The last day of your safari starts with a short game drive out of the park with the last chances of enjoying the view of the beautiful game in Lake Mburo National Park.

Drive back to Entebbe with lunch en-route and a stop at the Equator arriving in time to check in for your flight back home.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $6,890
Price per day$766
Last Updated: 1/15/2025

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Meals in Entebbe
    • Visa fees
    • Drinks
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Local flight ticket
    • Insurance
    • Optional Lion tracking @$120 per person
    • Activities not indicated in the itinerary
    • Personal expenditures
    • Any other services not mentioned above.
    • Covid-19 RT-PCR test fees $50, if required by your destination country after Uganda.

Accommodation

  • Lake Victoria Serena Resort Hotel
  • Ndali Lodge
  • Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  • Ishasha Wilderness Lodge
  • Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Lodge.
Requirements
,SRS USD 1,670 per person in a single room
Cancellation policy

Cancellation by Us

Occasionally we may have to cancel a confirmed booking, we always endeavour to avoid cancellations, but we may have to cancel if conditions deem necessary. We shall not cancel your confirmed holiday less than 30 (thirty) days before departure unless you fail to make all payments due in full and on time or we are forced to do so as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care. If we cancel your safari booking except where you have failed to make a payment or as a result of force majeure, we shall offer you the choice of purchasing an alternative holiday from us of a similar standard to that originally booked if available. If the chosen alternative is less expensive than your original holiday we shall refund the difference but if it is more expensive, we shall ask you to pay the difference. Alternatively, you are entitled to a full refund of all monies you have paid to us, not including that paid for trekking permits which can only be refunded if the refund has been made available to us by the responsible authority. Except where we cancel for reasons other than those mentioned in this clause, we shall have no further liability to you. We regret we cannot pay any expenses, costs or losses incurred as a result of any cancellation. We reserve the right, without prior notice, to terminate the holiday of any person in your party if, in our opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority, the persons concerned behave in such a way to cause or be likely to cause danger, annoyance or distress to any third party or damage to property. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will be required to leave the accommodation or other services immediately. We shall have no further responsibility towards such person(s). No refunds will be made and we shall not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of the termination.

Cancellation by You

Should you or any member of your party be forced to cancel, you must advise us in writing. Cancellation is not effective until we receive a copy of your written notice. To cover our estimated loss caused by the cancellation and as we may be unable to resell your package, cancellation fees, excluding insurance, will be levied per person as follows as percentage of total ground handling price paid where applicable; More than 30 days 25%, 30 days – 16 days 50%; 15 days – 8 days 75%, Within 7 days 100%.

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Visa requirements
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Meals Included

8 Breakfast, 8 Lunch & 7 Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Minimum Age is 15 years  for gorilla trekking and 13 years for Chimpanzee tracking
Optional Activities
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