Summary
This special tour offers you the unique opportunity to be introduced to and experience the amazing primate world that exists in Uganda. If you are a primatologist, this tour would be an exceptional and worthy experience for you. And if you are just someone who is interested in the primate species, this tour will provide you with an awesome experience and give you stories to tell for a lifetime!
Package Includes
- Activities as specified - Transfers - Accommodation - Meals -
Package Excludes
- Additional activities not specified -
Activities
- Animal Tracking
- Ballooning
- Bird Photography
- Boat Cruise
- Landscape photography
- Morning Drives
- Night drive
- Scenic Drive
- Wildlife Photography
Places
- Fort Portal, Uganda
- Crater Lakes, Uganda
- Kibale National Park, Uganda
- Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Physical Condition
- Sportive
Connectivity
- WiFi and phone coverage at most lodges
Day-by-day Description
Day 1ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE AIRPORT – UGANDA
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariToday, you will arrive at the Entebbe International Airport, where you will be met by one of our company representatives and transferred to check in at your accommodation. Once all that has been completed, you will then be briefed about the itinerary and activities which await you on this tour and in the days to come.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Entebbe, Uganda
Travel Time: 2 hrs
Day 2TRANSFER FROM ENTEBBE TO FORTPORTAL
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariOn this day, there will be a delicious early breakfast before you check out of your accommodation and begin the long trip to Fort Portal, the designated 'Tourism city of Uganda,' located in the Western region, with a tasty lunch to be served along the way. After that, we will then head over to the Kibale National Park in Western Uganda, which protects a large amount of moist evergreen rain forest, as well as a diverse variety of landscapes. This park has the most varying tracts of tropical forest in Uganda, and is the best place to encounter a large number of wildlife, particularly more than 13 species of primate and chimpanzees.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Kibale, Uganda
Travel Time: 8 hrs
Day 3 FULL DAY IN KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariToday we will spend a full day in the Kibale National Park, with an early morning breakfast set for 6.30 in the morning. Once yu have had your full, we will then head out for an exciting session of Chimp tracking, as well as an opportunity to spot numerous different animals which live in the park. Afterwards, we will then head back to the accommodation for a well-deserved lunch and some time to relax and recuperate. Later in the afternoon, there will be a thrilling 3-hour long guided Bigodi Nature Walk to maybe spot some animals and experience this "important wildlife corridor of Kibale Forest."
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Kibale, Uganda
Travel Time: 1 hrs
Day 4 TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariThere will be a delicious early breakfast served at 7.00 in the morning before we check out of the hotel and begin the long drive over to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda's most visited national park. There could be a riveting game drive along the way, depending on the location and the route taken. Then we will check in at the lodge once we arrive in the park and settle in, in preparation for the new day.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese, Uganda
Travel Time: 3 hrs
Day 5FULL DAY SAFARI IN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariToday is an exciting day filled with the best of what the Queen Elizabeth National Park has to offer. We will start off with an early morning breakfast, served at 6.30 in the morning, followed by a lengthy early morning game drive to get the blood pumping. Once that is done, we return to the accommodation for our delicious lunch to be served. Then, in the afternoon, at around 2.00, we will have a scheduled 2-hour long boat cruise, where we can relax and take in the wildlife buzzing on the edge of the water and in its surrounds. Then we return to the accommodation to rest and recuperate.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese, Uganda
Travel Time: 4 hrs
Day 6TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariThere is another early breakfast served today, before we check out and transfer to Bwindi, the location of the Bwdini Impenetrable Forest, a large primeval forest located in south-western Uganda in the Kanungu District. While travelling to this park, we will have lunch served on-route, to be served and enjoyed in the Ishasha sector. We will also have the unique opportunity to have a game drive in this area in search of the infamous and fierce tree-climbing lions, which frequent and roam it.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Travel Time: 6 hrs
Day 7FULL DAY GORILLA TRACKING IN BWINDI
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Boat Cruise Evening Drives Hiking Morning Drives Scenic Drive Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariToday we will spend a full day in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and get to enjoy all that it has to offer. First, we begin with an early morning breakfast at 6.00 in the morning, to be served at the lodge. Once that is done, we will then head out for some thrilling once-in-a-lifetime Gorilla Trekking in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, where we will be able to properly witness these terrifying, but incredibly fascinating beasts. Then we will return to the lodge, just in time for lunch to be served. The, at a later point in the afternoon, we will head out to visit a local community and learn about the fascinating ways in which this community functions and conducts themselves, as well as partake in the Batwa Experience.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Travel Time: 1 hrs
Day 8 TRANSFER TO KAMPALA FROM BWINDI
Today, the day before the last one of the tour, is inclusive of a lot of travelling and transfer. But before this, breakfast will be served and enjoyed at 6.00 in the morning today, before we check out of the lodge and begin the long, but scenic journey to Kampala. Our lunch, while travelling, will be courtesy of the lovely Agip Motel in Mbarara.
Day 9DEPARTURE
Activities Included
General Photography Morning Drives Scenic Drive CultureToday marks the end of this exciting and thrilling tour. For those with early or timely flights home, you will be dropped at the airport by your company-designated driver, and for those with late flights, you could partake in one last activity, the Kampala City Tour which includes stops to many historical sites. Once the latter option has concluded, they will then be dropped off at the Entebbe International Airport for your flight home. We =hope you enjoyed the tour!
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Entebbe, Uganda
Travel Time: 2 hrs
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Offical Visa Regulations and Health Requirements
For personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here
https://www.iatatravelcentre.comFor personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here - https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/ . A Visa to Uganda can be obtained upon arrival in the country at the point of entry, which costs US$50 per person. However a single East African Tourist Visa for Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda is also available at a rate of US$100. A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is commonly required for entry into the country, furthermore, if you have any other records of vaccinations, it would be best to bring those along as well. All visitors should take Malaria medication beforehand and afterwards as a preventive measure. It is advisable to drink bottled water rather than tap water, and to seek information from your National Health Office or certain travel websites for the latest Ugandan travel health requirements or information.