Uganda Primate Safaris

Safari Outline;

• Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe
• Day 2: Entebbe transfer to Kibale Forest
• Day 3: Half Day Chimpanzee trekking (Kanyanchu) & Bigodi Wetland
• Day 4: Kibale transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable
• Day 5: Gorilla Tracking
• Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Entebbe

Especially for:

• Primates lovers
• Photographers – Experienced & inexperienced

Detailed Itinerary;

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe
Depending on the time of your flight, Escape To Africa representative will pick you up at the Airport with a placard and transfer you to the Hotel.

• Travel time: 10 Minutes
• Accommodation: Protea Marriot Hotel/ Boma Guest House
• Meal Plan: Breakfast Only

Day 2: Entebbe transfer to Kibale Forest
With an early breakfast, transfer to Kibale Forest.This park is famous for its population of habituated chimpanzees and 12 other species of primates. Kibale forest is one of the loveliest forests in Uganda with so much to offer from different bird species, 13 species of primates, other species of mammals, numerous indigenous and exotic tree species. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Rwenzori ranges.

• Travel time:6 Hours
• Accommodation: Primates Lodge Kibale / Crater Safari Lodge
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Half Day Chimpanzee trekking (Kanyanchu) & Bigodi Wetland
With the tracking permit transfer to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu for Morning Chimpanzee tracking. This activity starts at 8am and lasts an average of three hours accordingly. A hot meal at the Lodge and after relaxation with your guide transfer to Bigodi wetland Sanctuary. This swamp is an extensive collection of biodiversity, including primate species; mangabeys, vervet monkeys, white & black colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, grey cheeked and the L’Hoest monkeys. This wetland is a great example of a community-based project in an effort to protect the forest and areas around it. And it’s also famously known as a birders paradise.

• Accommodation: Primates Lodge Kibale / Crater Safari Lodge
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Kibale transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable
With a leisurely breakfast transfer to Nkuringo / Rushaga sector in Impenetrable forest National Park. This vast reserve offers arguably the most productive montane forest birding in Africa and supports 23 of Uganda’s 24 Albertine Rift endemic bird species. Once part of a much larger forest that included the Virunga Volcanoes in neighboring Rwanda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is now an ecological island within a sea of human cultivation and is of immense conservation importance.

• Travel Time: 7 Hours
• Accommodation in Nkuringo: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
• Accommodation in Rushaga: Gorilla Safari Lodge  / Rushaga Gorilla Camp
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking
With an early breakfast transfer from the lodge with packed lunches. After gorilla briefing, continue to the forest for gorilla tracking. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular offering a dramatic, steeply forested landscape, incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous walk trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary as per the movements of the gorillas. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savored, many find it to be a rare and moving. Tracking can take place at Nkuringo or at Rushaga (1hour drive from Nkuringo), as per the gorilla permits obtained. Upon return, relax at the lodge or opt for a stroll through the community center or drive up to the “Top of the World” – the name given to the football field, high up in Nkuringo which offers amazing views over the peaks and forest. A great way to stretch your legs after the gorilla tracking and to enjoy a sundowner.

• Accommodation in Nkuringo: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
• Accommodation in Rushaga: Gorilla Safari Lodge / Rushaga Gorilla Camp
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Entebbe 
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the misty jungle before driving to Entebbe for your flight back home with a stopover at the equator.

• Travel time: 9 Hours
• Meal Plan: Breakfast Only
  

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Included in the above quote:

• Our Quotes offered in USD
• Full Board meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) with Accommodation as listed in the itinerary.
• Gorilla and Chimpanzee Permits
• Drinking water in the vehicle (1 litre per person per day)
• Private 4×4 vehicle with experienced English-speaking driver-guide, from the morning of day 1 to the evening of day 6
• All the excursions and activities indicated in the itinerary under the supervision of an experienced English-speaking guide
• Wi-Fi (in main areas of all Lodges and Hotel)
• Government taxes

Excluded from the above quote:

• All drinks
• Lunch & Dinner on (Day 1 & 6)
• Uganda Entry Visa fee
• International air flights
• Any optional activity not indicated in above program
• Laundry Services
• Gratuities and Tips

Tsavo is an authentic, fascinating, endless and untouched wilderness that join the Tsavo West and East National Parks into one largest protected area in Kenya. This park offers an opportunity of viewing the Big 5 in a single day. Its famously known for its man-eating lions and humongous elephant populations to the outside world, which makes it one of the must visit parks in Kenya. Between the 2 parts, Tsavo East is much more accessible, though Tsavo West provides a unique added advantage point to get closer to hippos and crocodiles lazing around in the waters.

At nearly 22,000km2, this makes Tsavo the biggest National Park in Kenya. Both of these parks where once one single park but where later separated. Though among the two Tsavo west is considered the best park for photography, birding and game viewing.

Tsavo East is at 13,747 sq.KM and is generally flat, with dry plains across where are River flows.

And the Tsavo West covers an area of 9,065 sq.KM and is generally mountainous with swamps, a Lake and Springs. It is known for bird life and large game; elephants, leopards, hippos, black rhinos, Cape buffalos and Masai lions.

Activities in Tsavo National Park

There is so much that you can do in Tsavo National park from the primarily; game drives involving viewing of elephants, African lions, hippos, cheetahs, hartebeest and buffalo, birdwatching, hill hiking, to caving and boating.

Best Time to Visit Tsavo West

At Escape To Africa, we recommend visiting the park in the months of January and February as well as June through September. And we try as much as possible to avoid the March to May and sometimes November to December as the park roads tend to be muddy and inaccessible. For all birdwatchers, the must months of visit to see migratory birds are October to January.

Recommended Number of Days

We normally advise 2 days to enjoy Tsavo west National park and a day more for all photographers to capture as much as possible.

Accommodation in the Tsavo West

As big as the park is, it has numerous accommodation to choose from for all kinds of budgets. At Escape To Africa we offer the best from comfort to services.