9 Days Uganda Tailor Made Tour to the Realm of the Primate
Travel with your private group on this epic 9 Days Uganda Tailor Made Tour, departing when you want and led by expert local guides. You can even tailor the 9 Days Uganda Tour itinerary to your personal tastes. Set out on your own adventure to see habituated chimps in Kibale National Park, tree-climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
9 Days Uganda Tailor Made Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival & Meet our Driver/Guide
- Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park
- Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
- Day 4: Kazinga Channel Boat trip
- Day 5: Morning & afternoon Game Drives
- Day 6: Bwindi impenetrable National Park
- Day 7: Gorilla Trekking & Lake Bunyonyi
- Day 8: Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
Detailed 9 Days Uganda Tailor Made Tour
Day 1: Arrival & Meet our Driver/Guide
Arrive in Entebbe where you will be received by our representative and taken to your hotel after a short brief about your 9 Days Uganda Tour. Uganda, known as the “Pearl of Africa,” gleams with lush greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains, and perhaps the world’s greatest natural treasure: half of the world’s last remaining mountain gorilla population.
- Journey Time: 1 Hour
- Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Activities: Enjoy the Drive from Entebbe Airport to Haylo Hotel
- Accommodation: Check-In at Haylo Hotel Lubowa – Mid-range hotel
- Meals & Drinks: Drinking Water, Breakfast, and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, drive through rolling hills dotted with tea estates to Kibale National Park, one of Uganda’s most diverse tracts of tropical forest. Kibale is known for its 300 bird species and chimp population, but it also has 11 primate species. You might also see Mangabeys and a plethora of butterflies.
- Journey Time: 7 Hour
- Destination: Kibale Forest National Park – Primates Capital of the World.
- Activities: Enjoy a scenic drive from Kampala to the Primates Capital of the World.
- Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge – Mid-range Lodge in Kibale Forest National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
This morning, get up early and drive to the start off your 9 Days Uganda Tour with chimp trek. Binoculars are required because chimps feed high in the trees. Baboon barks occasionally break the forest silence as you walk along the trail. Lunch will be served at the lodge. After that, use your free time to participate in one of the lodge’s many activities, such as a guided walk around the crater rim or a community tour at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.
- Destination: Kibale Forest National Park – Primates Capital of the World.
- Activities: Enjoy Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest and Bigodi Wetland Walk.
- Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge – Mid-range Lodge in Kibale Forest National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 of Uganda Tailor Made Tour: Kazinga Channel Boat trip
Travel from Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is home to an abundance of wildlife such as elephants, hippos, buffaloes, and baboons. It is known for its tree-climbing lions as well as its magnificent views of the rift valley. Enjoy fantastic park vistas and views of the Rwenzori Mountains upon arrival at your camp and an afternoon 9 Days Uganda Tour trip on the Kazinga Channel.
- Journey Time: 2 Hour
- Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda’s Oldest National Park.
- Activities: Enjoy a scenic drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kazinga Channel Afternoon Boat Cruise.
- Accommodation: Twin Lakes Safari Lodge – Mid-Range Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5 of Uganda Tailor Made Tour: Morning & afternoon Game Drives
In this magnificent national park, go on morning and evening game drives. Because the region sits on the main migration corridor between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is home to a plethora of plains game, including topi and Uganda kob, as well as buffalo, hippos, and some of the country’s largest elephant herds. Leopards and spotted hyenas are common sightings.
- Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda’s Oldest National Park.
- Activities: Enjoy a scenic game drives to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kazinga Channel Afternoon Boat Cruise.
- Accommodation: Twin Lakes Safari Lodge – Mid-Range Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Bwindi impenetrable National Park
As you leave the park, take a game drive through farmlands and local villages. Check into your camp, the only one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Set off on gorilla treks from this glamorous home base to track down these magnificent mammals in their natural habitat, a rare sight experienced by only the most fortunate. Because there are no barriers, an even luckier few may see these placid creatures passing through the Gorilla Forest Camp, redefining any close encounter you have ever had with wildlife.
- Journey Time: 4 Hour
- Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Activities: Enjoy a scenic game drive through Ishasha Sector for tree climbing lions and transfer to Bwindi Forest.
- Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp – Mid-Range Lodge in Bwindi Forest National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking & Lake Bunyonyi
Dedicate the 7th day of 9 Days Uganda Tour to tracking endangered mountain gorillas, staying with them for up to an hour and observing their surprisingly human-like interactions. Return to the lodge for and proceed to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxations and a boat trip to the famous Punishment Island and neighboring communities.
- Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
- Activities: Enjoy Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest and Drive to Lake Bunyonyi for Evening Boat Cruise.
- Accommodation: Bunyonyi Safaris Resort – Mid-Range Lodge around Lake Bunyonyi.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8: Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, we drive for 4 hours to Lake Mburo National Park, which is approximately 210 kilometers away. We check into the Lodge, have lunch, and then embark on an evening horseback and walking 9 Days Uganda Tour with safe sights and rides among Zebras, Impalas, and Giraffes.
- Journey Time: 5 Hour
- Destination: Lake Mburo National Park – Home of Zebras
- Activities: Enjoy a scenic drive to Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation: Mpogo Safari Lodge – Mid-Range Lodge in Lake Mburo National Park.
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
After a delicious breakfast, we enjoy a morning game drive that includes nature walks, followed by a drive to Entebbe with a lunch stop at the Equator landmark, which is ideal for photographs. Additional day room or full night accommodation will be arranged depending on your time of departure.
- Journey Time: 4 Hours
- Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of 9 Days Uganda Tailor Made Tour