12 Days Affordable Safari Gorilla and Primate Track Uganda

This 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari Gorilla and Primate Track, “The pearl of Africa” will expose you to significant African safari experiences like gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, cultural encounter, hikes, beautiful scenery, game drives for 4 of the big fives and boat cruise adventures that will excite and definitely meet your bucket list. These will occur in multiple parks like Bwindi impenetrable NP, Kibale NP, Queen Elizabeth NP and Lake Mburo NP through central, western and southern Uganda.

12 Days Affordable Safari Gorilla and Primate Track Uganda Highlights

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
Day 2: Kibale Forest National Park
Day 3: Kibale Forest National Park
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Day 7: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 9: Lake Bunyonyi
Day 11: Lake Mburo National Park
Day 12: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe Airport

Detailed 12 Days Affordable Safari Gorilla and Primate Track Uganda

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport

You shall be warmly welcomed by our 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari guide upon arrival at Entebbe international airport and driven to Entebbe/Kampala for an overnight stay, however some activities may be suggested at a cost in case time allows between arrival and dinner time depending on the client’s preference. Dinner and overnight stay at Airport link guest house.

Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Airport link Guest House, Budget guest house located in or near Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Kibale Forest National Park

After enjoying a delightful breakfast, head to Kibale national park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then slope into the forest looking for chimpanzees while there, you shall be able to view primates like chimpanzees, the black and white colobus monkeys, the bush baby among other primates and their other ways of living. Enjoy your packed lunch and after go for a swamp walk in bigodi wetland sanctuary where you shall see other primates like baboons, grey checked mangabeys, red tailed monkeys, the wetland also has beautiful flora and fauna with about 138 bird species. Have dinner and an overnight stay at Chimp view guest house or Kibale forest camp.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House, Budget guest house located just outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Kibale Forest National Park

Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House, Budget guest house located just outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Wake-up call from the beautiful sounds of birds in the park, enjoy an early morning breakfast and drive to Queen Elizabeth national park with famous wildlife like hippos, buffaloes, elephants, kobs, a number of bird species not forgetting the famous tree climbing lions spotted clinging on old fig trees within the Ishasha sector. Have a mouthwatering lunch at the lodge and later have an evening game drive. Refresh and after enjoy your dinner and an overnight stay at the Bush lodge. Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park Best Time to Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons) High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda) Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall).

Accommodation: Bush Lodge, Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Accommodation: Bush Lodge, Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Enjoy a delicious breakfast and set off to the Ishasha sector home of the popular tree climbing lions. You shall first stop over to the lodge for a mouthwatering lunch, check-in and hope the safari van for an afternoon game drive in search of the tree climbing lions. Spend time enjoying the view of the park and the lions clinging on the fig trees, later dinner and overnight stay at the river lodge.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: At the River Lodge, Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Enjoy a warm breakfast and have a game en-route in the Ishasha sector in search of the tree climbing lions (Optional) this will give you such an amazing experience as you can see the tree climbing lions hanging on the old fig trees. Other animals like the kobs, elephant’s buffaloes among others may be spotted, later head to Bwindi Impenetrable national park have lunch upon reaching the lodge, relax and have personal time, later dinner and an overnight stay. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Best Time to Visit June to August and December to February High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce) Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall).

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp, Budget tented camp bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP without fences
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After your delicious breakfast with packed lunch, you shall go for briefing at the park headquarters about gorilla tracking, after hike into the forest in search of the fascinating mountain gorillas. Get a chance to look at their deep rare eyes, the way they feed among other interesting things about the ancient apes that are endangered in the world. Gorilla tracking can take up to 8 hours depending on the kind of weather and where the gorillas are at that particular time. Bwindi features a minimum of 400 gorillas in which 12 gorilla groups are habituated for trekking, there are 4 regions from which one can trek that is; Ruhija, Buhoma, Nkuringo, and Rushaga. Have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp, Budget tented camp bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP without fences
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9 of 12 Days Affordable Uganda Safari: Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast you shall have a scenic view of Kabale and feel the cool temperatures during transfer to lake Bunyonyi, the cool temperatures have awarded this area as the Switzerland of Africa because of its resemblance to the Swiss Alps, have lunch at the lodge and go for canoeing on lake Bunyonyi the second larva dammed lake in Africa with 29 small islands. The lake is completely free from Bilharzias and has numerous bird species like the black rump button-quail, cattle egrets, pink-backed pelican, papyrus gonolek and so much more. Have dinner and an overnight stay at Bunyonyi view gorilla packers.

Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation: Bunyonyi eco resort, Budget lodge located in or near Lake Bunyonyi.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 10: Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast you will transfer to Lake Mburo, which is known as the “zebra magnet”. You will arrive in the park and have lunch at the lodge before heading out for an afternoon game drive to view zebras, topis, warthogs, cape buffaloes and impalas. Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park Best Time to Visit June to August and December to February High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda) Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall).

Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock – Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 11 of 12 Days Affordable Safari Gorilla and Primate Track Uganda: Lake Mburo National Park

Enjoy your freshly prepared breakfast and let’s go for the morning game drive. The landscape is beautiful and exposes you to beautiful animals like zebras, antelopes and also other bird species then go the lodge for a yummy lunch then head back to the park and enjoy the boat cruise as well as aquatic animals. Dinner and overnight stay at Rwakobo rock lodge.

Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge – Budget lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included) Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe Airport.

Day 12: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe Airport

During travel make a stopover at the Uganda equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing photo shoot moment making 77Km to Kampala. Note that the transfer to Kampala or Entebbe international airport depends on the clients’ travel ticket.

Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 12 Days Affordable Safari Gorilla and Primate Track Uganda

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel).

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