9 DAYS Uganda Primates and Hiking Safari.
This 9-day Uganda Primates and hiking adventure safari allows you to track Uganda’s primates on a single safari.
This 9-day Uganda Primates and hiking adventure safari allows you to track Uganda’s primates on a single safari. The safari takes you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for golden monkey tracking, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for Gorilla trekking. The same safari allows you the opportunity for an exciting adventure trip on the Nkuringo Buhoma Hiking trail, giving you the opportunity to explore the Bwindi Forest on foot.
The safari is climaxed with a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for wildlife and big five safaris. This is an all-inclusive safari that starts and ends in either Kampala or Entebbe.
Day 01: Pick up and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
You will be picked up from either your hotel of residence or from Entebbe international airport by a representative from Katland safaris and embark on an amazing and scenic drive through Rural western Uganda to Mgahinga gorilla national game park. You will have a stopover at the equator for scenic pictures and another stopover in Mbarara for lunch. Upon arrival in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, you will check into the services of the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Day 02: Golden Monkey tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Have an early morning cup of coffee with a hot breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers about the Golden monkey tracking dos and don’ts. After the briefing, you will proceed into the forest for the memorable golden monkey tracking exercise. The activity takes any time between 1 and 9 hours, depending on the movement of the golden monkeys. Upon locating, the chimpanzees will be allowed to spend a maximum of an hour in the company of these beautiful primates.
After golden monkey tracking, you will return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation, and after transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable game park for the gorilla trekking adventure.
Accommodation at Rushaga Gorilla Havens, Buhoma Community Rost Camp
Day 03: walk from Nkuringo to Buhoma through Bwindi Forest. Uganda Primates and Hiking Adventure
Today, after having breakfast at your lodge, you will drive to the starting point to start your walking adventure from Nkuringo to Buhoma. You will be dropped you here, and then he will drive and wait for you at Buhoma for your overnight stay. The Nkuringo-Bohuma walk is worth the hike and very adventurous as you go through the Bwindi forest.
Day 04: Gorilla trekking in Buhoma and Batwa Community Encounter
Today is when we take on the highlight of your Safari, which is gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park’s head offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking adventures. After the briefing, and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.
Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.
After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.
Day 05: Transfer from Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After an early morning breakfast. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Game Park through the Ishasha wilderness sector, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions. If luck is on our side, we might be lucky enough to see these beautiful lions resting in acacia tree branches. You will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay:
Accommodation options: Elephant pairs lodge: luxuryMenafiki safari lodge: mid range, Tabingi safari lodge: mid range, The bush lodge (budget)
Day 06: Wildlife Adventure in Queen Elizabeth, morning game drive, and African boat safari on the Kazinga channel
For this day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including hyenas, buffalo, lions, and elephants, among other wild animals.
After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippos, with a lot of aquatic wildlife, and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.
After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Day 07: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
On this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.
The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.
Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.
Day 08: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest
Because we have Chimpanzee trekking in the morning, the day will require us to wake up very early in the morning, for a briefing at the headquarters from the ranger guides about chimpanzee tracking dnd clients.
After chimpanzee trekking, you will go to the Lodge for lunch and later go for a community walk and a swamp walk. You will return to the Lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Day 09: Transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 9-day Uganda primate and wildlife safari.
On your last day of your safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and after embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the equator for lunch and continue with the journey to Kampala with a drop at either your hotel or at Entebbe International Airport, marking the end of your safari.
Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.
Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:
Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.
Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.
