English
French10-Day Best of Primates Safari
Offered by - VERDORO SAFARIS
Tour Features
You arrive at Entebbe and overnight. Proceed to Kibale Forest National Park for chimp tracking before going to Queen Elizabeth National Park. In Queen NP, expect a game drive safari, and a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel. On your way to Bwindi, travel via Ishasha for the picturesque tree-climbing lions' sighting. While in Bwindi, you will have the ultimate gorilla trekking experience. Connect to Lake bunyonyi, and Lake Mburo National Park before finally returning to Entebbe.
| Luxury tour | This luxury tour includes high-end lodges and premium accommodations. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 2-3 | Kyaninga Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 4-5 | Mweya Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 6 | Mahogany Springs Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 7 | Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 8-9 | Kigambira Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 10 | Luxury Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Arrive Entebbe Airport, pick up and transfer to the booked hUpon arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, there will be a routine clearance process. Once through, you will meet the assigned English-speaking professional tour driver-guide who will receive and welcome you to Uganda – the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will transfer to the booked accommodation. You will check in and rest to recover from jet lag and adjust to the time difference.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Transfer to Kibale Forest area, some rest then tea plantatioYou will have a relaxed breakfast and at about 8 am, you can embark on a road transfer to Kibale Forest NP. The park is popular for its primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, and Uganda mangabeys (Lophocebus ugandae). You will reach Kibale in time to enjoy your lunch at the booked accommodation. Later, after some rest, you proceed for a tea plantation visit. Alternatively, you can head out to explore the Kibale Crater lakes if you love scenery, primates, and bird sightings.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Chimp trekking Kibale Forest (AM), then afternoon-evening BiHave breakfast then head to the rangers’ post where you will receive a briefing on the do's and don’t's during chimp trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the chimps in the Kibale Forest with an experienced ranger guide. The presence of primates here will surely amaze you. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour in their presence. Later, after lunch, head out for the Bigodi Wetlands excursion. Bigodi boasts an extensive array of biodiversity including a number of primates and birds. Thereafter, you will return to the accommodation and rest.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP, rest and move out for an aftPark. You will reach Queen Elizabeth NP early enough to relax and have lunch. In the afternoon, proceed for game viewing. During the game drive, look out for wild animals like reedbuck, bushbuck, kob, warthog, elephant, lion and buffalo to mention but a few. Alternatively, you can choose to go for the breathtaking explosion crater drive. It is a sightseeing drive with a spectacular view of the magnificent scenery in and around Queen Elizabeth NP. There is also some wildlife to see along the drive, although the most common sights are of Cape buffaloes and elephants. Return to the accommodation for relaxation, dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Queen’s morning game drive and afternoon boat trip on the KaWake up early and enjoy your breakfast. Proceed for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains and be on the lookout for Cape buffalos, herds of elephants, lions and leopards (though hard to spot) among others. Return to the accommodation for some rest time and lunch. After lunch, you will go for a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. During the trip, the sight of wildlife including giant hippos, elephants and crocodiles among others will fascinate you. You will also see many varieties of birds on the water shores. You will have dinner and overnight at your accommodation.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable ForestEnjoy a relaxed breakfast and thereafter, embark on a drive to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth NP which is famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70%, though sometimes they are hard to spot, especially when they are down in the grassland looking for prey. Should you get the chance to spot them, the sight will be spectacular! From Ishasha, continue to the accommodation close to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check in to your accommodation and relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 7 - Gorilla trekking Bwindi Forest, transfer to lake bunyonyiTHave breakfast and continue to the rangers’ post. You will receive a briefing from a ranger guide on the do's and don’ts during the trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the Bwindi Forest for your adventure. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but is crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time it takes and the terrain varies with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants, is unforgettable. Return to the accommodation, check out and transfer to Lake bunyonyi.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 8 - Boat cruise and transfer to lake mburo national parkAfter an early breakfast you will have a boat cruise on the lake, Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water making it magical—you could admire them all day. Come back to the hotel, have your lunch and thereafter, check out for a transfer to Laake Mburo national park.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Kigambira Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 9 - Game drive and boat cruiseHave breakfast and then head out for an early morning game drive. During the game drive, expect to see nocturnal creatures including snakes, hyenas, owls and the elusive leopards (on a lucky day) among others. Head back at the lodge for lunch then head out again for a boat cruise.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Kigambira Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 10 - Transfer Back to KampalaAfter your breakfast, check out and embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport for your outbound departure. Remember to make a stop at the Uganda Equator line mark for some memorable photos while on your safari in the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, proceed to Entebbe Airport where your driver/guide will gladly drop you off. We hope to see you (or any referral) when next you visit. Thanks for choosing version Safaris Uganda.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
May 18, 2023 - Dec 30, 2024
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
VERDORO SAFARIS
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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