Our 8 Days Uganda Primate and Wildlife Tour takes you to the smallest National Parks among the ten we have Lake Mburo National Park for game drives and a boat cruise on the Lake in search for wildlife then to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for Gorilla trekking, and then to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel and more game drives and then to Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi community walk and thereafter drive back to Entebbe for your flight out. This eight Days Gorilla Trekking Tour starts and ends in Entebbe or Kampala.
Tour Features
Budget Tour: | This tour includes budget camping and lodges. |
Cannot be Customized: | The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed |
Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
Minimum age of 3 years: | The minimum age for this tour is 3 years. |
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
1 |
Rwakobo Rock
Lake Mburo National Park |
All Meals Included |
2 |
Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Bwindi Impenetrable NP |
All Meals Included |
3 |
Buhoma community rest camp
Bwindi Impenetrable NP |
All Meals Included |
4 |
Bush Lodge
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
All Meals Included |
5 |
BUsh Lodge
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
All Meals Included |
6 |
Kibale Forest camp
Kibale National Park |
All Meals Included |
7 |
Kibale Forest camp
Kibale National Park |
All Meals Included |
8 |
Entebbe |
Breakfast & Lunch Included |
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1ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO LAK
Arrive and have your morning breakfast, then drive to Lake Mburo National Park through the small towns of Uganda. Make a stopover at the Equator line for photograph and some informative talks and experiments. Enjoy an en route game drive as you drive to your lodge\hotel for check in and have lunch. After lunch you will have a game drive as you drive to the lake for a boat cruise in search for hippos, Crocodiles and water birds among others.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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2TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Morning breakfast check out, enjoy an en route game drive through Lake Mburo National Park and then Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in South Western Uganda. This journey takes you through the green rolling hills of Uganda with banana and tea plantations and good scenic views. Lunch en route and you will arrive in Bwindi at your lodge in the evening.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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3GORILLA TRACKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
On this day you will have your breakfast with your packed lunch ready, drive to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts while on your Gorilla Tracking You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your ranger guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three quarters of the day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but accessible to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. Once you find them you will spend one hour with them before hiking back to the Park offices where you will be awarded a certificate as a souvenir after contributing to conserve for these great apes.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma community rest camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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4DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
This morning after your breakfast you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, be prepared for some incredible scenery along the way. You will arrive in time for Lunch at the lodge and then after you will go an evening game drive in the plains of Kasenyi area the Northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park in search for savannah wildlife that may include herds of buffaloes, antelopes, elephants and if lucky, some wild cats such as lions and leopards.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Bush Lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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5MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE ON THE KAZINGA
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive and try to find what you could have missed the previous evening. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will drive to the jetty along the Kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flop the channel for drinking water.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: BUsh Lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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6TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After an early morning breakfast, check out of your lodge, drive to the Northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park (kasenyi) area for an en-route game drive in the Kasenyi plains to see wildlife and birds include herds of buffaloes, antelopes, elephants and if lucky, some wild cats such as lions and leopards. You will have a lunch en-route and then drive to Kibale Forest National Park arriving at your lodge in the late afternoon.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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7CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND BIGODI COMMUNITY WALK IN KIBALE NATI
This morning after breakfast you will drive to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing about the dos and the don’ts while in the forest and after you will be taken for your chimpanzee tracking, through Kibale Forest National Park. During this walk you may have chances of seeing some of the 13 different primate species native to Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch you will drive to Bigodi for a community walk where you interact directly with the people neighboring the National park.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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8Transfer back to Entebbe for your flight.
This morning after your breakfast you will be transferred back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out and this marks the end of our eight days gorilla Tour.
Main Destination: Entebbe
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Important to Know
- This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 14 people.
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flightfrom/to your home country.
- This tour accepts children who are 3 years and older.
Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
May 16 2023 to May 16 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost
LAKATO SAFARIS
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Offices In :
Uganda -
Size :
8 -
Member Of :
AUTO, UTB, UWA, IATA -
Tour Types :
Gorila and Chimpanzee Tracking, Birding, Wildlife, Mountain hiking, Day excursions, cultural and community safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
- Lakato Safaris Ltd is a private tour company specializing in luxury, concierge and bespoke travel in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya. With years of experience and expertise on these countries and respective tourism attractions, we are able to design remarkable authentic adventures that suit every timeline, every purpose, every budget and every style – rugged or luxe, that are sure to satisfy customer expectations. As advocates and travelers like you, we always make sure that we give you a trip that is unique and is everything you’ve ever dreamt of and more. The best thing is, we’ll always make you feel right at home.
Budget Tour: | This tour includes budget camping and lodges. |
Cannot be Customized: | The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed |
Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
Minimum age of 3 years: | The minimum age for this tour is 3 years. |
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
1 |
Rwakobo Rock,
Lake Mburo National Park |
All Meals Included |
2 |
Buhoma Community Rest Camp,
Bwindi Impenetrable NP |
All Meals Included |
3 |
Buhoma community rest camp,
Bwindi Impenetrable NP |
All Meals Included |
4 |
Bush Lodge,
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
All Meals Included |
5 |
BUsh Lodge,
Queen Elizabeth National Park |
All Meals Included |
6 |
Kibale Forest camp,
Kibale National Park |
All Meals Included |
7 |
Kibale Forest camp,
Kibale National Park |
All Meals Included |
8 |
,
Entebbe |
Breakfast & Lunch Included |
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1ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO LAK
Arrive and have your morning breakfast, then drive to Lake Mburo National Park through the small towns of Uganda. Make a stopover at the Equator line for photograph and some informative talks and experiments. Enjoy an en route game drive as you drive to your lodge\hotel for check in and have lunch. After lunch you will have a game drive as you drive to the lake for a boat cruise in search for hippos, Crocodiles and water birds among others.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
2TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Morning breakfast check out, enjoy an en route game drive through Lake Mburo National Park and then Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in South Western Uganda. This journey takes you through the green rolling hills of Uganda with banana and tea plantations and good scenic views. Lunch en route and you will arrive in Bwindi at your lodge in the evening.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
3GORILLA TRACKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
On this day you will have your breakfast with your packed lunch ready, drive to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts while on your Gorilla Tracking You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your ranger guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three quarters of the day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but accessible to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. Once you find them you will spend one hour with them before hiking back to the Park offices where you will be awarded a certificate as a souvenir after contributing to conserve for these great apes.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma community rest camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
4DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
This morning after your breakfast you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, be prepared for some incredible scenery along the way. You will arrive in time for Lunch at the lodge and then after you will go an evening game drive in the plains of Kasenyi area the Northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park in search for savannah wildlife that may include herds of buffaloes, antelopes, elephants and if lucky, some wild cats such as lions and leopards.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Bush Lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
5MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE ON THE KAZINGA
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive and try to find what you could have missed the previous evening. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will drive to the jetty along the Kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flop the channel for drinking water.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: BUsh Lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
6TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After an early morning breakfast, check out of your lodge, drive to the Northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park (kasenyi) area for an en-route game drive in the Kasenyi plains to see wildlife and birds include herds of buffaloes, antelopes, elephants and if lucky, some wild cats such as lions and leopards. You will have a lunch en-route and then drive to Kibale Forest National Park arriving at your lodge in the late afternoon.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
7CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND BIGODI COMMUNITY WALK IN KIBALE NATI
This morning after breakfast you will drive to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing about the dos and the don’ts while in the forest and after you will be taken for your chimpanzee tracking, through Kibale Forest National Park. During this walk you may have chances of seeing some of the 13 different primate species native to Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch you will drive to Bigodi for a community walk where you interact directly with the people neighboring the National park.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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8Transfer back to Entebbe for your flight.
This morning after your breakfast you will be transferred back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out and this marks the end of our eight days gorilla Tour.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Includes & Excludes
- 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)
- 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 56 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
Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
May 16 2023 to May 16 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost
LAKATO SAFARIS
![Image](https://safariopedia.com/uploads/operator/logo/646202f24a057Lakato-logo.png)
-
Offices In :
Uganda -
Size :
8 -
Member Of :
AUTO, UTB, UWA, IATA -
Tour Types :
Gorila and Chimpanzee Tracking, Birding, Wildlife, Mountain hiking, Day excursions, cultural and community safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
- Lakato Safaris Ltd is a private tour company specializing in luxury, concierge and bespoke travel in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya. With years of experience and expertise on these countries and respective tourism attractions, we are able to design remarkable authentic adventures that suit every timeline, every purpose, every budget and every style – rugged or luxe, that are sure to satisfy customer expectations. As advocates and travelers like you, we always make sure that we give you a trip that is unique and is everything you’ve ever dreamt of and more. The best thing is, we’ll always make you feel right at home.