9 Days Uganda Primates and wildlife safari tour

9 Days Uganda Primates and Wildlife safari tour

9 Days Uganda Primates and wildlife safari tour: This 9 days, 8 nights Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour is one of the average uganda safari tours that combine a trip to Murchison falls national park for wildlife viewing bot game drive and boat cruise with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino trekking making it an advantaged experience of encountering with the African big 5 game in one trip. From Murchison falls national park, connect to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will spot different wildlife species including the tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector plus a high concentration of Hippos that are seen along Kazinga channel in the afternoon. After queen still on this 9 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour, the next destination ids Bwindi impenetrable national park to trek the endangered mountain gorillas then head to Kabale to enjoy a thrilling canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi as finally return to Entebbe to visit Ngamba Island on a chimpanzee viewing adventure. This 9 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour starts and ends in Kampala/ Entebbe.

Highlights of 9 Days Uganda Primates and Wildlife Safari Tour

Day 1: White Rhino trekking and transfer to Murchison falls national park
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon Boat cruise
Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon kazinga channel boat cruise
Day 5: Tree climbing lions and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for Canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi
Day 8: Transfer to Entebbe
Day 9: Chimpanzee viewing at Ngamba Island & departures

Detailed Safari Itinerary

Day 1: White Rhino trekking and transfer to Murchison falls national park

White Rhino trekking and transfer to Murchison falls national park: Be ready for a hotel pick up either in Kampala or Entebbe in the morning on day 1 of 9 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour and start the road drive heading to Masindi where you will trek white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary where they were re-introduce in 2005 as a result of total extinction. After trekking rhinos which lasts about 2 hours, you will be driven to Masindi for an enroute lunch at any hotel of your chose and proceed to Murchison falls national park for check in, dinner and overnight sleep.

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon Boat cruise in Murchison falls national park

Game drive and boat cruise in Murchison falls national park: After breakfast on day 2 of 9 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour, meet your safari driver for an early morning game drive in this magnificent savanna park in Uganda which was yet the first park to be gazette. Murchison falls national park apart from having the world’s most powerful waterfall, it is the only park to spot the African big 5 game as long as one stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary. Well, during the game drive, you will be rewarded with stunning views of different fauna and flora species including mammals, birds and the entire thrill savanna vegetation of the park. After game drive, be returned to the lodge for lunch and embark on the afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the waterfalls where you will be rewarded with the best view of the waterfalls as water forces itself through a tinny hole making a thunderous sound that is so rewarding. After boat cruise, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight rest. There is an optional activity of top of falls hike which normally goes hand in hand with boat cruise though always set aside for the travelers who are both physically and mentally fit.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park

Top of falls and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park: Enjoy your early breakfast on day 3 of 9 days Uganda primates and wildlife safari tour then check out of the lodge and meet your safari driver for a drive on top of waterfall after which you will exit the park and proceed on a journey to Queen Elizabeth national park situated in the rift valley escarpments in western part of uganda. Lunch will be enroute while dinner will be at the lodge after checking in your reserved lodge.