8-Day Uganda Great Apes Experience

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The drive to Kibale Forest National Park will take you through the lush green countryside on the Mityana-Mubende road to Fort Portal town, arriving late-afternoon. Stay at Primate Lodge and experience Ugandan hospitality amidst unrivalled nature, scenery and serenity in the heart of Kibale Rainforest National Park, Uganda’s primates’ paradise, home to over 13 different species of primates, and numerous other mammals, reptiles, butterflies and birds.

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You are in for some monkey business today! Begin the day with a chimp tracking. You'll trek deep into the forest with a tracker in search of the chimpanzees. When you find them, you'll have time to observe their behaviours before returning. In the afternoon, you will visit the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary which is home to a variety of creatures, among them - primates, butterflies and birds. You'll learn about this unique climate and all that it attracts with your guide before returning.

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This morning, your driver will pick you up to drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Heading down the rift valley, with the Rwenzori mountain ranges in the distance on your right and the Rift Valley on the left, you'll arrive at the entrance of the park in around 4 hours. In the late afternoon, you'll head to the Katwe Crater Lake to meet the Ugandans who mine for salt in the lake.

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Your day begins early, after breakfast, there will be a game drive around Queen Elizabeth National Park where we head for the mating grounds of the Uganda Kobs. We search for the lions in their natural habitat, elephants, buffaloes and other animals before returning for lunch. In the afternoon, go on a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, one of the most celebrated safari experiences in Africa!

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Today you will make your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via the Ishasha sector. The drive to Ishasha will act as a game drive as you will slowly make your way down south through the park in search of the famous tree-climbing lions. Lunch will be served and then you will exit the park and continue the drive. Upon arrival, you will check in at Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge.

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With your packed lunch in your rucksack, your guide will take you tracking the gentle giants, pushing your way through the undergrowth. The trek can take anything from 30 minutes to 5 hours. Once you find the mountain gorillas, sit in the forest listening to them grumble, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. There is only 1,000 of these beautiful apes left in the wild. After your trek, you'll go to Lake Bunyonyi.