Guide

A Professional Guide/ Driver

Meals

Vegetarian Meat Vegan Kosher

Accommodation

Huts Lodge Guesthouse Cottages

Transport

Overland Trucks Jeep Private vehicles

Others

•Breakfast •Lunch •Dinner (one main course) •Bottled Water *Meals typically include meat and fish. Please contact us if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.

Not included:

Others

•Airfare to and from Uganda •Uganda Tourist Visa •Tips for guides and rangers •Tips for servers at restaurants •Additional dinner courses (appetizers, desserts) •Alcoholic beverages, soda, juice, coffee, special beverages •Souvenirs, crafts, etc.

Flights

Flights not included.

Insurance

Insurance not included.

Optional

Nothing optional

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Day 1 Day 1: Travel From Entebbe Airport To Your Hotel
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Travel From Entebbe Airport To Your Hotel

When you land at Entebbe airport, whatever time it might be, we’ll be waiting to take you to your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala. Forest cottage in kampala
Day 2 Day 2: Travel From Entebbe/Kampala To Fort Portal
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Travel From Entebbe/Kampala To Fort Portal

After breakfast at your hotel, we’ll drive you to Fort Portal (approximately 5 hours) where we’ll have lunch, check in at the hotel. In the evening you can enjoy a walk through town to the Omukama (King’s) Palace, take a nature walk, meet people in town, and enjoy a quiet dinner.
Day 3 Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale National Park

where we will purchase our Chimpanzee tracking permits. We will then continue our drive inside the park to Kanyancu, where we will register and attend a briefing held by the National Park Rangers under the Uganda Wildlife Authority. By 8:00AM the Rangers will begin leading you to track the chimps through the park for three hours. At 11:00AM your your guide will pick you up wherever you are in the park, and take you back to your hotel. (Optional: we can arrange the chimpanzee tracking for the afternoon, if preferred). The rest of the day will be free for you to enjoy around Fort Portal, and we’ll be happy to arrange any activities that you might like to schedule.

Accommodation is at West end motel.
Day 4 Day 4: Semuliki National Park And Amabere Caves
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Semuliki National Park And Amabere Caves

After breakfast at 9:00am, we’ll pick you up at your hotel and drive to Semuliki National Park. There, we’ll have see the amazing pools ("female" and "male" hot springs). We’ll also have time for a forest walk, primate spotting, bird watching, and we’ll be able to get views of the Albertine Rift Valley, and the Rwenzori Mountain Lower Ranges. On the way back to Fort Portal from Semuliki National Park we’ll stop over for a visit at the historical and famous "Amabere ga Nyinamwiru" caves and waterfall.

Accommodation is at West end motel.
Day 5 Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, we’ll travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Just before reaching the park we’ll have an opportunity to stop at the Equator for a photo-shoot and a view of the crater lakes. After paying the entrance fees at the park we’ll begin a 4 to 5 hour game drive through the park. We hope to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, Waterbuck, Uganda Kobs, antelopes, crocodiles, and many, many species of birds! After lunch in the afternoon we’ll board a boat for a cruise of the Kazinga travel (2 hours, 41km) before returning to our hotel for the evening. This will be a day to remember!.

Accommodation is at Bush Lodge.
Day 6 Day 6: Queen Elizabeth Np To Ishasha Section, Qenp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth Np To Ishasha Section, Qenp

After breakfast we’ll drive through Queen Elizabeth Park to Ishasha section of the National Park. We’ll check in at our hotel, have lunch, and then start another game drive tracking the famous tree-climbing lions. Ishasha has four prides of lions that climb trees daily, and are tracked so that Park Rangers can usually find out where they are. The tree-climbing lions are unique in the world! Other attractions in the Ishasha section include Topis, Giant Forest Hogs, Waterbucks, but to mention a few animals.

Accommodation is at Topis lodge.
Day 7 Day 7: Driving From Ishasha To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Driving From Ishasha To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

We’ll travel through a number of attractive villages and catch stunning views of the Western Rift Valley and Mountains. Bwindi Impenetrable Park, aptly named, is a dense jungle where many primate species live. It is one of three places in the world where you can track gorillas!.

Accommodation is Buhoma forest rest camp or Gorilla friends resort in Ruhija or Rushaga Gorilla lodge.
Day 8 Day 8: Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, we’ll head to the Uganda Wildlife Authority Headquarters to register our visit and receive a briefing from the National Park Rangers. There will be many other visitors as well, and you will be split into groups and assigned a Park Ranger to lead your group. Thereafter, you’ll depart in search of the majestic gorillas for 3 to 4 hours. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Accommodation is at Buhoma forest rest camp or or Rushaga gorilla lodge or Gorilla friends resort
Day 9 Day 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park To Lake Bunyonyi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park To Lake Bunyonyi

We will spend the morning in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where we’ll have the opportunity to bird watch, go in search of more primate species, or take a community walk to meet some of the lovely people who live in this area--depending on what suits your fancy. It’s also possible to arrange a second round of gorilla tracking on this day, for an additional fee. In the afternoon, we’ll travel by car to the stunning Lake Bunyonyi, the most beautiful and deepest lake (950m) in Uganda full of beautiful islands.

Accommodation is at lake Hawks eye guest house.
Day 10 Day 10: Activities At Lake Bunyonyi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Activities At Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi is so incredible that we’ve included a day to enjoy activities around the lake. These optional activities include canoeing, bird-watching, community walks, fishing, or simply relaxing with a good book in the sun on one of Bunyonyi’s islands.

Accommodation is at lake Bunyonyi paradise eco hub.
Day 11 Day 11: Lake Bunyonyi To Lake Mburo National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Lake Bunyonyi To Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast we will travel to Lake Mburo National Park northwest of Lake Bunyonyi and near the city of Mbarara. Upon arrival we will check in at our hotel, have lunch, and head to the park for a game drive and boat cruise. It’s also possible to arrange the game drive at night for the highest chance of seeing the secretive leopards. Lake Mburo is one of the parks in Uganda with zebras, impalas, giraffes, and elands--for this reason we also recommend a hike through the park since there are no lions and elephants to watch out for! For those interested in a more active experience, instead of the game drive a bike-trip through the park can be arranged.

Accommodation is at Hynna Hill lodge
Day 12 Day 12: Lake Mburo National Park To Murchison Falls National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Lake Mburo National Park To Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast we will travel to Murchison Falls National Park. This is a long journey, approximately 8 hours in the car. For those who would like to break up the trip, we can stay one night either in Kampala or Fort Portal. Upon arrival, we’ll take you on a short hike to the top of the falls, where you’ll get a spectacular view of the Nile. The sight of the force of the Nile rushing through a narrow gorge is exhilarating!

Accommodation is at Red chill rest camp in self contained bandas.
Day 13 Day 13: Murchison Falls National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Murchison Falls National Park

This day begins in the early morning with a game drive, lunch, and a boat cruise in the afternoon on the Nile, to the delta into Lake Albert (Lake Mwitanzige). On this unforgettable day you’ll see the best Murchison has to offer! You can expect to see elephants, lions, giraffes, leopards, hippos, buffalos, crocodiles, and many more delightful creatures and after noon boat cruise to see the water animals and bird life if possible hiking to the sister falls and resturn to the hotel in the evening.

Accomodation is Red chill rest camp.
Day 14 Day 14: Budongo Forest Reserve
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Budongo Forest Reserve

After breakfast drive to budongo forest reserve to see your cousins/chimpanzees, and primate spotting. It’s also possible to do a walk through the community to learn more about Bunyoro culture, people, and history in masindi town.

Accomodation is at Tik lodge or kabalega’s resort.
Day 15 Day 15: Transfer From Murchission Fall In Masindi To Enteebe Airport.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Transfer From Murchission Fall In Masindi To Enteebe Airport.

After breakfast at 6:30am , followed by check out and transfer to Entebbe International airport via ziwa Rhino sanctuary for 1 hour Rhino tracking and atfer Rhino tracking then you will be transfered to Entebbe with lunnch breakin Luwero town.

That makes end of the 15 day trip in Uganda.

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15 days tour

15-Day Affordable Safari-Gorilla And Primate Tracking

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Itinerary of your trip 15-Day Affordable Safari-Gorilla And Primate Tracking

Day 1: Travel From Entebbe Airport To Your Hotel

Day 2: Travel From Entebbe/Kampala To Fort Portal

Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale National Park

Day 4: Semuliki National Park And Amabere Caves

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth Np To Ishasha Section, Qenp

Day 7: Driving From Ishasha To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park To Lake Bunyonyi

Day 10: Activities At Lake Bunyonyi

Day 11: Lake Bunyonyi To Lake Mburo National Park

Day 12: Lake Mburo National Park To Murchison Falls National Park

Day 13: Murchison Falls National Park

Day 14: Budongo Forest Reserve

Day 15: Transfer From Murchission Fall In Masindi To Enteebe Airport.

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