Safari Overview
This 10 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari is an immersive journey through Uganda’s most iconic national parks. It combines classic Big Five game drives with deep rainforest primate encounters, taking you from the savannah plains of Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park to the dense jungles of Kibale Forest and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Highlights
- ✔ Big Five wildlife in Murchison Falls & Queen Elizabeth
- ✔ Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest
- ✔ Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- ✔ Nile River boat cruise
- ✔ Kazinga Channel boat safari
- ✔ Authentic Uganda cultural landscapes
Tour Plan
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Welcome to Uganda
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, your professional safari guide from Wagatil Safaris will warmly welcome you and transfer you to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, you may relax by Lake Victoria or explore Entebbe town at a relaxed pace.
This is a day to rest, recover from your journey, and prepare for the adventure ahead.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe / Best Western Premier
Day 2: Scenic Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, begin your journey north through Uganda’s countryside, passing villages, plantations, and rolling landscapes. You will stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for an exciting walking safari to track white rhinos on foot.
Continue to Murchison Falls National Park, home to the strongest waterfall in the world where the Nile explodes through a narrow gorge.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge / Pakuba Safari Lodge
Day 3: Game Drive & Nile Boat Safari Experience
Begin your day with an early morning game drive across the northern savannah plains. Expect encounters with elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, and antelopes in their natural habitat.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls, where hippos, crocodiles, and countless birds line the riverbanks.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest – Primate Capital of the World
After breakfast, drive south through scenic landscapes and crater lakes region toward Kibale Forest National Park. This area is famous for having the highest concentration of primates in Africa.
Arrive in the evening and relax surrounded by lush rainforest sounds.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge Kibale / Turaco Treetops
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
After a briefing, enter Kibale Forest in search of wild chimpanzees. You will follow their calls through the dense forest and spend precious time observing their behavior.
Later, enjoy a guided Bigodi Wetland walk.
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Drive through the scenic foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains as you enter Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge / Enganzi Game Lodge
Day 7: Game Drive & Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise
Start with a sunrise game drive across Kasenyi plains, then enjoy a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel.
Day 8: Ishasha Sector – Tree-Climbing Lions & Transfer to Bwindi
Travel through Ishasha sector and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Accommodation: Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
After briefing, trek into the jungle to find mountain gorillas and spend one magical hour observing them.
Day 10: Return to Entebbe – Departure
Drive back to Entebbe with a stop at the equator.
Meals: Breakfast