5 Day Uganda Primate Safari

Face to Face with Uganda’s Great Apes

Explore Uganda and come face-to-face with its remarkable primates in their natural habitats. This 5-day safari takes you to Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking and to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with endangered mountain gorillas. Hike through the ancient forests of Bwindi and experience the thrill of standing just meters away from these gentle giants.

Tour Highlights

What to Expect on the Journey

Chimpanzee relaxing in the jungle, wildlife shot, Kibale/Uganda
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
Great Blue Turaco in Uganda, Africa
Bigodi Swamp Nature Walk
A silverback mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) sits in the dense foliage of his natural habitat in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest
Bush Baby
Forest Night Walk
Village chief of the Batwa Pygmies, South Kivu, DR Congo
Cultural Experience with Batwa People

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A Guide through the Journey

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On arrival in Entebbe, you'll be warmly welcomed at the airport and transferred to your hotel in either Entebbe or Kampala for check-in. On the way, you'll get a first impression of everyday life in Uganda.

Once settled in, we're happy to show you around Kampala to give you a feel for the country, its people, culture, and the city’s wide variety of cuisines.

Accommodation Options Kampala:

Accommodation Options Entebbe:

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After breakfast at your hotel — or upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport — you’ll be warmly welcomed by your personal tour guide.

After a short safari briefing, you’ll embark on a 4- to 5-hour scenic drive through Uganda’s beautiful countryside. You’ll stop in Fort Portal for lunch. You’ll visit the Palace of the King of Toro and learn about the Toro Kingdom, its traditions, and its youthful monarch.

Later, continue to Kibale National Park, arriving in the evening for check-in, dinner, and a relaxing overnight stay at your lodge.

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After an early breakfast, head to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for a briefing on chimpanzee tracking. These primates share 98 Percent of their DNA with humans, making this encounter particularly fascinating. During the trek, you may also see L’Hoest’s monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus, grey-cheeked mangabeys, pottos, bush babies, and birds like the green-breasted pitta, crowned eagle, and black bee-eater.

After the trek, return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for more primate and bird sightings, including blue monkeys, baboons, bush pigs, and the great blue turaco.

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After breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.

After lunch take a guided nature walk through the forest before settling in for dinner and overnight.

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After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. In groups of eight, you'll be assigned a gorilla family and begin the trek, which may take 2 to 6 hours. Once you encounter the gorillas, you’ll spend one unforgettable hour observing them in their natural habitat.

Afterward, return to headquarters for your trekking certificate, then visit the Batwa community for a cultural experience. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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Filled with unforgettable memories — from the soulful gaze of a mountain gorilla to the excited chatter of chimpanzees in the treetops — we begin our journey back to Kampala or Entebbe.

On the way, stop at the Equator for photos and a fun water experiment demonstrating the Coriolis effect — showing how water drains in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres due to Earth's rotation.

From there, your guide will either take you to the airport for your departure or to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for check-in and a relaxed conclusion to your trip. If you're staying longer, we’ll gladly arrange your airport transfer on your departure day.Alternatively, you may choose to fly back to Entebbe from Kihihi Airstrip — a scenic flight of about one hour. The drive from the lodge to the airstrip takes approximately one hour.

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