Our 15 Days Uganda Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Tour is created for individuals who have adequate time to explore and discover in Uganda renowned as the Pearl of Africa. You may go chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Kibale Forest National Park during a 15-day primate, wildlife, and culture tour in Uganda. Enquire Now It also gives you the opportunity to take boat excursions and game drives through three national parks on the savannah. Take part in a canoeing trip at Lake Bunyonyi, two boat cruises and a hot air balloon ride in Murchison Falls National Park, one boat tour on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Lake Mburo National Park. These three savannah national parks, which are part of our 16-day Uganda primate, wildlife adventure, and cultural tour, offer the best game drives with opportunities to see thousands of antelopes, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and much more. You can also take several village and community walks to learn more about the local people and their cultures.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer to Budongo Forest
After receiving a briefing from our tour guides, you will drive to Murchison Falls for your 15-day Uganda Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Tour. En route, you will stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track endangered black and white rhinos that are being restocked. After lunch, you will drive to Budongo Forest, which is located in the Murchison Falls National Park Conservation area.
Accommodation: Budongo Eco Lodge.
Meals: (Lunch, Dinner).
Day 2: Budongo Chimpanzee Trekking – Top of the Falls Visit
After eating breakfast in the morning, proceed to the forest headquarters to receive instructions on the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. After that, begin your monkey walk in Budongo Forest with knowledgeable ranger guides. You will encounter other monkeys, birds, and several plant species during your walk. After you get up close to a group or community of habituated chimpanzees, you will have an hour to observe and take pictures before returning to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, your driver will take you to the top of the Falls so you can see how the water explodes downstream as it squeezes itself down a tight gorge of seven meters. After that, you may relax at the lodge and get ready for the next day.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Red Chili.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 3: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Nile
After starting your day with a cup of coffee, you will be picked up by your driver guide and a game ranger for an early game drive where you can hopefully see a number of antelopes, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, and, with any luck, big cats like lions and leopards. You will then head back to the lodge for lunch.
You will enjoy the boat ride to the falls’ base in the afternoon. You will see numerous herds of buffaloes, crocodiles, hippos, water bird species, and other exotic animals as they swarm the River Nile to drink water on your journey from the jetty point to the base of the falls. After driving back to the lodge, continue upstream to the base of the falls to see how the water squeezes into a 7-meter-tall cleft.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Red Chili.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 4: Hot Air Balloon Safari – Nile Delta Cruise
Your driver guide will pick you up for your hot air balloon safari on the Paraa side of Murchison Falls National Park following an early breakfast. Everything will come together at Para Lodge to begin your travel to the balloon launch site if you are lodging on the southern bank of the River Nile. You will be driven to the hot air balloon safari’s starting site along with the pilots and the entire team. A cup of tea or coffee will be served to you while the balloon is being built. After completing this, the pilot will give you a brief safety instruction, climb aboard, and begin your hot air balloon expedition. The entire experience of exploring Murchison Falls National Park could take up to one hour. Certificates will be awarded upon landing, and those who purchased a complete hot air balloon package will be treated to a sumptuous bush breakfast. Arrive at your lodge for some downtime, lunch, and a boat ride to the bustling Albert Delta in the afternoon. Elephants, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles in every well, and the occasional shoebill stock might all be visible to you, depending on your luck. Go back to the lodge to spend the night and eat dinner.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Red Chili.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 5: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast in the morning, you will take a lengthier trip to Kibale National Park, stopping along the way for lunch and to see several bird species.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge, Chimpanzee Guest House, Kibale Forest Camp.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 6: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale – Bigodi Wetland Walk
You will be taken to the Kibale National Park headquarters in Kanyakyu after breakfast, where you will meet up with fellow trekkers for a briefing before engaging in chimpanzee trekking. You will go on a guided primate trek within Kibale Forest National Park with your game ranger guide. This forest offers the chance to go to one of the chimpanzees’ habituated communities and spend an hour watching and taking pictures of them. Along with forest birds, Kibale National Park is home to thirteen other kinds of primates. After your chimpanzee hike, you will take a car to Bigodi Village to participate in a wetland walk that benefits the nearby community of Kibale Forest National Park.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge, Chimpanzee Guest House, Kibale Forest Camp.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast in the morning, you will travel for approximately three hours to reach Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have the chance to travel through tiny settlements, view the foothills of Mount Rwenzori, come across small rivers that spring from the Rwenzori mountain ranges, and cross the equator at Kikorongo. Arrive at Bush Lodge and unwind while getting ready for your late-afternoon game drive in Mweya. This portion of Queen Elizabeth National Park is blessed with Antelopes, Buffaloes, Warthogs, elephants and many other wild species including lions and leopards and then return to the Lodge for supper and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Simba Safari Lodge, Bush Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 8: Game Drive – Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel
After an early morning cup of tea, you will head back to Kasenyi Plains for a game drive to make up for anything you missed on your earlier game drive. During this early game drive, your chances of spotting lions and/or leopards increase if you are lucky enough to watch the big cats during their hunting. Numerous antelope species, buffalo, hippos, and other creatures are possible sightings. Return to the lodge and enjoy lunch there. Mweya Jetty, which you can get to right away in the afternoon, offers a two-hour boat journey that is one of the highlights of Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is possible to see almost 300 of the 600 water bird species that have been identified here, as well as antelopes, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and hippos.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Simba Safari Lodge, Bush Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 9: Chimpanzee Trekking at Kyambura Gorge
Following breakfast, you will be driven to the Kyambura valley, where you will meet up with other trekkers for a briefing prior to starting your chimpanzee walk in the valley. You can learn to recognise the different flora and animals that live in this canyon with the help of a game ranger guide. You will have one hour to shoot photos of any chimpanzees you see in groups. Head back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation after the climb. You will visit the Lake Katwe salt mines in the afternoon. The local people mines and harvests salt from Lake Katwe, an explosive container that is endowed with salt. The local community guide will take you for a trip around salt mines describing how salt extraction is done, obstacles faced and opportunities available. One of the real-world instances of Queen Elizabeth’s status as one of the world’s conservation areas where people live in harmony with animals is the Lake Katwe salt extraction project.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Simba Safari Lodge, Bush Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 10: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will go to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is located in the southwest Ugandan province of Kabale. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to about half of the world’s endangered mountain gorilla population and is the only national park where mountain gorillas and wild chimpanzees coexist. You will travel through undulating hills with terraced gardens of Irish potatoes and Kayonza tea estate on your route to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will come to stay the night and have dinner in the late afternoon.
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge, Mahogany Springs, Buhoma Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 11: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Experience.
After breakfast in the morning, you will be taken to the Park headquarters to receive instructions on what to do and what not to do when interacting with the gorillas. Following this, you will be dropped off at the designated gorilla family’s starting point to begin your trek into the dense Bwindi Forest. Depending on the location of the mountain gorillas, this trip could take anything from 30 minutes to three quarters of a day. As a result, gorilla trekking can be demanding, necessitating a certain level of athleticism. The trip will be worthwhile after you locate the gorillas, and you will get an hour to observe and take pictures of them. After that, you’ll drive back to the park headquarters, where your efforts to support the conservation of the critically endangered mountain gorillas will be acknowledged with a certificate. After unwinding at the lodge, take a stroll through the hamlet to discover more about the locals who call Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home.
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge, Mahogany Springs, Buhoma Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Drive to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. One of the three lava-dammed lakes, Lake Bunyonyi was created when water was compelled to flow backward through a blocked river channel caused by lava streaming from one of the volcanoes, filling the empty area to form the lake. Because there are so many small birds in this area, the term “bunyonyi” (small birds) has local meaning. According to reports, Lake Bunyonyi is the second-deepest lake in East Africa and the deepest lake in Uganda. Lake Bunyonyi is one of the greatest places to unwind after a gorilla walk and draws visitors due to its natural beauty.
Accommodation: Eagle Nest, Bunyonyi Safari Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 13: Canoeing or Hiking
After breakfast in the morning, you are free to enjoy the stunning views of the lake and the hills surrounding it while canoeing around several islands with fascinating histories. You also have the opportunity to visit the Punishment Island, where girls who bear children through lawful traditional marriages are dumped and left to perish. You will have a great time doing this all day activity. Head back to the Lodge for dinner and a restful night.
Accommodation: Eagle Nest, Bunyonyi Safari Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 14: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After eating breakfast in the morning, drive to Lake Mburo National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, take a boat ride through the park, where you can see a variety of plants, animals, including crocodiles and bucks, and birds, such as the rare shoebill, crested crane, pelicans, fish eagles, herons, and many other water birds. You will go on an evening game drive later in the evening. Animals including zebras, giraffes, and impalas are common at Lake Mburo National Park. Head back to the Lodge for dinner and a restful night.
Accommodation: Mihingo Safari Lodge, Lake Mburo Safari Lodge, Eagles Nest.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 15: Return to Kampala – Departure.
After a hearty breakfast, take a morning game drive through the park. The following creatures can be seen: Common Zebra, Hippopotamus, Common Warthog, Buffalo, Bushbuck, Oribi, Deffassa Waterbuck, Bohor Reedbuck, Yellow-winged Bat, Side-striped Jackal, Dwarf and Banded Mongooses, and many more mammals. After that, set out on your journey to Kampala/Entebbe International Airport, stopping along the way to explore the cultures of the ethnic groups in western Uganda at the Igongo Cultural Centre and to take pictures of the Equator crossing.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 15 Days Uganda Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Tour.
The 15 Days Uganda Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Tour includes;
- Airport transfers.
- Gorilla and Chimpanzee permit.
- Transport safari vehicle.
- Services of an English speaking driver guide.
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary.
- All park entrance fees.
- Nature walk.
- Game drives.
- Hot Air Balloon experience.
- Drinking water while in the vehicle.
The package excludes; Airfare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and personal shopping bills.