25 Days Great Apes of Uganda Safari
25 Days Great Apes of Uganda Safari, Uganda is the pearl of Africa because it’s practically the best destination to visit, gifted by nature and located in East Africa with excellent accommodation facilities, Friendly people, exciting geographical features, wonderful weather, and rewarding routes to the different destinations. Additionally be it discovering the treasures hidden in Kampala city, Hiking the different mountains and rocks, spotting the shoebill at Murchison falls national park or Mabamba Swamp in Lake Victoria
Furthermore more activies for instance Game Drive and Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel, chimpanzee tracking at Kibale forest, tree-climbing lions at the Ishasha sector, Mountain Gorillas at Bwindi impenetrable forest, Golden monkeys at Mgahinga Gorilla national park, Mysterious Sempaya Hot springs at Semuliki national park, scenic savanna grassland of Kidepo valley, three-horned chameleons in the snow-capped mount Rwenzori. exciting cultural experience with Batwa pygmies, Impalas at Lake Mburo National Park, the powerful waterfalls of Murchison falls national park, source of the Nile, you have it all, and no doubt that the experience will be unforgettable.
Proposed itinerary for 25 Days Great Apes of Uganda Safari
Arrival and pickup
Transfer straightaway to Jinja
Visit Itanda Falls and transfer to Mbale.
Hike Mount Elgon National Park and Sipi falls tour.
Game drive and then depart Mount Elgon National park for Pian-Upe Game Reserve.
Game Drive and cultural encounter.
Depart Pian-Upe Game reserve for Kidepo valley National park and visit
Kanagorok hot springs.
Morning game drive and then afternoon cultural encounter.
Drive to Murchison Falls national park.
Game drive and launch cruise.
Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park.
Chimpanzee trekking and visit Bigodi wetland.
Transfer to Semuliki National Park and Night Game Drive.
Morning game drive and afternoon nature walk.
Drive to Mount Rwenzori National Park for hiking adventure.
Explore Mount Rwenzori National Park (Nature walks).
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Morning game drive and boat cruise along Kazinga channel.
Exit from Queen Elizabeth national park to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.
Mountain gorilla trekking and nature walk to the Batwa villages
Depart to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for an encounter with the Batwa community.
Golden monkey trekking and Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Morning Game Drive and Nature walk .
Cycling experience and drive to Kampala. Visit the Kasubi tombs.
Reptile village and Departure.
Detailed itinerary for the Great apes Uganda safari.
Day 1: Entebbe International Airport- Arrival at Entebbe international airport
Firstly, you will be picked up by our company representative who will welcome you for the 25 days Great Apes of Uganda Safari. He will then brief you on whatever thing you should know concerning the Trip and the country as you sip a glass of Juice. In case time allows, the guide will drive you around the city, showing you some of the Historical, physical and Natural wonders. This tour also takes you to the Independent monument to know how Uganda attained its independence. And Uganda Museum to show you some of the ethnological and Historical symbols of the country.Then head to Baha’i temple which is the central prayer point in Africa. Finally, visit the local markets to buy some of the items you need for the trip before going for some refreshment followed by dinner and overnight.
Location: Entebbe
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Latitude 0 Degrees or similar |
| Mid-Range | Kaazi Beach Resort or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 2: Jinja Uganda- Drive to Jinja and Visit the Source of River Nile
Certainly start your day with a cup of coffee the proceed with packing all your belongings and checking out of the hotel for a drive to Jinja. A home to the source of River Nile which not only doubles as the longest river on earth but also running for three months to pour its water in the Mediterranean Sea after crossing several countries including Egypt. The Journey passes through a smooth tarmac road that gives you a scenic view of Mabira forest, locals selling roasted chicken and Bananas that you are free to purchase because they are very tasty.
You will be amazed at the magical Jinja Bridge, suspended above the water using poles though no one is allowed to take photos. Great Apes of Uganda Safari, Arrive at River Nile during Lunchtime, enjoy a mouth-watering meal before boarding a boat that will take you to the point that is believed to be the source of the Nile, where it starts its three months’ voyage to the Mediterranean Sea. Have photo moments at the green gardens and with the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi before you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Location: Jinja Uganda
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Wild Water Lodge Jinja or similar |
| Mid-range | Heaven Lodge Jinja or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 3: Sipi Falls Uganda- Visit Itanda Falls and transfer to Mbale
After your morning breakfast, you will drive to Itanda falls, to watch or participate in white water rafting that lasts for approximately 1-2 hours, as the young boys try their best to face and beat the water rapids, the shouts and imaginations developed as the boat moves down as though capsizing yet very steady is magical.
Return for an early lunch after which you will check out of the lodge and embark on a 3-4-hour scenic drive to Mount Elgon National park, meanwhile, you will cross both sugarcane, tea and rice plantations. Hills before arriving at your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Location: Sipi Falls
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Sipi River Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Rafiki Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 4: Sipi Falls Uganda- Hike Mount Elgon National Park and Sipi falls tour
The second largest caldera in East Africa, Mount Elgon NP is specifically a place not to miss out. As it furthermore gives you an opportunity of hiking the mountain and the three waterfalls situated at its base in Sipi. Additionally, the hike follows a heavy breakfast meal and a briefing session at the park’s headquarters by the experts who will tell you what it takes to hike the mountain. Thereafter, kick-start the 4-5 hour walk that gives you an opportunity of spotting some coffee plantations, caves, local homesteads, primates, and unique bird species in and around the park. You will have lunch stopover before proceeding to watch the thundering three waterfalls of Sipi.
Location: Sipi Falls
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Sipi River Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Rafiki Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 5: pain Upe Game Reserve- Game drive and depart Mount Elgon National park for Pian-Upe Game Reserve
Start your day with a cup of coffee followed by a rewarding 3-4-hour morning game drive that will expose you to not so many but few mammals such as elephants, Antelopes, buffalos and many more, plus several birds, and tree species. Return to the lodge and checkout for the 6-7-hour drive with a 30 minutes’ stopover at Nyero rock painting where you will get amazed by the artistic skills possessed by the ancient people who designed the rock to the extent that no one can explain what they see but to smile at it, have dinner and proceed to the reserve, arriving late in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Location: Pian Upe Game Reserve
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Africana Hotel Moroto or similar |
| Mid-Range | Kara-Tunga Safari Camp or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 6: pain Upe Game Reserve- Game Drive and cultural encounter
wake up in the morning with a cup of coffee before heading out for 3-4 morning game drive in Uganda’s second-largest game reserve, hosting a good selection of plants, bird species, And mammals such giraffes, several antelope species, Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, Elephants, warthogs among others roaming freely at the savannah grassland.
In the afternoon after enjoying lunch, you will refresh a bit then drive to the nearby community of the Karamajong people, who are herds men from time memorial and have preserved their culture of depending on cattle for almost everything and supplemented by small agriculture for decades. They engage visitors in local dances, show casing local herding tools and telling you sweet stories before your return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Location: Pian Upe Game Reserve
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Africana Hotel Moroto or similar |
| Mid-Range | Kara-Tunga Safari Camp or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 7: Kidepo Valley National Park- Depart Pian-Upe Game reserve for Kidepo valley National park and visit Kanagorok hot springs
After your Breakfast fast before checking out of the lodge and embarking on a 4-5-hour scenic drive to Kidepo forest national park, (true African wilderness) with 4 of the 5 big mammals roaming freely at the park. You will get amazed by the Karamajong who are either naked or half-naked by the roadside, with their cattle or from fetching water, firewood, or even playing, as you progress with the Journey, watching the scattered homesteads, the hilly rocks and fascinating rolling valleys spread across the roads. You will have lunch upon reaching the park, then head out to watch Kanagorok hot springs, a few kilometers from Kidepo valley national park. Get excited by the beautiful views and take a few snaps before returning to the park for dinner and overnight
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 8: Kidepo Valley National Park- Morning game drive and afternoon cultural encounter
Get your day started with breakfast before driving to Narus valley where a rewarding 4-hours’ game viewing experience will take place, an opportunity to grab the sight of prey and predators roaming around the charming savanna grassland and the uncommon tree species thriving in the wilderness. For instance the Antelopes, buffaloes, elephants, Zebras, warthogs, lions, and leopards in an action of hunting or resting or even spotting an ostrich.
Then drive back to the lodge for lunch after which you will go for a 2-hour cultural experience with the Karamajong people who will excite you with their cultural historical stories, architectures. Dances and even some few souvenirs for you to take home, such as the seating stools, jewelry, and the dresses. Lastly with dinner and overnight.
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 9: Murchison Falls National Park- Drive to Murchison Falls national park
After your morning breakfast, eventually check out of the Lodge and let the journey to Murchison falls national park begin. Evidently passing through the tarmac road with a very scenic view of plantations, homesteads and rolling hills. You will then have a lunch stop, after which you proceed to the park. Lastly arrive late in the evening ready for dinner and overnight as you wait for the next day’s activities.
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Paraa Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 10: Murchison Falls National Park- Game drive and launch cruise
Morning breakfast is followed by the transfer to the northern part of the park in order to go for a game drive to catch-up with a wide variety of games that live at the park. “Great Apes of Uganda Safari”. Game park animals expected to see are for example elephant, buffaloes, bushbucks, lions, warthogs, giraffe, and a variety of bird species. Later return to the lodge for lunch.
Immediately after lunch then proceed for a two hours launch cruise on the Nile River up to Murchison falls. For more opportunity to view various amazing species wildlife for instance hippos, crocodiles, water birds along the river bank, lucky visitors can spot the rare shoe bills. After the activity finally drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Paraa Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 11: Kibale Forest National Park– Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park
Start your day brightly with a cup of coffee before heading out to the exit of the park. You will then have a morning drive to the top of Murchison falls where you will get the chance of coming closer to the most powerful waterfall on earth. Take some memorable photos and move towards the rainbow thus enabling you to understand the real colors that a rainbow has.
Afterwards Great Apes of Uganda Safari, start a drive that takes approximately 8-9 hours to fort portal district, home to Kibale forest national park that harbors 13 unique primate species and ranked as a primate world. You will have an Enroute stopover for lunch before arriving at your lodge in the evening, ready for dinner and overnight as you anxiously wait for the next day’s activities.
Location: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Kyaninga Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 12: Kibale Forest National Park- Chimpanzee trekking and visit Bigodi wetland
After your breakfast before driving to the park’s headquarters for an early morning briefing where the experienced park rangers will tell you and elaborate the benefit of tracking chimpanzees, the dos and don’ts, as well as verifying the tracking documents. Meanwhile after this assembly, a professional park ranger will guide you to the park as you search for the giant apes that are busy feeding, playing and the mothers nursing their young ones. However,the trek is simple and upon finding the creatures, you will have one hour to watch the creatures carry on with the daily activities uninterrupted.
Shortly drive to the lodge for lunch after which you will go to Bigodi swamp, see sites in the park. Watch some primates such as baboons and identifiable monkeys, plus birds and the locals carrying on with their daily activities such as farming among others. Lastly have dinner and overnight follow the entire experience.
Location: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Kyaninga Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 13: Semuliki National Park – Transfer to Semuliki National Park and Night Game Drive
Semuliki is one of the most virgin destinations in Uganda, tiny but with several treasures that best suits every traveler. It is the most recommendable destination for a night game viewing safari in the country with various mammals, both small and big freely roaming in the dark. As early as possible, get done with your breakfast meal in order to start a smooth drive to Semuliki national park where you will have an exciting and rewarding game viewing experience in the wilderness.
Arrival will be in the afternoon when you will get served with lunch then you relax a bit before going for a night game drive experience where you will have to a chance of spotting some mammals such as the mongoose, elephants, lions and hyenas among others, let dinner and a nap follow the activity.
Location: Semuliki National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Semuliki Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Aramaga Rift Valley Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 14: Semuliki National Park – Morning game drive and afternoon nature walk
You will start your day with a delicious breakfast, after which you will eventually drive to the wilderness for a rewarding game viewing experience with an open chance of watching you’re long-sought after mammal, bird and floral species in the game drive challenge. The commonly sighted mammals are for example the elephants, Great Apes of Uganda Safari, antelopes, buffaloes, giraffes, and warthogs among others. However, chance can come your way and you spot a lion, leopard, or hyena during the quest.
Enjoy a mouth-watering picnic lunch after which you will rest a little before, having a guided nature walk to the Sempaya Hot springs. The female magical hot spring that can boil an egg to the point of eating and is believed to be in a position of curing some illness, watch it as you take photos and later drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Location: Semuliki National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Semuliki Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Aramaga Rift Valley Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 15: Rwenzori National Park – Drive to Mount Rwenzori National Park for hiking adventure
Enjoy a heavy breakfast before checking out of the lodge for a 3-4-hour drive to Mount Rwenzori national park for a brief hiking experience. There is a lot to watch during the drive such as the locals grazing their long-horned cattle, homesteads and backdrop of the mountain ranges. Arrive in the afternoon, have lunch and then head for a brief talk on hiking at the park’s headquarters after which you will start a 5-6-hour hike to the first campsite where you will have dinner. This walk comes with a lot to see such as the Bakonzo people and homesteads, the three-horned chameleon, some primates and bird species such as the Rwenzori Turaco
Location: Rwenzori National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Equator Snow Geo Lodge |
| Mid-range | Sandton Hotel |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 16: Rwenzori National Park – Explore Mount Rwenzori National Park (Nature walks)
Meanwhile the rewarding moment never stops as it makes you compile memories after memories, the excitement is counted at every stage and step you make as you descend and ascend the mountain of the moon. The guide will not leave you bored but rather keep you soaked with interesting reality and historical stories concerning the ice-capped mountain.
This day starts with breakfast then 5 hours of exploring the mountain as you see different water tributaries, the mountain peak and many more before having lunch then 3 hours with the Bakonzo people who will excite you with some of the thrilling stories you cannot find anywhere else. Depending on the time that you will get done with the activities, finally have dinner and overnight
Location: Rwenzori National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Equator Snow Geo Lodge |
| Mid-range | Sandton Hotel |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 17: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have Breakfast, and then we transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park, the most visited in Uganda with plenty of unlimited treasures hidden in all its corners. The drive basically leaves behind the fascinating snow-capped mountain and proceeds through a smooth drive accompanied by snacks and an amazing conversation with your driver-guide. Arrive after approximately 4 hours later and check into your lodge for some refreshment, then lunch and choose to either relax from the hiking or have a brief guided nature walk in the evening before dinner and overnight
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Mweya Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Twin Lake Safari Cottages or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 18: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Morning game drive and boat cruise along Kazinga channel
As the sun rises, so do you but first with breakfast that will give you energy to carry on with the game drive activity in the wilderness, followed by the actual 3-4-hour game drive opportunity as you search for the different mammals such as hippos, elephants, leopards, giraffes, Antelopes and many more not forgetting to glance at several tree and bird species roaming around the area as though they have a deadline to meet. You will also have a picnic lunch after which you will go for a boat cruise opportunity at Kazinga channel. Evidently a home to huge schools of hippos and a large selection of crocodiles yarning and feeding by the lakeshore. Together with mammals and birds having a rest and relaxing giving you an open chance of taking as many photos as possible.
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Mweya Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Twin Lake Safari Cottages or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 19: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Exit from Queen Elizabeth national park to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Start your day with breakfast before embarking on a drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, home to half of the world surviving mountain gorillas living in a true jungle beneath the Virunga ranges. The drive has a reroute stop over at the Ishasha sector where you will have the opportunity of spotting the tree climbing lions either on the ground or resting on the tree branches, during or after a hunt, lunch will be at this point.
After lunch, you will furthermore proceed with the journey to your lodge in Ruhija sector where you will do your mountain gorilla trekking from. As such enjoy your drive while having clear views of vegetation and the rolling hills of the Virunga ranges, arrive late in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Super Luxury | Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge or similar |
| Luxury | Buhoma Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Bakiga Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 20: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Mountain gorilla trekking and nature walk to the Batwa villages
Very early in the morning, you will pack all the tracking documents, put good hiking boots and full tracking combat then head to the park for a pre-trekking briefing that starts at 8:00 am, when you join other colleagues in the same venture. The briefing session lasts for approximately 30 minutes after which you are allocated a gorilla family and a park ranger to lead you to the Jungle, where you will have either a lengthy or short tracking period depending on how far the apes have moved.
However this can be roughly 4 or more hours, with one separate hour given to you upon finding the creatures, to watch the giant silverback, mothers feeding their young ones, and the entire family play, fight and grumble with each other, only waiting for a silverback to come and settle the dispute. Thereafter, you will have lunch, and then you will visit the Ruhija Batwa community where you will visit the native villages and many more interesting places in the community as well as engaging in different dances, traditional songs, etc. Great Apes of Uganda Safari, before getting back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Super Luxury | Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge or similar |
| Luxury | Buhoma Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Bakiga Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 21: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – Depart to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for an encounter with the Batwa community
After breakfast, you will drive to yet an interesting national park in Uganda, a prime habitat to the mountain gorillas, though this time, you are not going to track these Apes, but rather track the Golden monkeys. The drive certainly takes 2-3 hours with interesting views of the backdrop of Virunga ranges, plenty of flora and much more located along the way.
Upon arriving at the park, you will enjoy lunch before going for an authentic and unforgettable cultural encounter with the Batwa pygmies who will entertain you with their traditional songs, show you different cave and tell several unique stories. The Batwa pygmies were forest inhabitants who left a life of gathering and wandering, not until they were relocated. They have not only resisted modernity but also kept the legacy of their forefathers. Later get back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Location: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Chameleon Hill Lodge |
| Mid-range | Lake Mulehe Gorilla Lodge |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 22: Lake Mburo National Park – Golden monkey trekking and Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
As the birds sing to the glory of a new day, so will you rise, take your tea and drive to the park’s headquarters for a golden monkey pre-trek briefing by experts who after, Will guide you to the jungle for the quest for this very attractive creature, with dressing on a golden coat but repeatedly violating the rules of a coat by swiftly jumping from one tree branch. Upon finding them, don’t be puzzled when the camera is not grabbing the best shot because due to their body sizes and playful nature, how swift you are save you. Golden monkeys are so unique, Great Apes of Uganda Safari, clever, and complex.
Return to the lodge for lunch after which you check out and drive to your last national park in the country, Lake Mburo national, the smallest of all the ten parks but very rewarding when it comes to adventure. Lunch will be served Enroute while on the 5-6-hour drive where arrival will be in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Location: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Mihingo Lodge |
| Mid-range | Rwakobo Rock Lodge |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 23:Lake Mburo National Park – Morning Game Drive and Nature walk
Start with the first meal of the day, breakfast, followed by a rewarding 3-4-hour game drive experience with no predators but only preys. You will stand a chance of spotting the impalas, antelopes, giraffes, Buffaloes among others roaming around the wild, and meet the biggest antelope on earth, the eland, as well as Impalas, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, reedbucks and among others.
Have lunch before an afternoon guided nature walk by a very knowledgeable guide who will take you to a very scenic trail with unique tree species, photographic spots, a few harmless mammals, and not so many birds singing as they fly from one tree branch to another. Thus sum up the day with dinner and overnight
Location: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Mihingo Lodge |
| Mid-range | Rwakobo Rock Lodge |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 24: Entebbe International Airport – Cycling experience and drive to Kampala. Visit the Kasubi tombs
After breakfast, you will join a group of young men and women on a cycling tour around the park, stretching your legs on a bicycle till when you are exhausted. After which you will then return to the lodge, pack all your belongings and make a smooth drive to Kasubi tombs, where Buganda kings were buried.
The drive lasts for approximately 3-4 hours, with a lunch stop before arriving at the tomb where a guide will explain to you the history of Buganda, its kings who have been buried there and their role in the colonial error. Thereafter, you will proceed with your drive to the Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Location: Entebbe
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Latitude 0 Degrees or similar |
| Mid-Range | Kaazi Beach Resort or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 25: Reptile village and Departure
Start your day with a delicious cup of coffee, and pack your luggage in case you have a flight at Entebbe international airport. The driver guide will take you to the reptile village where you will have the opportunity of watching different rescued reptiles such as chameleons, snakes, tortoise, and many more. Head for lunch in Entebbe before saying goodbye to Uganda, the pearl of Africa. Thus the End of 25 Great Apes of Uganda Safari.
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Location: Kampala (City)
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water and fruits throughout
Tour Includes on Great Apes of Uganda Safari
- Airport transfers
- 4×4 transport with English speaking local guide/driver for all road transport
- Accommodation & all meals above
- All park entrances fees
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Mentioned activities
- Rhino, Chimp permits and gorilla permits
Tour Excludes on Great Apes of Uganda Safari
- International visas
- Accommodation facilities while in Kampala
- All expenses of personal nature such as tips and drinks
Health
- Yellow fever and malaria prophylactics are specifically required
- COVID19 certificate
Officials have a right to surely refuse entry if you are found to have or show any signs of communicable diseases
Visas
Most nationalities require a visa to especially enter Uganda which can be obtained on arrival at USD 50 per person, single entry.Additionally a passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 months
Flights
It is imperative that you basically confirm your onward /return flights. Please contact our office for assistance.
Enjoy your Great Apes of Uganda Safari
We believe in value for money. Every guest would like to have the most reliable and comfortable vehicles on safari. In response to the clients’ needs, we have a very strict vehicle replacement policy that ensures a young fleet at all times. We have a total fleet of 225 well-maintained motor vehicles, predominantly 4-wheel drives. This does away with the problem of sub-contracting vehicles and driver-guides, which may compromise the quality of services. Our safari vehicles are specifically converted for maximum space and comfort. All of them have hatched roof and sliding windows to facilitate good viewing and convenient photography during game drives and sight seeing.
