7-Day Uganda Primates & Wildlife Experience

Welcome to Rwanda’s Land of a Thousand Hills

Arrive at Kigali International Airport, where your professional Zamunda Travels guide will welcome you.

Depending on your arrival time, transfer to your hotel and settle in. If time allows, enjoy an optional short introduction to Kigali and experience the city’s welcoming atmosphere, rolling hills and vibrant character.

Overnight: Kigali
Meals: Dinner

From Rwanda’s Capital to Uganda’s Gorilla Country

After breakfast, enjoy a Kigali city experience. Depending on your interests and available time, visit selected landmarks and cultural sites. The Kigali Genocide Memorial can be included as an optional visit.

After lunch, depart Kigali and travel towards southwestern Uganda. Cross the Rwanda–Uganda border and continue through spectacular mountain scenery, terraced hills, banana plantations and lush valleys.

Continue to the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving at your lodge in time to relax and prepare for the next day’s gorilla trek.

Overnight: Rushaga, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Face-to-Face with Mountain Gorillas

After an early breakfast, travel to the park headquarters for your gorilla trekking briefing.

Your ranger guide will explain trekking guidelines, safety procedures and responsible gorilla-viewing practices before you enter the ancient Bwindi rainforest.

The trek can take several hours depending on the location of your assigned gorilla family and the terrain. Walk through dense forest with your ranger while looking for signs of the gorillas.

When you finally encounter your gorilla family, observe the silverback, mothers and playful juveniles in their natural environment. After the trek, return to your lodge before continuing to Lake Bunyonyi.

Spend the evening relaxing beside one of Uganda’s most scenic lakes, surrounded by terraced hills and beautiful islands.

Overnight: Lake Bunyonyi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

From Scenic Highlands to Wildlife-Rich Savannah

Enjoy breakfast overlooking Lake Bunyonyi before departing for Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Travel through the countryside of southwestern Uganda, passing terraced hills, farms and local communities.

After lunch, enjoy a Kazinga Channel boat safari, cruising between Lake Edward and Lake George.

Watch for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and waterbirds along the shoreline. The boat ride also offers excellent wildlife photography opportunities.

Later, enjoy an evening game drive as the savannah takes on the golden colours of sunset.

Overnight: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Wildlife at Sunrise, Primates at Sunset

Start the morning with a sunrise game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Keep watch for lions, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kob, warthogs, hyenas and other wildlife while your guide interprets the landscape and animal behaviour.

After breakfast, depart for Kibale Forest National Park. The journey takes you through beautiful western Ugandan scenery, including crater lakes, rolling hills, tea plantations and rural communities.

As you approach Kibale, the landscape changes from open savannah to lush tropical forest.

Overnight: Kibale Forest Area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Into the Forest in Search of Chimpanzees

After breakfast, head to the park headquarters for a briefing before beginning your chimpanzee trekking experience.

Follow your ranger through Kibale’s lush forest as you search for habituated chimpanzee communities. Listen for their calls and watch the canopy as you move through the forest.

Once you locate the chimpanzees, observe their natural behaviour as they feed, communicate, groom, climb and interact.

You may also encounter other primates, including red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys and olive baboons.

Bigodi Wetland & Community Experience

In the afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community-led conservation area.

Walk through the wetlands with a local guide while looking for birds, monkeys and other wildlife. Learn about local traditions, livelihoods and the connection between communities and conservation.

Overnight: Kibale Forest Area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Farewell to the Pearl of Africa

After breakfast, begin your journey towards Entebbe.

Travel through Uganda’s countryside, passing villages, farms and changing landscapes. Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for lunch or additional sightseeing.

Continue to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled departure.

Your safari ends with unforgettable memories of mountain gorillas, Lake Bunyonyi, the Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth’s wildlife and Kibale’s chimpanzees.