Book the tailored 8 Days Uganda safari to trek rhinos, game viewing, trek chimpanzees, visit mountain gorillas, track golden monkey and boat cruising with Engagi Safaris. The trip takes you through Uganda’s most visited national parks of Murchison falls, Kibale Forest, Mgahinga and Bwindi Forest National parks. The tour is fully in Uganda starting and ending in Entebbe Uganda.
Safari Activities
Golden monkey trekking
Game viewing
Boat cursing
Chimpanzee trekking
Mountain gorilla trekking
Golden monkey trekking
Trip summary
Day 1: Pick up, Rhino tracking – transfer to Murchison Falls National park
Day 2: Game viewing & launch cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National park
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland walk
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Day 7: Golden monkey trekking
Day 8: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up, Rhino tracking – transfer to Murchison Falls National park
Our driver guide will pick you up from Entebbe airport or your hotel in Entebbe and transfer to Zziwa rhino sanctuary for experimental rhino tracking. Enjoy a trek to visit rhinos, spend an hour with the critically endangered rhinos, learn about their lifestyle and enjoy this magical experience. Embark on a drive to Masindi for lunch and thereafter drive to the top of Murchison falls to experience how the Nile waters strongly squeeze through a 7 meter gorge before falling down to form the mighty falls. Dinner and overnight stay at Murchison River Lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge.
Day 2: Game viewing & launch cruise
Arise early and go for game viewing in the northern plains of Murchison falls. The sector is known to have a high concentration of wild animals which include herds of elephants, giraffes lions, waterbucks, leopards, buffalos, warthogs, Topis, elands and Uganda kobs among others. Enjoy how these animals hunt and graze in the open savannahs before retiring for day rests. Drive back to the lodge for late breakfast and wait for hot lunch. After lunch, join a boat cruise to the bottom of the might falls to enjoy cool breezes. Look out at the river banks for birds and water animals on the river banks. Overnight stay at Murchison River Lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National park
Wake up on a cup of coffee, check out and setoff to Kibale Forest National park, home to 13 primates and the center for primate safaris in Uganda. The drive from MFNP to KFNP is roughly 7 hours reaching in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibale Forest Camp, Chimpanzee Guest Camp
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland walk
After morning breakfast, et your packed lunch and transfer to Kanyanchu information center for registration and pre chimpanzee trekking briefing. At at 8:00am, start off the hike to meet the endangered chimpanzees. The hiking time before meeting chimpanzees is unpredictable depending on the location of chimpanzees that day. Spend an hour observing the magical characters of chimpanzees within their community, take photos and have fun with your lost relatives. You may also encounter other primates such as black and white colobus, red tailed monkeys and baboons which all live in Kibale Forest. In the evening, go for Bigodi wetland nature walk for a fresh feeling of the natural environment. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibale Forest Camp, Chimpanzee Guest Camp
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Wakeup early, have breakfast, check out and depart for Lake Bunyonyi in south western Uganda. Enjoy this 7 hours scenic drive through tea plantations, farms and rolling hills reaching in the evening. Overnight stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi & Batwa visit
Today you wake up early, have breakfast and with your packed lunch transfer to Bwindi for registration and pre gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. Hiking to meet gorillas starts at 8:00am taking as short as 30 minutes to several hours depending on the location of the allocated gorilla family. On meeting the gorilla family, spend an hour in their presence, enjoy their human like behavior, take pictures and enjoy this magical encounter. If time allows, visit batwa communities to learn about Batwa’s initial forest life. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Day 7: Golden monkey trekking
Today you will wake up very early, have breakfast, get your packed lunch and drive through Kisoro to Mgahinga gorilla national park. Drive straight to Ntebeko information center for briefing about golden monkey trekking. There after, hike to meet the playful and lively golden monkeys. Enjoy this lively encounter, take pictures, capture live vidoes and learn about the lifestyles of the endangered species. After one hour with golden moneksy, hike back to the starting point, meet your drive guide and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort.
Day 8: Departure
Have a morning breakfast, check out and drive back to Kampala fro your connecting flight.
End of the Safari
Safari inclusions
Park entrance fee
Golden Monkey permit
Mountain gorilla permit
Chimpanzee permit
Boat cruising fee
Full time English speaking guide
Accommodation and meals
Bottled drinking water
Miscellaneous
All activities included in the itinerary>
Safari Exclusions
International flights
Visa fees
Tips
Porters fee
Personal expenses
Extra activities not in the itinerary
