8 Days Wildlife and Primates Uganda Safari

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, clear immigration, and be welcomed by your Matrix Safaris guide. Transfer to your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala for overnight.

Drive: approx. 2–3 hours. After morning breakfast, drive west to Lake Mburo — Uganda's smallest but most accessible national park, home to 350 bird species, zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, and reedbuck. Evening game drive as you enter the park. Overnight in Lake Mburo NP (full board).

Drive: approx. 6–7 hours. Morning game drive through Mburo, then continue south-west to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park — the global stronghold of the mountain gorilla, with over 400 individual gorillas in 14 habituated groups across four sectors (Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Nkuringo). Overnight in Bwindi (full board).

Rise early and set off with experienced park rangers into the mist-filled forest. Gorilla trekking at Bwindi can take 2–6 hours of hiking, but reaching the gorillas and spending one hour watching them feed, play, and interact in their natural habitat is utterly unforgettable. Return to the lodge for the afternoon. Overnight in Bwindi (full board).

Drive: approx. 5–6 hours. After breakfast, drive north through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth NP — where lions have famously taken to lounging in fig trees — and continue to the main park area. Arrive for a late afternoon game drive. Queen Elizabeth NP holds 95 mammal species, 606 bird species, and some of the highest hippo and elephant concentrations in East Africa. Overnight in Queen Elizabeth NP (full board).

Early morning game drive in the Kasenyi area searching for lions and Uganda Kob. In the afternoon, take a boat trip along the 40-km Kazinga Channel — hippos spray just metres from the boat, buffaloes wade in the shallows, and incredible birds line every bank: Malachite Kingfishers, Pink-Backed Pelicans, African Fish Eagles, Open-Billed Storks. After the cruise, drive north to Kibale Forest NP. Overnight in Kibale (full board).

After breakfast, go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park — Africa's premier chimp habitat (13 primate species, 375 bird species). After tracking, drive east back towards Kampala, arriving in the evening.

Enjoy a morning Kampala city tour — visiting markets, crafts centres, and cultural sites — before transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your evening flight home.