9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure “Medleys of the Pearl of Africa”

Taking part in this 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure, you will be able to experience Gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park, Chimpanzee tracking activity in Kibale forest national parkRhino and the rare Shoebill search at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Game drives in Murchison Falls National Park with a memorable hike to the top of Murchison Falls from where Uganda was Named the Pearl of Africa by the then England prime minister Winston Churchill while Queen Elizabeth National parks, will bring the Melody of wonder down into your dreams come true! the adversity of a wide range of over 600 bird species, a habitat of numerous Mammals, including the famous tree-climbing lions of the remote sector of the Ishasha’ to Mention just a few.

9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure summary:

Tours Start Entebbe Int.  Airport (Google Maps)

  • Minimum Persons 2 max 6
  • For the single traveler: 1 Pax – please contact us for rates
  • Pick up and drop off/departure location: Entebbe International Airport
  • Departure/drop off time: 3 hours before flight time.

Detailed 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport – meet – greet – transfer to the hotel – briefing – Overnight

Pick up from the Airport by your 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour driver guide who will later transfer you to the Entebbe Botanical Beach Hotel or any other where you will dine and spend the night. (Meal Plan on Bed and Dinner)

Accommodation options: Laico Hotel (Up Market-Standard), Karibu Guest House /Cassia lodge (Mid range)

Day 2: Entebbe – Ziwa Rhinos – Murchison Falls National Park


Drive to Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala it will take an approximate 8 hours including a stopover at Nakitomi for the Rhino visit and a canoe ride for a search of the shoebill stock. Along the way you will see the well-known Luwero triangle, which currently has developed into a small township famous for its painful history of the Baganda mass murder during the 1981 – 1985 war.

A stopover at Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for the Rhinos and the Shoebill, lunch and later proceed to drive through Budongo forest and Kaniyo Pabidi down to Paraa, arrive on time to check in your hotel relax and dinner and overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

Accommodation options: Paraa Safari Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)

Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park – Wildlife safari – hike to the top of the Falls

This day of 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour, set out on a game drive through the park to look for elephants, Uganda kobs, giraffes, lions, water bucks, hippos and buffaloes, and a diversity of bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch and later enjoy a boat cruise in the afternoon to the bottom of the falls to see a diversity of wildlife on the river banks drinking water.

You will see various antelope species, crocodiles, water bucks, hippos, elephants plus buffaloes among many others in addition to a diversity of water bird species that make this a renowned bird paradise. The waterfalls display a natural beauty unmatched to no other place in the whole world.

The 7-meter gorge together with a 43m drop of the falls results into a thunderous roar and a gorgeous rainbow in a cloud of water spray which leaves several tourists yearning! out of the boat to start a famous Top of the Falls hike that gives you a climax beautiful views of this mighty Falls, your driver will pick up form the Top of the Falls to drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

Accommodation options: Paraa Safari lodge (Up Market-Standard), Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)

Day 4 of 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure: Murchison Fall National Park – transfer to Kibale National Park – Bigodi wetland walk

Have a hefty breakfast; depart from the Murchison Falls National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park as you drive Southwest through Fort Portal and the Albertine Escarpment of the Western Rift Valley. Have lunch on the way at Mountains of the Moon Hotel found in Fort Portal town.

Stopover for lunch and after lunch continue to Kibale national park, which is one of Africa’s great rain-forests, this park is home to 13 primate species such as chimpanzees, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys and birds such as rumpled tinker bird, the green breasted pitta, yellow spotted nicator and option to do the Bigod swamp walk before you go for dinner and overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

Accommodation options: Kyaninga/Ndali Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Chimpanzee Forest Guest House/ Rweetera Safari Park (Mid-range)

Day 5: Kibale Forest National Park – Chimp tracking – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – evening game drive


Wake up early enough and have breakfast, after breakfast proceeds to the park headquarters with packed lunch from the lodge for the briefing about chimpanzee tracking. Later, enter the amazing rain forest to look for the chimpanzee, meeting them will be one of the most amazing experiences as you enjoy watching them play around, feed young ones, and the males guarding the territories.

After that, enjoy your packed lunch in the wild, in the afternoon after tracking, later transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, do an evening game drive before you check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Only 1 hour is permitted to you to view the chimpanzee. Trekking takes about 1 hour to 6 hours basing on the location of these relatives of Man.  We will return for lunch and thereafter depart to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Chimpanzee tracking fee USD $250.00 Net in Kibale National Park,

  • Price Is Not Included in The Quotation (price/pax)
  • (Meal Plan on F/B)
  • Accommodation options: Mweya Safari Lodge (up market-Standard), Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp (Mid-range- in the wild – community affiliated).

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park – game drive – boat cruise – community walk/experience – guided night game drive

Following an early breakfast, have a morning game drive to see the nocturnal predators as well as the early morning risers like lions, buffaloes, antelope species, leopards, waterbucks, elephants, hippos and warthogs. For birders, Queen Elizabeth is a paradise for birders hosting a diversity of migratory and also Albertine Rift Endemics, dinner and, (optional 3-hour night guided game drive depending on your strength and interest), stay or return at the lodge for your overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

Accommodation options: Mweya Safari Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp (Mid-range- in the wild – community affiliated).

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha tree climbing Lions – transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest


On this day of 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour have an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi impenetrable Forest via Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth to see tree-climbing lions that are prevalent in this area. Continue to where you will have lunch along the way, optional a community walk (the Batwa -Pygmy cultural experience and entertainment) in the evening, enjoy dinner and an overnight. (Meal plan on F/B)

Accommodation options:  Gorilla Forest Camp/Nkuringo Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Lake Mulehe Gorila lodge/ Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Mid-range).

Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Gorilla Trekking – Community interaction

After breakfast our 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour guide will proceed to the park headquarter to be briefed about the gorilla tracking before going into the verdant forest lead by the rangers. In case you are fortunate, it makes take you about 2 hours or even less to see amazing Bwindi giants the “Gorillas”.

The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful primates is very overwhelming. Head back to the lodge where you will have lunch after tracking the gorillas. Relax at the lodge the whole evening, dinner and overnight.

Only 1 hour is permitted to you to view the Gorillas. Trekking takes about 1 hour to 8 hours basing on the location of these gentle giants. After the trek, in the evening you could go for a guided nature walk or a community visit, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Gorilla tracking fee USD $800.00 Net,

  • Price Is Not Included in The Quotation (price/pax)
  • (Meal Plan on F/B)
  • Accommodation options: Gorilla Forest Camp/Nkuringo Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Lake Mulehe Gorila lodge/ Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Mid-range)

Day 9: Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park – transfer to Entebbe airport – for departure – (Optional charter flight by Aero link-price not included in the quotation)

You will have breakfast and later return to Entebbe having lunch along the way in Mbarara and eventually reach Entebbe late in the afternoon, refresh ready for a transfer to the airport for departure. (Meal Plan on B/L)

End of Deks Uganda Safaris Service 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure

9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure Quotation:

  • Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
  • Standard Net rate – based on Mid range Accommodation per person: USD $4,450.40
  • For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates

Overnight stay options:

If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe, the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Entebbe are always late morning (approximately 11h.00/12h00-by charter flight) or (approximately 16h30-road), please DO NOT book flights departing prior to 16h00 or 22h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.

9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour & Primates Safari Adventure Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:

  • All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
  • Gorilla permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $800.0 per person per visit
  • Chimpanzee permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $250.00 per person per visit
  • Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
  • Full time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide
  • All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
  • Boat trips in both Murchison falls, Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • A 3-hour guided night game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park (optional – depending on one’s strength and interest)
  • Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
  • All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
  • All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
  • All activities indicated & mentioned in the 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour
  • A $9 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
  • All government related taxes

Price Excludes:

  • Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
  • Optional Batwa community visit in Bwindi or Mugahinga or Nyakabade and the entertainment each at ($25 per person)
  • Laundry service in different hotels we stay
  • Bar bills, phone calls
  • Personal insurance and medical bills
  • Air fares
  • All other services of a personal nature
  • All services marked as Optional in the 9 Days Uganda BIG 5 Tour
  • Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity

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