Private Tour
5 Days Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Wildlife Safari
Overview
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120 hours
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The 5 Days Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Wildlife Safari features the destination Bwindi which is the greatest Mountain Gorilla habitat on earth with almost a half of their world population (459 out of 1063). The park comprises of dense forest undergrowth with mature trees that form the canopy while standing on a rugged hilly landscape with deep saddles which combine to justify it as an impenetrable forest. This natural setting makes the gorilla trekking encounter in Bwindi to go beyond only gorillas. The safari also cover Queen Elizabeth National Park stretches over the western arm of the East African rift Valley for 1,978km2 overlooking the mystical Rwenzori Mountains. The park is a home to over 600 species of birds, the 95 mammal species, the impressive 45km long Kazinga Channel connecting Lake George and Edward, Ishasha sector with its tree-climbing lions, the Kyambura gorge & Kalinzu Forest Reserve - the home of chimpanzees and the remarkable scenic Katwe explosion Crater.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Gorilla & Chimpanzee Permits
Restroom on board
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Transfer from to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Equator stop & afternoon game drive upon arrival
Accommodations
Enganzi Game Lodge
Food and Drinks
DINNER
Dinner
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast at your place of stay, you get into your comfortable safari vehicle in the company of your guide at 7:00am and drive to the southwest of Uganda to Queen Elizabeth National Park 417km about 7 hours’ drive. You make a stop at Uganda Equator Crossing Kayabwe after driving 77km from Kampala and have time to explore this significant geographical site – the Sun’s way and the point of separation between the northern and southern hemisphere. A well-interpreted water experiment is performed to show the separation of these two poles. The place also features rewarding photographing opportunities where you take photos with one leg in the northern hemisphere and another in the southern hemisphere. Continue on the drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, making a lunch stop at Igongo Cultural center before proceeding to the park for an afternoon game drive gaining possibilities of exploring a range of wild game.
Green Equator Masaka Rd
You make a stop at Uganda Equator Crossing Kayabwe after driving 77km from Kampala and have time to explore this significant geographical site – the Sun’s way and the point of separation between the northern and southern hemisphere
Do Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Game Reserve, an afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel & an evening game drive along the channel track
Accommodations
Enganzi Game Lodge
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve
Wake up for breakfast after which you embark on chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Forest Reserve exploring the sights of magical lush mature tropical forest supporting counts of chimpanzees. The eventual encounter with the chimpanzees as they munch fruits, make pant hooting calls, socialize, patrol, copulate and roll themselves in tree branches derive an exciting memory that will last for a lifetime. Retreat from the encounter which tends to take 2 – 5 hours, settle for lunch
Kazinga Channel
you gather at Mweya jetty for an afternoon Kazinga Channel boat cruise departing at 2pm. You will have an afternoon 2-hour boat cruise running along the Kazinga channel that stretches from Lake George to Lake Edward covering 45km distance. This cruise offers you an opportunity to see at close range the highest concentration of water submerged Hippos, surrounded by over 550 species of migrant and resident birds plus crocodiles drinking and resting at water edges. The cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching, and game viewing. You retreat from the boat cruise and do an evening game drive along the Channel track to explore the more wild game in their evening moments. Continue to the lodge for overnight
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable NP. Game drive en route in Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions
Accommodations
Gorilla Mist Camp
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
After breakfast at your respective lodge, embark on the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park depending on where you are going to track gorillas from. The drive takes you through Ishasha sector in the south of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you spend some time driving in its rolling plains marked by counts of fig trees in search of tree climbing lions that tend to climb the fig trees during the day time. The short trees with overlying branches in Ishasha present the best opportunities for viewing tree climbing lions than any other part of the world where such Species exist. Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Do Mountain Gorilla trekking in the Bwindi Impenetrable NP & drive to Lake Bunyonyi for boat cruise and relaxation
Accommodations
Lake Bunyonyi Rock – resort
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have breakfast at your respective lodge and then go to the park offices to get briefed and at 8:00am after which you embark on the Uganda gorilla trek along the designated trails within the impenetrable forest in search for these great Mountain Gorillas. The gorilla trekking might take you 2 – 8 hours to find the giant Gorillas depending on their movement. The trek/quest for these great apes is tiresome but very well rewarded by meeting, spending time with and photographing these great gorillas as you look straight into their inviting brown expressive eyes, this is a lifetime thrill of a wildlife adventure only Africa can offer you. After your one hour with the gorillas, return to the starting point and transfer to the starting point to embark on the transfer to Lake Bunyonyi driving through fascinating Kigezi Highlands which locals apply terracing method to cultivate their slopes deriving impressive scenic landscape. You arrive at Lake Bunyonyi in the afternoon and embark on the boat cruise to explore the second deepest Lake in Africa with a count of 29 Islands. Retire for relaxation, dinner, and overnight
Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi back to Entebbe
After breakfast, embark on the transfer back to Entebbe 477km about 8 hours’ drive. You drive through the magical highlands of Kigezi covered with mist in the morning before continuing through impressive south western Uganda landscapes of Ntungamo with extensive banana plantation and cattle farms. A lunch stop will be made at Igongo Cultural Centre and another can still be made at the Equator crossing Kayabwe to get yourself memorabilia to carry back home.
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5 Days Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Wildlife Safari
Pickup included
Reviews
30 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Outstanding trip!
Stephanie C,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Currently sat in the airport after spending an amazing 7 days touring Uganda. We choose Prime Safaris due to the reasonable price in comparisons to UK travel agents and we have not been disappointed. Arranging the tour was easy and Cate replied immediately. Cate tailor made a package to our specific requirements and short time frame with no issues. Ananias, our tour guide was exceptional throughout. Knowledgable in all areas and passionate about the wildlife we got to observe. Prompt and ensured we felt safe throughout, even managed to support us with some extra special requirements we requested. We saw everything we aimed to - the Big 5, gorillas, chimpanzees and so much more. Trusting this local company was a fantastic choice. Well done Prime Safaris, Ananias is a credit to you.
Wonderful Safari Experience
susanmB7799XZ,
Feb 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I just finished this tour with Andrew Yaweh as our guide. We had an amazing experience. Saw so many animals and learned so much about Uganda from Andrew. The gorilla trekking was an unbelievable unique and rewarding experience to be so close to these amazing animals. Andrew was an expert driver and fun companion. He made sure we saw so many animals and special parts of this amazing country as well as engaging in great conversations!
Best Safari ever!!!
elisa c,
Jan 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We spent a wonderful week with our guide Ananius, wondering around south west part of Uganda. The safari was really well planned, with a lot of different activities, landscapes, lots of animals and so much fun! I’ve always been unlucky in animal spotting, but we were really lucky and got to see lions, leopards, hippos and so many cute cubs! We also asked to add the shoebilll excursion next to Entebbe, and everything was perfectly planned according to our needs. Ananius has always been so kind and helpful, answering to my questions and clarifying my doubts, both on the tour itself and on Uganda culture and people. The hotels chosen were really nice and welcoming, with tasty food and kind people helping us. I would strongly recommend Prime Safari!
Prime safaris is the best!!
65cindy,
Nov 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mr. pineapple catered to us like we were very important people. The schedule included a lot in just 5 days. Always briefing day before. Nice accommodations even though we booked medium , mid lodging. I did experience “budget” on two other tours prior to this one. I would definitely avoid Budget. They are noisy, no hot water, poor food. Another thing, there was so much dishonesty in my previous tour providers in other African countries. This company is top-notch and is like a breath of fresh air. They took us places listed in the program and more!!! The tour notes about each day and what we were going to see was very, very, very detailed. Much different than the competitors in the other countries. (They just gave a real brief if anything explanation) . We saw many animals! Close up and active. Birds, everywhere. 4 of us up close with lots of gorillas and watching the gorilla babies wrestling right in front of us. One baby gorilla grabbed a tourist leg, but he got away easily. They are used to people. We didn’t have to hike for a long, long time to see Gorillas and chimps. As it turns out maybe 15 minutes at the most. There were a lot of hours of riding in a jeep over bumpy roads. It was just so much distance to cover. They call it the “African massage” . Another thing, there were only two of us signed up for this particular five day tour. They did not cancel like “on the go tours” did. Our wonderful, amazing tour guide/driver starts with letter “A”, goes my Mr Pineapple. So super nice!!! He has quite a talent for locating animals on a game drive. He did everything humanly possible to give us the best game drive experiences of my life! Plus the Gorillas and chimps are on my bucket list. Total dream experience. It was better, by far, than I ever expected.
Awesome experience of a lifetime
Ann C,
Oct 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our “couples” group was me and my sister, both over 60. She had visited Uganda with Prime Safaris in 2018 so this was my first Ugandan adventure and a return trip for her. She describes an even better time than on her first trip and I am still in awe of our fabulous experience. The accommodations that Cate arranged were incredible. Comfort, service, food, location-all were the BEST. Our guide was Joseph Nyanzi. I cannot recommend him highly enough. We are convinced that Joseph made our trip as wonderful as it was. To begin with, he knows everyone in Uganda. This seems like an exaggeration but at every stop everyone knew him by name and he knew them. We are sure that we got special treatment because we were with Joseph. Highlights- The purpose of our trip was for me to see the chimps and the gorillas. I never imagined that I would see so many animals and be so close to them. Seeing the chimps and gorillas was a breathtaking experience for me. I took hundreds of pictures and videos and I look at them everyday. I have traveled to many places and have many pictures that I have not looked at a second time. The up close experience with the chimps and gorillas touched me in a way that other experiences in nature have not. The other experience that was meaningful to me was the community walk (Ask Cate about this.) The Ugandan people are warm, friendly, and eager to show you their country and ask questions about where we live. I will never forget sipping banana beer or my pitiful attempt to weave a basket. Everything about the trip was awesome, but especially the care that Cate Makanga took in planning and the exceptional guiding from Joseph Nyanzi. Plan a trip with Cate and request Joseph as your guide. You will not be sorry.
Gorillas and Friendship
Q9942EHjohnm,
Oct 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I simply could not have had a better experience with Prime Safaris. Our original tour company canceled on us. We scrambled to find a replacement on very specific dates. Prime came thru. Our guide, Ananias, picked us up at our hotel in Entebbe and treated us to wonderful game drives thru 4 parks. We saw everything including a leopard and puff adder. We were in the midst of chimpanzee families and gorilla families. Anan drove us to our hotel in Kampala at the end in time to see the wonderful Ndere cultural show, even tho it was not part of the tour. Anan had become my friend and I miss him. Fabulous tour. Thank you Prime
Incredible experience with Prime Safari - thank you Kate and Andrew
Lchen93,
Jul 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I did the 5 days, 4 nights chimpanzee and gorilla trekking tour with Prime Safaris, and every part of the trip was incredible. Here's my detailed breakdown. Booking & Communication: Kate and her husband are the co-owners of Prime Safaris, and it was so easy to set up this tour with them (over Whatsapp). They are extremely responsive and provided so much helpful information on what tour would best suit me in terms of budget and time that I had. They even welcomed me IN PERSON at my hotel the night before the tour started. I mean, who does that?? I've never received such an exceptional welcome. Tour Guide: Andrew was my AMAZING tour guide. He is from close to Entebbe/Kampala and has guided tours all over the country, so he really. knows his stuff. He was knowledgeable (not just about animals and the planned activities, but also things like how a certain village/town specialized in growing onions or pineapples), funny, a very good driver, and has excellent taste in music. Andrew has a great energy and spirit that was much needed during our long driving days! I would HIGHLY recommend asking for him as your guide. He even went out of his way to help me find a local restaurant serving local food when we returned on the last day of the tour. By the end of the trip, I really felt like Andrew and I had become friends (vs. a tour guide-tourist transactional relationship). Miscellaneous: I just can't say enough great things about Prime Safari - from Kate and her husband to my guide Andrew - every aspect of the trip was fantastic. You can really tell they put a lot of thought into the itinerary as well. I very much appreciated that we spent 2 nights at the same hotel the first 2 days of the trip. This help me rest well instead of feeling like I had to constantly get to the next destination. Kate and Andrew even helped me extend my stay by one night on what was supposed to be the last night of the trip at a place called Lake Bunyonyi. I enjoyed that area so much so I asked them last minute if we could arrange another night, and they flawlessly and quickly took care of it. Thank you Prime Safari, Kate, and Andrew. I had such a wonderful time exploring Uganda with you, and will 100% be back in the future.
An Extraordinary Adventure!
christinehN7150NX,
Mar 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the most extraordinary adventure. Gofrey was our private guide and he picked us up in Rwanda and drove us to Uganda and back. He was very knowledgeable about the entire region. All our accommodations were wonderful. Godfrey was willing to make suggestions or let us take the lead. He was very flexible and accommodating no matter what was happening. Kate, the owner, stayed in touch, not that there was ever a problem, but she was always available if she was needed. This trip was everything and more that I had anticipated and we have a forever new friend in Godfrey. I can’t wait to get back for more.
Thanks James and Prime, this was great!
Companion22918060453,
Feb 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I have to admit that I was not prepared for what I have experienced in that 5 days. My Guide James Odongo made me feel comfortable and save at all times while showing me the most amazing wildlife and landscapes of Uganda and feeding me with so many interesting facts that I feel sorry I will only be able to remember few of them. The Lodges choosen by prime were great, especially at the Queen Elisabeth National Park and at the Lake Bunyonyi. I am sorry that I could not spend more time.
An excellent tour made better by an excellent driver/guide.
Karkevo,
Oct 17, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour and an excellent driver/guide (Ananias). Ananias went out of his way and beyond what was expected, to make our tour an amazing trip. Thank you so much
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