Primates of Uganda
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Kibale
Arrive near Kibale and settle in at the forest edge for the chimp tracking.
Chimpanzee tracking
Track a habituated chimpanzee community on foot and spend a permitted hour with them, with the Bigodi swamp walk nearby.
On to Queen Elizabeth
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Savanna & Kazinga
Game drives across the savanna and a boat on the Kazinga Channel, with elephant, hippo, buffalo and the chance of lion.
On to Bwindi
Transfer to Bwindi and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Gorilla trekking
Trek with rangers to a habituated mountain gorilla family and spend a permitted hour in their presence, deep in the forest.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Long dry season
Firmer forest trails and the best trekking, with strong savanna game — the prime, busiest window. Permits go early.
Short dry season
A second dry window, again excellent for trekking and game, warm and largely dry.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
A landmark stone lodge high above Bwindi, with sweeping Virunga views and serious comfort after the trek.
Bwindi Lodge
A Volcanoes Safaris lodge right at the forest edge at Buhoma, its bandas facing Bwindi itself.
Kyaninga Lodge
A handcrafted log lodge above a crater lake near Kibale — one of Uganda's most beautiful places to stay.
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
A stylish Volcanoes Safaris lodge above the Kyambura gorge at Queen Elizabeth, deeply conservation-minded.
Mahogany Springs
A polished lodge, well placed for the gorilla trailheads.
Gorilla Forest Camp
A polished tented camp, well placed for the gorilla trailheads.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.