Chimps, lions and gorillas in one loop
From $2,650.00 $2,480.00 per person
If you have one week in Uganda, this is the loop to do it. Three of the country’s very best protected areas, three completely different habitats and two of the great primate experiences on earth.
You will start with chimpanzees crashing through the canopy at Kibale, move on to the boat decks of the Kazinga Channel and finish the week face to face with a gorilla family in Bwindi.
UgandaWestern RegionKibale Forest National Park
Drive west through Mubende and the roadside markets of Toro, with a stop at the Ndali-Kasenda crater lakes. Overnight in Fort Portal, gateway to Kibale.
UgandaWestern RegionKibale Forest National Park
Spend the morning with the habituated Kanyanchu chimpanzee community, then walk the Bigodi boardwalk with community guides for monkeys, otters and 138 bird species.
UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park
A short drive south into the park, with an afternoon game drive on the Kasenyi plains and the crater lakes drive that follows.
UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park
Morning launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel, then transfer south to Ishasha to look for lions resting in the fig trees.
UgandaSouth Western RegionBwindi Impenetrable Forest
A spectacular drive over the mountains to Bwindi, arriving at your lodge in time to meet the trackers for a briefing.
UgandaSouth Western RegionBwindi Impenetrable Forest
The highlight of the trip. After the trek, relax at the lodge or visit the Buhoma community projects — the hospital, the school and the women’s craft group.
A long but beautiful drive back through Masaka, arriving in Kampala or Entebbe in the evening.
Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are limited. For travel between June and September we recommend booking six to twelve months ahead.
Yes. We run the loop in either direction depending on permit availability, and can start and end in Kigali on request.
Remote Karamoja, empty plains, cheetahs and ostriches — Uganda’s last great wilderness.
Gorilla trekking followed by two slow days paddling the islands of Lake Bunyonyi.
A short, relaxed savanna safari with boat cruises, tree-climbing lions and a horseback ride at Lake Mburo.
