12 Days Uganda Wildlife & Primate Safari

On arrival you are received by your driver-guide outside the airport and transferred to your accommodation in Entebbe, where dinner and an overnight stay await on the shores of Lake Victoria.

After a leisurely breakfast you set out for the renowned Mabamba Bay Wetland System, enjoying a private birding excursion through its tranquil papyrus channels in search of the elusive shoebill stork alongside a remarkable diversity of other species, accompanied by an expert guide. You return to the lodge for a freshly prepared gourmet lunch and time to relax before an elegant sunset cruise on Lake Victoria, savouring the gentle breeze and the golden hues of the setting sun.

After an early breakfast you transfer to Murchison Falls with an en route visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking on foot and a hot buffet lunch. You continue to the park with a stopover at the Top of the Falls, where the Nile is forced through a narrow gorge, before proceeding to your private conservancy followed by an evening game drive en route.

Days in this exclusive private conservancy bring unhurried game drives across the northern plains in search of lion, elephant, buffalo and the localised Rothschild's giraffe, far from the crowds and at your own pace.

On one of your days here you enjoy a private sundowner cruise up the Nile to the foot of Murchison Falls, passing hippo, crocodile and abundant birdlife, with more game viewing in the conservancy framing the day.

After breakfast at leisure you enjoy a final game drive en route to the airstrip, then take an early lunch before your flight south. Met at Kasese by your driver-guide, you transfer to your lodge in Kibale National Park, the primate capital of East Africa.

After an early breakfast you transfer to the park offices for a briefing and chimpanzee trekking, venturing into the ancient rainforest to watch our closest cousins feed and move through the canopy, before returning to the lodge for a hot lunch and relaxation.

After breakfast at leisure you head into the Bigodi community for a village walk followed by a local lunch, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. On arrival the lodge boat captain meets you for a boat transfer to a private game reserve for check-in and dinner.

You spend the day on a morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise along the famous Kazinga Channel, alive with hippo, buffalo, elephant and birdlife, followed by a sundowner experience as the day softens.

After breakfast you transfer to Bwindi National Park with an en route game drive through the remote Ishasha sector, famed for its tree-climbing lions. On arrival in Bwindi you spend the rest of the evening at leisure on the edge of the ancient forest.

Begin the day with an early breakfast before transferring to the headquarters of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a comprehensive briefing by expert park rangers. You then track a habituated mountain gorilla family through the ancient rainforest, one of Africa's most sought-after encounters. Afterwards you immerse yourself in the heritage of the indigenous Batwa community, with insights into their forest lifestyle, customs, music, dance and ancestral knowledge, before returning to the comforts of your lodge.

After breakfast you transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Entebbe and onward connection, carrying home the memory of gorillas, chimpanzees and the wild heart of Uganda.