5-Day Wildlife & Chimpanzee Tracking

Morning Departure:

• On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be welcome by our guide who will do a Safari briefing
• Hit the road north with your adventure playlist ready

Midday Adventure – Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:

Lunch Break:

• Hot buffet lunch at Kabalega Dinner  (+256 774 582296) as you proceed for Afternoon Zino Tracking
• Try the local rolex (Ugandan egg chapati wrap)
• Arrive at Ziwa Rhino Santuary. The guide will help do the official signing inns, you may be asked to fill some forms too. Just to make sure all is documented. Go for the Rhino trek

• 2-hour rhino trek on foot with rangers
• Meet Uganda’s only wild rhinos (get that Big 5 checklist started!)
• Photo tip: Capture their wrinkly smiles from 10m away

Afternoon Scenic Drive:

After the Rhino tracking, check out of the santuary and hit the road to Murchison Falls National Park

• Watch the landscape shift to savanna woodlands
• Spot your first wild elephants & baboons along the road

Evening Arrival:

• Check in to your lodge overlooking the Nile
• Sunset moment: Cold drink + hippo grunts from the river below

Pro Tips:
 Roadside stops: Buy fresh pineapple from local vendors
 Binoculars: Scan for Patas monkeys in roadside trees
 Tonight’s soundtrack: Hippo chorus all night long!

Guide’s Secret:
"The Nile here carries whispers of the falls you’ll see tomorrow..."

Tomorrow’s Plan:
Sunrise game drive + Murchison Falls boat cruise

Included Today:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Accomodation:
 Murchison River Lodge

+256(0) 714 000085 | +256(0) 782 007552

(Optional: Night nature walk near lodge – ask reception!)

Sunrise Game Drive (6:30-9:30 AM)

Wake up to breakfast at the lodge before jumping in your safari car. Set off for a wonderful morning game drive.

• Spot the "Breakfast Club" wildlife:
   Elephant herds dust-bathing
   Lion prides guarding last night's hunt
   Uganda kob males showing off curved horns
   Warthog families sprinting comically
  Pro Tip: Look for leopards in sausage trees!

Midday Break

• Return to lodge for poolside brunch

• Cool off with a dip (hippos visible from the pool!)

Afternoon Nile Cruise (2:00-5:00 PM)

After a wonderful lunch, set off for a boat cruise at the River Nile

• Board your covered boat at Paraa Jetty

• River highlights:
   Giant crocodiles sunning on sandbanks
   Hippo pods snorting pink water sprays
   Goliath herons fishing at water's edge

• Grand Finale: Cruise to Murchison Falls base - feel the thunder!

Sundowner Special

Return from the boat cruise and relax. Here you can do;

• Dock-side cocktails as elephants cross the river

Must-Capture Moments:
Lions yawning in golden morning light
Hippo "yawn battles" from your boat
Rainbow in the falls' spray

Guide's Secret:
"The best croc photos come when they gape their jaws to cool down!"

Tomorrow: Hike to Top of the Falls + transfer to Kibale Forest

Included Today:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Sleep: Same lodge

(Optional: Evening cultural dance performance - ask reception!)

Morning Departure:

Wake up and take early breakfast with last views of the Nile and set off. You will carry parked lunch

• Optional quick stop at Murchison Falls viewpoint for final photos

Scenic Drive South (7-8 hours):

• Watch landscapes transform:
   Savannah →  Tea plantations →  Tropical forest

• Roadside attractions:
   Black-and-white colobus monkeys in roadside trees
   Fresh Rwenzori coffee at local stands

Lunch Break in Fort Portal:

A stop in Fort Portal  town. Here is when you can eat your packed lunch

• May-try: Rolex & fresh passion juice

Get back to the safari car and hit the road to Kibale

Evening Arrival in Kibale:

On arrival, check in to Primate Lodge - Kibale

• Night sounds: Chimpanzee hoots & forest crickets

Pro Tips:
 Comfy clothes: Stretchy pants for long drive
 Entertainment: Download podcasts/playlists (WiFi spots limited)
 Binoculars: Spot great blue turacos in lodge gardens

Tomorrow’s Highlight:
 Chimp trekking through ancient rainforest

Included Today:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Accomodation

🛏️ Primate Lodge - Kibale

📞 +256 3932 67153

(Optional: Night forest walk to spot bushbabies & pangolins - $30 pp)

Morning: Chimp Trekking Adventure

• 7:00 AM: Take your early morning breakfast with forest mist views

• 7:30 AM: Ranger briefing at Kanyanchu Centre

• 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Trek through Kibale's emerald jungle

  • Meet your playful chimp family (1 magical hour together!)

  • Bonus sightings:
     Red-tailed monkeys doing acrobatics
     Forest hornbills crashing through canopy
     300+ butterfly species fluttering by

Lunch Break

• Return to lodge for wonderful lunch

• Share chimp stories and relax at the lodge as you prepare for after lunch visit to Bigodi

Afternoon: Bigodi Wetland Walk (2:00-5:00 PM)

Our guide will take you for a guided stroll through primate paradise and among what to expect;
 Colobus monkeys with flowing white tails
 L'Hoest monkeys (Africa's rarest forest monkeys)
 8 primate species in one afternoon!

This place is also a  Birdwatcher's heaven. Depending on the luck of the day, watch out for;
 Great blue turacos (like living rainbows)
 Palm-nut vultures snacking on palm fruits

There are even more that may come your way during this visit. After, you will be taken back to the lodge

Evening Unwind

• Sundowner drinks on the lodge deck

• Listen for chimps making night nests nearby

• Relax and dinner

Pro Tips:
 Trekking gear: Waterproof boots + gardening gloves (for grabbing vines)
 Camera settings: Fast shutter speed for chimp action shots
 Local support: Buy handmade banana fiber crafts from Bigodi women's group

Guide's Secret:
"The chimps here make 32 different calls - try counting them!"

Tomorrow: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP for tree-climbing lions!

Included Today:
Breakfast
Packed Lunch (just incase)
Dinner

Accomodation

Same lodge