Uganda Culture & Primates Safari

You will be received by our friendly guide at Entebbe international airport and transferred to your hotel for the much needed rest. Depending on time of arrival, you will either overnight in Entebbe or Kampala.

Drive time – 1.5 hours

We will start journey to Masindi with a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track Rhinos. This sanctuary is home to several bird species, mammals, and reptile. The ranger guide will give you a short briefing before you can start the walk.

After this experience of tracking the Rhinos, we proceed to overnight at Boomu women’s camp near Murchison falls national park. The Boomu Women’s Group was formed in 1999 by subsistence farmers from the villages with the aim of reducing poverty and malnutrition, and using proceeds to contribute to tuition for school going children.

Drive time – 4 hours

Today after our breakfast, we will receive briefing from Edna the proprietor of Boomu women’s group on the activities for the day. Some of the activities include, the scenic village tour which tells of the everyday rural life. Together with other women, they will show you various crops and give you an experience in the garden and later a visit to the village blacksmith.

You will later return to Boomu for lunch but you have an option of eating in a home where you will enjoy storytellers share tales about customs and the local way of life. Depending on interests and time a visit to the nursery school, a cooking demonstration or a basket weaving class will be arranged on request.

Transfer to Murchison Falls NP via top of the falls • Drive time – 1 hour

After an early breakfast go for a game drive on the northern bank of the Nile. Look out for giraffes, elephants, leopard, hyena, buffaloes, hartebeest, water bucks, oribis, Uganda Kob, lions and bird species.

In the afternoon, continue on river Nile with a boat ride for close-up viewing as animals come to drink, plus hippos and crocodiles. Great water birds too.

After breakfast we start journey to discover some of the history of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom which once governed up to present day Tanzania and Rwanda in the 1800’s. We will learn about one of the more famous last kings of Bunyoro – Omukama Kabalenga.

Drive time – 1 hour

We shall visit the current palace where the Omukama resides, the royal tombs, and learn rituals surrounding burial of kings. Enjoy traditional music and dance — you’re encouraged to join in.

Tooro Kingdom was originally part of Bunyoro; a prince against the fathers wish founded it. Languages and practices are close with a few changes over time. Arrive in Fort Portal in time for lunch and have the afternoon at leisure.

Drive time – 5 hours

Visit ‘Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru’ cultural site and hike Nyakasura hill for crater views. Visit the palace to learn Tooro culture. Engage in cooking and eating traditional Tooro food, and (depending on day) visit a weekly village market, with traditional music and dance.

Transfer to Kibale for chimpanzee experiences and community activities such as coffee experience, banana beer brewing, basketry, medicine man etc. Income supports education, health, sanitation and biodiversity awareness.

Drive time – 1 hour

Morning briefing, then trek to locate your allocated chimp community. Once found, enjoy 1 hour in their presence. Return to lodge for lunch and a relaxed afternoon or another community visit.

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP and visit Kikorongo Women community. Activities include dance, music, drama, traditional fire making, craft workshops and natural dyeing.

Drive time – 2 hours

Early game drive near Uganda Kob mating grounds in search of lions and other wildlife. Afternoon boat safari on Kazinga Channel with hippos, crocodiles and great birdlife.

Travel through Kigezi highlands with terraced hills. Some road sections offer the famed “African massage.” Packed lunch en route.

Drive time – 5 hours

Morning briefing then trek (1–4 hours) depending on where gorillas nested. Once sighted, spend 1 hour with them. Enjoy Virunga volcano views.

Golden monkeys are endemic to the Virunga Volcanoes and often move faster than gorillas — be ready for a lively trek.

Experience Batwa life in the forest: customs, medicinal plants, survival skills and stories — while supporting community livelihoods.

Transfer to Ankole to learn about long-horned cattle culture, rituals and herdsman traditions.

Early morning milking experience with herdsman guidance. Village walk, lifestyle learning, optional school visit and evening dance/singing.

Transfer to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator for lunch. Arrive later afternoon to rest for the next day’s city experiences.

Drive time – 5 hours

Explore Buganda Kingdom: Lubiri palace, Bulange parliament, and Kasubi tombs (UNESCO heritage). Finish with a homestead visit to learn and prepare “luwombo”.

Last minute souvenir shopping and transfer to Entebbe International Airport. Thank you for choosing to experience Uganda with us. We hope you carry back only good memories interacting with different people in their communities.