3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking and Murchison Falls Safari | Uganda Primate Safari.
Our 3 days Murchison Falls and chimpanzee safari is a short and exciting safari that will take you to Murchison Falls National Park, which is the oldest and largest conservation area in Uganda. During this Uganda safari, you will engage in interesting activities like rhino tracking, chimpanzee trekking, boat cruises and game drives, which give you a chance to view the Big Five mammals, including rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes and elephants; other animals like oribi, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, waterbucks, Uganda kobs and warthogs, among others; and primate species like chimpanzees, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and red-tailed monkeys, among others.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park – rhino tracking
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and departure to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park – rhino tracking
You will be welcomed by our driver guide from your hotel or Entebbe airport, have a short briefing about the safari, and later start the journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive, and on the way, you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking and then continue with another stopover for en route lunch. Upon arrival in Murchison Falls National Park, you will drive directly to the top of the falls, where you will enjoy views of the waterfall, and later drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
After an early breakfast, you will meet up with your driver-guide to transfer to the park for a morning game drive, where you will be blessed with views of animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeest, hippos, and oribi, among others.
After the game drive, return to the lodge for lunch, then take an interesting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, which starts at around 2:00 pm and takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise, you will be able to view hippos and Nile crocodiles in the water and spot water birds, including fish eagles, kingfishers, herons, turacos, hornbills, and cormorants, among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and departure to Kampala/Entebbe
You will have an early breakfast, check out of the lodge, and meet up with your driver-guide to transfer to Budongo Forest for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking through the forest in search of the chimpanzees, which takes about 2 to 5 hours, depending on where they slept the previous night. During trekking, you will be able to spot other primates like the red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, blue monkeys, and different forest birds. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them, learn more about their habits, watch them feed, play, hunt, fight, take photos, and record videos.
After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will return to the starting point, where you will meet up with your driver-guide and start the journey back to Kampala with an en route lunch on the way. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at your hotel or dropped off at the airport for your departure flight. End of 3 days Murchison Falls and chimpanzee safari tour
The tour includes
- Park entrance fee/game drives
- Game drive
- Rhino tracking
- Top of the falls drive
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Full board accommodation
- Meals at the lodge and en route (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- 4WD safari Vehicle and fuel
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala/Entebbe
- Bottled drinking water during the safari
The tour excludes
- Airflight tickets (International and domestic)
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses like buying alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, and hiring a porter, among others.
- Tipping and gratuities
