Our 15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari is one of the long wildlife safari tours that our company offers to visitors looking to have an extensive travel experience in Tanzania and Uganda. Get an opportunity to view amazing wildlife in Lake Manyara and Serengeti national parks, and also get to track mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park, lion tracking in Queen Elizabeth national park, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park and wildlife viewing in Murchison falls national park.

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Highlights for 15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari

Day 1; Pick up and Drive to Lake Manyara national park
Day 2; Drive to Serengeti national park

Day 3; Full day in Serengeti national park

Day 4; Drive to Ngorongoro crater

Day 5; Drive to Arusha and flight to Uganda

Day 6; Transfer to Lake Mburo and Afternoon Boat (Approximately 4-5 hours’ drive)
Day 7; Morning Game Drive and Drive to Bwindi national park

Day 8; Gorilla trekking and Optional Batwa cultural tour

15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari
Batwa of Bwindi N.P

Day 9; Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 10; Lion Tracking Experience/Game Drive and Boat cruise

Day 11: Transfer to Kibale National Park (Approximately 5-6 hour drive)

Day 12: Chimpanzee Trek and Bigodi Swamp Walk

Day 13: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park and Drive to Top of the Falls( About 6 hours drive)

Day 14: Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise to the bottom of the Falls

Day 15: Rhino Tracking in Ziwa and Transfer Back to Kampala

Detailed  Itinerary for 15 Days Tanzania  and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari.

Your guide will pick you up from the airport and welcome you for your safari. You will also have a short briefing before driving to Lake Manyara national park home to the tree climbing lions.

You will engage in a game drive around Lake Manyara national park as you search for wildlife species such as elephants, buffalos, lions, hippos, impalas, waterbucks, monkeys among others. After your game
drive, you will return to your lodge for dinner and to spend the night at Twiga lodge (Midrange)/ Nsya Lodge (Budget).

Day 2; Drive to Serengeti national park

After breakfast at your lodge, you will be driven to Serengeti national park where you will engage in more game viewing activities during your safari. You will check in at your lodge for lunch and
later enjoy a game drive around the national park.

You will search for the big 5 among other wildlife species of Serengeti national park during your game drive as you explore the open savannah plains and woodlands in the national park. After your game
drive, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Serengeti heritage luxury tented camp (Midrange)/ Osinon Lodge (Budget).

Day 3; Full day in Serengeti national park

Wake up early at your lodge and engage in a game drive around Serengeti national park and enjoy watching the sunrise as you search for wildlife species in the savannah such as elephants, giraffes,
lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, hyenas, buffalos among others. You will have lunch after your morning game drive.

You will continue your full day wildlife viewing experience in Serengeti national park and engage in an afternoon game drive in the national park as you search for different wildlife species. Your
dinner and overnight will be at Serengeti heritage luxury tented (Midrange)/ Osinon Lodge (Budget).

Day 4; Drive to Ngorongoro crater

You will have breakfast at your lodge and check out as you prepare for your drive to the Ngorongoro crater.

During your safari in the Ngorongoro crater, you will descend about 600 meters into the crater on a game drive as you search for wildlife species such as lions, buffalos, black rhinos, elands, wildebeests,
zebras, hippos, kudu, warthogs, hyenas among others. After the game drive you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Karatu tented lodge (Midrange)/ Eileens Tree Inn (Budget).

15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari
Ngorongoro Crater

Day 5; Drive to Arusha and flight to Uganda

After breakfast at your lodge, you will be driven to Arusha for your flight to Entebbe international airport in Uganda. On arrival at the airport in Uganda, you will be met by your Uganda guide who will
welcome you and drive you to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Best western hotel Entebbe (Midrange)/ Cycad Guesthouse (Budget).

Day 6; Transfer to Lake Mburo and Afternoon Boat (Approximately 4-5 hours’ drive)

Your driver guide will pick you up from your hotel early morning after you have had your breakfast. You will then embark on 4-5 hours’ drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Upon your arrival at the park, check into your lodge for lunch and relax for a while. Later in the afternoon, you will head out for an afternoon boat cruise which will take approximately 1 hour. Dinner and overnight stay at Acardia Cottages (Midrange)/ Eagles Nest (Budget)

Day 7; Morning Game Drive and Drive to Bwindi national park
Have breakfast early in the morning at your lodge. You will then reconnect with your driver guide and head out for a morning game drive in the park where you can view a variety of wildlife including impala, waterbucks, reedbucks, zebras, and hippos to mention but a few. You will then proceed with your drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park with a stopover for lunch enroute to the park. Arrive in Bwindi in the evening and check into your lodge with dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Haven Lodge (Midrange)/ Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Budget)

Day 8; Gorilla trekking and Optional Batwa cultural tour

You will wake up early for breakfast and you will drive to the park headquarters where you will have a briefing about the gorilla trek in Bwindi national park. You will proceed into the Bwindi impenetrable
forest where you will enjoy seeing the gorillas in their natural habitat.

You will spend 1 hour with the gorillas before returning to the briefing point where you will meet your guide and return to your lodge. You will also have an optional community tour and interact with
the Batwa people as you get to know more about their culture and way of life. Your dinner and overnight will be at Buhoma Haven Lodge (Midrange)/ Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Budget).

15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari
Gorilla Trekking Tours

Day 9; Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park

On the 9th day of your 15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari, After breakfast at your lodge in Bwindi national park, your guide will drive you to Queen Elizabeth national park via the Ishasha sector. You will continue to your lodge where you will have dinner and overnight at Buffalo safari lodge (Midrange)/ Pumba Safari Cottages (Budget).

Day 10; Lion Tracking Experience/Game Drive and Boat cruise

After breakfast, you will set off for an early morning lion tracking experience which is conducted in Kasenyi sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. The activity takes between 3-4 hours depending on the location of the lions in the park. You will be accompanied by a team of expert lion researchers and a park guide. After your lion tracking experience, you will then embark on a short morning game drive in Kasenyi plains. Expect lots of animals including; elephants, Lions, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda kobs among others. Head back to your lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise

After lunch you will go for a boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that connects lake Edward and lake George. During the boat cruise which takes about 2 to 3 hours, you will be able to view large
herds of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, waterbucks drinking water along the shores, view water birds like hornbills, cormorants, fish eagles, king fisher’s
among others. After the boat ride you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight at Buffalo safari lodge (Midrange)/ Pumba Safari Cottages (Budget).

Day 11: Transfer to Kibale National Park (Approximately 5-6 hour drive)

After having breakfast at your lodge, meet up with your driver guide and transfer to Kibale National Park. You will embark on a 5-6 hours’ drive to Kibale national park in western Uganda with a stopover for lunch enroute to the park. Arrive later in the afternoon and check into your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Isunga Lodge (Midrange)/ Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Budget)

Day 12: Chimpanzee Trek and Bigodi Swamp Walk

Chimpanzee trekking,

After an early breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated an experienced park guide and start trekking in the forest in search of chimpanzees. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one area to another in search of food. During trekking you will be rewarded with views of other primates like l’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, views of different bird species among others. once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment which helps you to watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, rest, observe their behaviors, take photos and record videos. After the one hour encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch.

Bigodi swamp walk,

After lunch you will go for an interesting swamp walk in Bigodi sanctuary where you will be able to view variety of bird species like the great blue turaco, black crowned waxbill, black bishop, grey winged robin-chat, yellow billed barbet, view mammals like otters, bush pigs, sitatungas, bushbucks, several primates like blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, vervet monkeys, l’ hoest monkeys among others. After the nature walk you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.

Day 13: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park and Drive to Top of the Falls( About 6 hours drive)

Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast at your lodge. You will then embark on your journey to Murchison Falls  National Park with a stopover in Kagadi for lunch. You will then proceed with your drive to Murchison Falls National Park, arriving in the evening. You will drive to the Top of the Falls where you will have a close up view of the ‘ World’s Most Powerful Waterfalls,’ Murchison Falls. Later drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange)/ Parkside Safari Lodge (Budget)

Day 14: Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise to the bottom of the Falls

Morning game drive,

After an early breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be rewarded with stunning views of animals like giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, lions, leopards, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeest among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.

15 Days Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife & Primates Safari
Boat Cruise on Murchison

Afternoon boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will be able to view animals like elephants, antelopes, buffaloes which will be drinking water along the shores, view hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view aquatic bird species like hornbills, cormorants, king fishers, bee-eaters, fish eagles among others. After the interesting boat cruise you will return back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.

Day 15: Rhino Tracking in Ziwa and Transfer Back to Kampala

Wake up in the morning and have a relaxed breakfast meal at your lodge. You will then bid farewell to Murchison Falls national park and drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Masindi where you will be trekking white rhinos. The sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where you will be able to see Rhinos in the wild. The activity takes approximately 1-2 hours depending on the location of the rhinos. Later embark on your return journey back to Kampala with a stopover at for lunch enroute to the city. Upon your arrival in Kampala, your driver guide will drop you off at a hotel of your choice in Kampala city or at Entebbe International Airport if you have a late night flight to catch back home. End of Safari.

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