18-Day Uganda and Kenya Combo – Primates and Big 5 Safari

Meet your guide and begin the journey towards Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, allowing time for wetland birdwatching. A sanctuary walk is different from a vehicle game drive and suits a steady, quiet pace. The order of short stops may change, but the principal destination and overnight base stay the focus of this stage.

Leave Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Murchison Falls National Park, including rhino tracking where the day’s route allows. The park combines broad savannah with the Nile and its steep-sided waterfall. A visit towards the falls requires time for the road and any short viewpoint walk.

Continue exploring Murchison Falls National Park with time set aside for a wildlife drive. Giraffes, elephants, antelopes and buffaloes may appear on the game-drive tracks. The park combines broad savannah with the Nile and its steep-sided waterfall.

Leave Murchison Falls National Park for Kibale National Park, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. Rain is possible in the forest, so a light waterproof layer and suitable shoes help. The order of short stops may change, but the principal destination and overnight base stay the focus of this stage.

Leave Kibale National Park for Queen Elizabeth National Park, including chimpanzee tracking where the day’s route allows. The Kasenyi plains are a useful area for viewing Uganda kob, elephants and other savannah wildlife.

Continue exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park with time set aside for a wildlife drive. Predators may be present, although sightings depend on weather and animal movements. Allow for changes to road conditions and the timing of park activities, particularly after heavy rain.

Leave Queen Elizabeth National Park for Ishasha, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. The sector also makes a convenient stage between the northern park and Bwindi.

Leave Ishasha for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. Gorilla trekking starts with a park briefing before a guided forest walk.

Leave Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, including gorilla trekking where the day’s route allows. The walk is led by park guides and requires suitable shoes for mountain conditions.

Continue exploring Mgahinga Gorilla National Park with time set aside for golden monkey tracking. The high altitude can make an otherwise moderate climb feel more demanding.

Leave Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for Lake Mburo National Park, including a cultural visit where the day’s route allows. Zebra, impala and other grazing animals are often the focus in Lake Mburo.

Leave Lake Mburo National Park for Entebbe, including a guided walk where the day’s route allows. A modest first evening helps with jet lag before the safari begins.

Leave Entebbe for Lake Naivasha, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. The lake makes a useful first stop after arriving in Kenya.

Leave Lake Naivasha for Lake Nakuru National Park, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. Nakuru’s habitats include lake shore, woodland and open grassland within a relatively compact park.

Leave Lake Nakuru National Park for Maasai Mara National Reserve, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. Game viewing depends on wildlife movement, and the location of migrating herds changes through the year.

Continue exploring Maasai Mara National Reserve with time set aside for the main stops on the route. A full day in the reserve gives a better chance to explore more than one habitat.

Leave Maasai Mara National Reserve for Nairobi, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. Nairobi is the main international gateway used at the end of the Kenya section.

Leave Nairobi for Entebbe, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. A modest first evening helps with jet lag before the safari begins.