Primates
Gorilla Habituation Experience
Spend up to four hours with a gorilla family that is still learning to accept people, alongside the researchers and trackers doing the work, in Bwindi’s southern Rushaga sector.
Travel advisory, last checked 23 September 2026: the US State Department rates Uganda Level 4, “Do Not Travel”, an advisory issued in May 2026 because of Ebola. WHO declared Uganda’s outbreak over on 27 August 2026; the outbreak in the neighbouring DRC continues. Read our dated safety guide before you decide.
Uganda safari activities
Things to Do on a Uganda Safari
The four-hour gorilla habituation experience, chimpanzee tracking, rhinos on foot and shoebills by canoe, plus the boat trips and walks described on each park page.
Primates
Primates
Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda
Follow a chimpanzee community through Kibale’s forest, Kyambura’s sunken gorge or Budongo’s mahogany stands, then spend an hour among them once they are found.
On foot
On foot
Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Sanctuary
Walk with sanctuary rangers to find southern white rhinos grazing in the bush at Ziwa, the heart of Uganda’s rhino comeback, on the way to Murchison Falls.
On the water
On the water
On the water
Shoebill Canoe Trip at Mabamba Swamp
Glide through papyrus channels on the Lake Victoria shore in a community-run canoe, looking for the shoebill within easy reach of Entebbe.
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Tell us when you would like to travel, who is coming and how many gorilla days you want. We check permit availability first, then design a private Uganda journey around it, with nothing booked until you approve.
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