6 DAYS GORILLA & WILDLIFE SAFARI
Overview
On this Uganda safari, you will trek Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, then later explore – the medley of wonders for an encounter with the Big 4. Enjoy a game drive in Kasenyi and a refreshing boat safari on Kazinga channel, which is the largest concentration of hippos. (Over 2000!)
Highlights:Â
- Chimp TrekkingÂ
- Gorilla TrekkingÂ
- Game drives
- Nature walks
- Boat rides
- Birding
ItineraryÂ
Day 1:Â Arrival
Day 2: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Day 3: Game drive & Boat rideÂ
Day 4: Transfer to BwindiÂ
Day 5: Gorilla TrekkingÂ
Day 6: Departure
Inclusions/Exclusions
- Park fees
- Gorilla Trekking permitsÂ
- All activities (Unless labelled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation in a 4WD Safari vehicle with pop-up roofÂ
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Bottled mineral water in the vehicleÂ
- International flightsÂ
- Visa FeesÂ
- Travel InsuranceÂ
- Tips
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Personal items (Souvenirs, drinks, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Day by Day
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel of choice. Early arrivals can opt for optional excursions at Uganda Wildlife Education center, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and Reptile Village Uganda. Â
Journey: 20+ minsÂ
Meal Plan: Not IncludedÂ
Accommodation: Budget: Airport Guesthouse/ Midrange: The Boma Hotel/ Luxury: No.5 Boutique HotelÂ
After breakfast, we head to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Crater lakes region (depending on road conditions) and enjoying views of the mystical Rwenzori mountain ranges. The journey from Kibale national park to Queen Elizabeth national park is short and therefore you will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.
After lunch, have a relaxed afternoon looking forward to the next day’s activities or have a short evening game drive.
Journey: 7+ hrsÂ
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerÂ
Accommodation: Budget: Bush Lodge / Midrange: Baboon Safari Resort / Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Enjoy your early morning breakfast and after meet your guide who will drive you around the park. Pass via the Kasenyi trail where you will be in position to observe game like warthogs, water bucks, zebras, elephants, lions together will several species of birds. Head back to your lodge or hotel for lunch and relax before traveling back for the afternoon boat ride along the Kazinga Channel. Look out for Elephants, Buffalos, hippos and Nile crocodiles crammed at the banks, birds such as fish eagles, marabou storks, weaver birds and lots of water birds. We hope you didn’t forget the pair of binoculars back at home. Afterwards, we take a leisurely game drive en route to your lodge or hotel for dinner.
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Budget: Bush Lodge /Midrange:Â Baboon Safari Resort /Luxury: Mweya Safari LodgeÂ
Today we leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – the home to half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Bwindi impenetrable forest is also UNESCO World Heritage Site hosting numerous tree species, birdlife, primates, mammals, insects etc. You will drive through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park and on a lucky day you might notice the tree-climbing lions. Please note that if we tracking Gorillas in Nkuringo or Rushaga, a different route will be used.
Journey: +4 hrs  Â
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Budget: Bwindi Cultural Center /Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Luxury: Buhoma LodgeÂ
After breakfast, in the company of an experienced park ranger you will be tracking the whereabouts of one of the nine habituated family groups who live in the park. Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day the walk can take anything from 2 to 7 hours. Once the family of gorillas has been located, settle in to your surroundings and enjoy the hour you have to quietly observe these fascinating primates whose habits and mannerisms remind us so much of our own. It is a real hiking and being physically fit is recommended.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinnerÂ
Accommodation: Budget: Bwindi Cultural Center /Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Luxury: Buhoma LodgeÂ
Depending on your time of flight, our representative will be available to chauffeur you to the airport. End of Safari
Journey: 8+ hrsÂ
Meal Plan: Breakfast & LunchÂ
Accommodation: Not includedÂ