5 Days Uganda gorillas and wildlife safaris.
Tour Details.
Enjoy your 5 days in Uganda where you will visit Bwindi Impenetrable national park for gorilla trekking and to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will enjoy game drives and a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel.
The boat cruise can expose you to more wildlife and bird species.
Highlights.
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking
Day 5: Bwindi-Kampala.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth.
Upon your arrival, you will be welcomed and picked up by your guide who will brief you about your safari and then immediately embark on your 7 to 8 hours to queen Elizabeth national park.
You will have a stopover at kayabwe at the equator where you will have breakfast, and take photos. Continue with your journey and have another stopover in Mbarara at igongo cultural center where you will have your lunch from. You will proceed and then finally reach the park. Check in have dinner and an overnight sleep.
Accommodations.
Parkview Safari Lodge.
Marafiki Safari Lodge.
Elephant Hab Lodge.
Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise.
Enjoy your morning breakfast and get into your safari car to drive to the park for your morning game drive. You will get to see quite a big number of animals such as the giraffes, elephants, lions, antelopes and so many others. From there, you can get back to the lodge, have your lunch and prepare for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. Here you will get to see a number of animals such as the crocodiles, elephants, hippos and so many other. From there, you can decide to get back to the lodge, refresh up, have dinner and then rest.
Accommodation.
Parkview Safari Lodge.
Marafiki Safari Lodge.
Elephant Hab Lodge.
Mweya Safari Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi.
Enjoy your breakfast and pack up your luggage to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park, a park having over half of the mountain gorillas.
Enjoy the beautiful rolling hills of Kigezi, the green nice vegetation and so on along your way to the park. As you continue with your journey, you will have your enroute lunch and then proceed. Arrive in the evening, check in into your lodging, have dinner and an overnight sleep.
Accommodation.
Trekkers Tavern Cottages.
Rushaga Gorilla Haven lodge.
Gorilla Mist Camp.
Buhoma Haven lodge.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking.
Enjoy your breakfast and then drive to the park headquarters where you will find your trekkers, join them to receive a briefing on the rules and the regulations of trekking the gorillas. You will be divided into groups of 8 who will enter into the jungle and start the trekking. Once you come across these primates, you are given ample time of over one hour to stay with these gorillas as you are having fun and taking photos. Drive back to the lodge for lunch and then prepare for an evening Batwa nature walk Where you will get to interact with these people, get to know their ways of leaving. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation.
Trekkers Tavern cottages.
Rushaga Gorilla Haven lodge.
Gorilla Mist Camp.
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala.
Enjoy your morning breakfast and pack up your luggage to embark on your journey back to Kampala. This day will mark the end of your safari.
The package includes.
- The gorilla trekking permit.
- The transportation costs.
- Fuel of the car.
- All the meals.
- Fee community walks.
The package excludes.
- Tips to be given to the local people.
- Alcoholic drinks.
- International flights.
- Entry visas.