5 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari

Day 1 Transfer from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will be picked from your hotel by our driver guide who will transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth is the most popular park in Uganda as it offers diverse ecosystems, from the forest, savanna, wetland, and open waters. This harbors big game, 10 primate species, and over 600 bird species. You will have a stop at the equator for photography. Proceed to Mbarara and have a lunch break at Igongo Cultural Centre and later proceed to the park. On arrival, you will head for an evening game drive before checking-in at your accommodation for overnight.
Meals plan (L, D)

Accommodation luxury- Mweya Safari Lodge

                              Mid-range- Ihamba Safari Lodge

                               Budget – Simba Safari camp

Day 2 Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Wake up early, have breakfast and go out for a morning game drive starting with the Kasenyi plains. Kasenyi plains are excellent for sighting lion and large herds of Uganda kob. The Mweya peninsula offers excellent game drives with magnificent views across the water to the Rwenzori Mountains. Mweya is one of the best places to look for leopard, which live in the dense, scrubby thickets.

Return to the lodge for lunch

In the afternoon go for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. The 40km long and 8m deep Channel is home to one of the greatest concentration of hippo in Africa and herds of elephant, buffalo and other animals come to drink at the water’s edge. The channel is a magnet for water birds, with great flocks of pelicans, African fish Eagle, Spoon bills and others birds on the shore.

Meals plan (B,L,D)

Accommodation luxury- Mweya Safari Lodge

                              Mid-range- Ihamba Safari Lodge

                               Budget – Simba Safari camp

Day 3 Drive to Ishasha for the search of tree climbing lions and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Wake up very early in the morning, have breakfast and after proceed to the Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National park with packed lunch. You will do another Game drive in this sector with chances of spotting lions resting on fig trees. After the game drive, you will drive for some 2 hours to the Buhoma Sector of  Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Meals plan (B,L,D)

Accommodation: Luxury- Buhoma Lodge

                              Mid-range- The Haven Lodge

                               Budget- Buhoma Campsite

Day 4  Gorilla Tracking and nature walk or community visit

Wake up early have breakfast, take your packed lunch and be at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Headquarters for the Mountain Gorilla Tracking (Trekking) orientation and meeting with guides and separation into groups depending on which group you will be tracking.

At  8.30 you enter the forest to track the Mountain Gorillas.  Tracking can take from 2 hours to half a day depending on how far the gorillas are and which gorilla family you track. In the afternoon you can do an optional nature walk in one of the trails or a community visit to the Batwa communities. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight .

Meals plan (B,L,D)

 Accommodation: Luxury- Buhoma Lodge

                              Mid-range- The Haven Lodge

                               Budget- Buhoma Campsite         

Day 5  Transfer from Bwindi to Kampala/Entebbe

After breakfast, you will drive  via Rukungiri to Kampala or Entebbe International airport for your International flight. You will have lunch en route in Mbarara after which you will proceed with the drive.

Meals plan (B,L)

Inclusions

• Ground transport per private 4WD safari vehicle
• English speaking driver/guide
• Airport transfer
• Equator stopover
• Gorilla permit
• Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
• Meals as described in the itinerary
• Bottled mineral water in the safari vehicle
• Entrance fees and ranger fees for national parks
• Activities and excursions mentioned in the program
• VAT for hotels and lodges outside Kampala

Exclusions

• Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, tips, telephone calls, laundry etc
• Personal insurance
• Souvenirs
• Tip/gratitude
• Visas and international air tickets
• Any other items which are not included in the itinerary