5 DAYS WILDLIFE AND GORILLA SAFARI
from $2,498 (pp) Based on two persons. Special rates apply for couples and groups of 3 or more.
Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
Safari Overview – 5 Days/ 4 Nights
This Gorillas and wildlife Safari will take you to Queen Elizabeth National park and enjoy many game drives and a boat cruise on Kazinga channel, visit Bwindi impenetrable National park famously known for mountain gorilla trekking. This safari will provide you with a combination of tours that will leave you with unforgettable memories of Uganda the Pearl of Africa.
Here is a proposed itinerary – please get in touch for customisable options.
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Arrival:
- Complementally pick up from Airport/ hotel
- Accommodation before/end of trip can be arranged at an extra cost
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
With an early breakfast depart from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park for your wildlife and Gorilla Safari. After checking in, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive where you will enjoy many wildlife sightings.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Mazikke valley lodge
Midrange: Elephant Hab
Meal plan: Full board
Day 2: Game drive and Boat Safari on the Kanziga Channel
After breakfast, enjoy the game drive with a view of giraffes, elephants, lions, hartebeest and different species of birds, Look out for mammals like the graceful Roth child Giraffe, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, Hippos, Oribi and when lucky a leopard and Lion among others. After lunch embark on a boat safari along the Kazinga channel with beautiful views of birds as Lake George connects to Lake Edward.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Mazike Valley Lodge
Midrange: Elephant hab
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Forest via Ishasha
You will exit Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha Plains in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park for another epic game drive. Ishasha is famous for its iconic tree-climbing lions that climb trees to catch the cool breezes. After your game drive, you will leave Queen Elizabeth National Park and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
With an early breakfast and a packed lunch, you will be transferred to the Uganda Wildlife Authority park headquarters where you’ll be briefed on the gorilla tracking which begins at 8:00 am. You will then be guided into the jungle to track the shy primates. The trek length varies depending on where the gorillas spent the night, ranging from 30 minutes to 7 hours, once you find the gorilla family, you will spend one hour with them, observing them feed, socialize and display their prowess.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Transfer back to Entebbe
Enjoy your breakfast in the morning, thereafter drive to back to Entebbe, here you will also have a chance of viewing wildlife like; birds, monkeys etc. Later, continue with your way whereby you will stop in Mbarara for lunch, after proceed and have a stopover at the equator for photos and you can also buy souvenirs. Arrive in Kampala in the evening then continue to the airport for your outbound flight.