5 Days Gorilla Trekking and Game Drive Safari

Price

From USD 0 pp sharing

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What is included

• Airport transfers on first and last day,

• Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle

• Services of an English speaking driver guide

• Fuel for the whole trip

• Gorilla trekking permit (USD 700 per person)

• Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary

• 1 day pre-tour accommodation in Kampala / Entebbe

• All park entrance and activities' fees

• Bottled water while in the vehicle

What is excluded

• International airfares

• Uganda Visa (USD50.00 which can be paid on arrival at the Airport

• Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry

Safari Overview

Our 5 Days Gorilla Trekking and Game drive safaris will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for a memorable experience with the endangered Mountain Gorillas and then to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives and boat safari on a 32 km Kazinga channel, that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. This channel has the highest concertation of hippo in the world. A drive to Kasenyi plains and Ishasha sector for wildlife views.    

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Bwindi Gorilla trekking is the most enchanting experience in this forest that will leave you with memories of a life time. 

Safari Highlights

• Tour starts and ends in Kampala / Entebbe

• Photographic scenery of the Uganda’s countryside landscape

• Stopover at the Equator

• The Bwindi Gorilla trekking adventure through the Bwindi Impenetrable jungles

• Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• Tree climbing lions in Ishasha

• Boat cruise on Kazinga Channel.

Day by Day - Itinerary

Arrival in Uganda

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth for Game Drive, Boat safari
Day 4: Game Drives and Boat Cruise
Day 5: Return to Kampala

Arrival Day

• You’ll be collected from the airport (or hotel)

• 1 day pre-tour departure Accommodation is inclusive on the package

• Accommodation after the tour can be arranged at an extra fee

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park

Our tour guide / driver shall pick you from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe early morning and set off a scenic drive south west of Uganda to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. You will have stop over at the equator for photography and experimentation and lunch in Mbarara town. You will reach Bwindi in the evening for Dinner and overnight at the safari lodge or hotel. The park is a heritage to the popular mountain Gorillas left in the wild ,these wild apes inhabiting this park are recorded to be over 50% of the world's population. While driving to this region, you will be thrilled with an amazing experience of the topography made of hills, valleys and the beautiful sceneries of Virunga, Mgahinga and Muhavura mountains though from a distance to either Rushanga or Ruhija sections for gorilla trekking 

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: 

Luxury Lodges: Mahogany Springs Lodge | Buhoma Lodge | Rushanga Gorilla Satari Lodge

Mid-Range Lodges: Gorilla Resort Bwindi | Gorilla Safari Lodge |  Silver Back Lodge |  Wagtail eco-safari |  Bwindi Jungle Lodge | Chameleon Hill Lodge | Lake Mutanda Resort.

Budget Lodge:  Buhoma community Rest camp | Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp | Travelers Rest Hotel Kisolo  | Gorilla Valley Lodge | Bakiga Lodge and Gorilla Mist camp.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Bottled Water.

Day 2: Gorilla trekking adventure 

Early morning at 6 am, you will prepare yourself and have breakfast before gathering at the park headquarters at 7 am with your packed lunch to be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. You will then proceed to trek the gorillas in the forest at 8:30 am, an experience that will take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the apes on the day. After spending an hour with the gorillas, descend back to the lodge for refreshment. In the evening, you may go for a nature walk or cultural walk to the Batwa communities for Batwa trail experience that leads you to the lives of the ancient people of the forest.

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Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: 

Luxury Lodges: Mahogany Springs Lodge | Buhoma Lodge | Rushanga Gorilla Satari Lodge

Mid-Range Lodges: Gorilla Resort Bwindi | Gorilla Safari Lodge |  Silver Back Lodge |  Wagtail eco-safari |  Bwindi Jungle Lodge | Chameleon Hill Lodge | Lake Mutanda Resort.

Budget Lodges:  Buhoma community Rest camp | Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp | Travelers Rest Hotel Kisolo  | Gorilla Valley Lodge | Bakiga Lodge and Gorilla Mist camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Bottled Water.

Day 3: Transfer to Ishasha Sector - Queen Elizabeth National Park

After early morning breakfast, you will depart for Ishasha Sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park for tree climbing lions game drive.  In addition to the fascinating population of the Tree Climbing Lions within the Ishasha sector, you will also come across huge buffalo herds, numerous antelopes that keep crossing your path. There are also a number of elephants that have actually settled within the Ishasha area and the numerous hippos and the only thing not plentiful here are tourists. The Game drive can take close to 3-4 hours trying to locate the tree climbing lions. After the game drive; will head to the hotel / lodge for refreshment and overnight.

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Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: 

Luxury Lodges: Topi Lodge | Mweya Safari Lodge | Elephant plains Lodge 

Mid-Range Lodges: Ishasha Jungle Lodge | Parkview safari Lodge  

Budget Lodges:  The River Ishasha Lodge | Enjojo Lodge | Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Bottled Water.

Day 4: Game Drives and Boat cruise Queen Elizabeth National Park

After early morning breakfast, you will depart for Kasenyi plains in Queen Elizabeth National Park for a morning game drive.  You will come across huge buffalo herds, numerous antelopes that keep crossing your path. There are also a number of elephants that have actually settled within the Ishasha area and the numerous hippos and the only thing not plentiful here are tourists. After the morning drive, you will check in the lodge. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will head to the jetty along kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flock the channel for drinking water.

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Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: 

Luxury Lodges: Mweya Safari Lodge | Elephant plains Lodge 

Mid-Range Lodges: Forest Hog Safari Lodge | Simba Safari Lodge | Kikorongo Safari Lodge | Ihamba lakeview Lodge | Elephant Hub Lodge 

Budget Lodges:  Bush Lodge | Elephant home Lodge | 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Bottled Water.

Day 5: Transfer to Kampala / Airport

In the morning after a relaxed breakfast, you will set off back to Kampala reaching in the evening and transfer to Entebbe airport to check in for your departure flight if on schedule.

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Drinks: Bottled Water

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End of Tour

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost

• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)

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Important to Know

• Rates are per person and exclude the international flights from/to your home country.

• This tour accepts children.

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Rates Per Person

Single room Supplement is USD 50.00 per person per day willing to stay alone in a single room

What is included

• Airport transfers on first and last day,

• Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle

• Services of an English speaking driver guide

• Fuel for the whole trip

• Gorilla trekking permit (USD 700 per person)

• Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary

• 1 day pre-tour accommodation in Kampala / Entebbe

• All park entrance and activities fees

• Bottled water while in the vehicle

What is excluded

• International airfares

• Uganda Visa (USD50.00 which can be paid on arrival at the Airport

• Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry

Getting There

This tour starts and ends in Entebbe or Kampala

This operator can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost