FN Gorilla Safaris Africa

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Boat cruise on Lake victoria

Boat cruise on Lake victoria

Pick up from agreed place and head east words of the country side by visiting some sites like ssezibwa falls, nature walk in mbira forest and later processed to jinja for lunch and boat cruise to the source of the nile on lake victoria. After transfer to your lodge.

Main Destination:
Jinja (Town, Uganda)
Accommodation:
The Haven Eco River Lodge Uganda
  • Mid-range lodgenear Jinja (Town, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to sipi falls

Transfer to sipi falls

After an early breakfast you may opt to have optional activity like bike riding, horse riding all drive to mbale for city tour and lunch then later drive to sipi lodge for an afternoon activity like community walk and later in evening enjoy a sunset with the great view of pie.

Main Destination:
Sipi Falls (Highlight, Uganda)
Accommodation:
Sipi River Lodge
  • Mid-range lodgeat Sipi Falls (Highlight, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Game drive in pian upe game reserve

Game drive in pian upe game reserve

After morning breakfast head to sipi falls and hike the falls to the top after drive to moroto through the pie game reserve and do a game drive and also hav your lunch then later drive to moroto through a verst landscape as you go to your lodge for the night.

Main Destination:
Mount Moroto (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Kara-Tunga Safari Camp
  • Budget tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Mt Moroto (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Visiting the karamoja tribes

Visiting the karamoja tribes

Today activity is visiting the most femous tribes in the karamoja, you to learn there history what they do and how they leave before and day today life. The the tribes will be visited in two phases one in the morning and the other in the evening. The tribes incloude Dodoth, jiye and pokot.

Main Destination:
Karamoja Region (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Kara-Tunga Safari Camp
  • Budget tented campin Moroto (Karamoja, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Game Drive in Kidepo National park

Game Drive in Kidepo National park

After breakfast we head out to kidepo national park passing through villages and towns in the region als passing through game reserves like the matheniko wildlife reserve, the bokora corridor were you have high chances of spotting animals like elephants, buffalos, ostriches etc. later check in and head out for an evening game drive.

Main Destination:
Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda)
Best Time To Visit September to March (Dry season)
High Season September to March (The park rarely gets crowded)
Best Weather September to November (End of the rains)

Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP

ElephantCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraCommon
GiraffeOccasional
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
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HyenaOccasional
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Adere Safari Lodges
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kidepo Valley NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Game drive and hot springs

Game drive and hot springs

Leave the lodge in the morning and head to the park for a morning game park and a vist to the hot spring which is found northern part of the park. During this experince you will have alot of wildlife to view for example lions, elephants, leopards, zebras etc.

Main Destination:
Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Adere Safari Lodges
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kidepo Valley NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer to Murchison Falls park

Transfer to Murchison Falls park

On this dayyou transfer to one of the biggest national parks in uganda, in this park is were you find the most powerful waterfalls in the nile and in this park is were you can have a boat cruise on the nile and also see were the nile meets lake albert to form albertine nile.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
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LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Twiga Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

TOp of the Falls and Boatcruise on the Nile

TOp of the Falls and Boatcruise on the Nile

Today afer an early morning breakfast you headout for a game drive in the open savannah and come close with the animals like elephants, lions, buffalos and many others. After the game drive, drive to the top of the falls and see the most powerful waterfalls in the world and later have a boatcruise on the nile.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Twiga Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Tea Plantations and Create Lakes Drive

Tea Plantations and Create Lakes Drive

After morning breakfast we head western part of the country passing through towns and plantations of tea, sugarcane, local markets etc. before reaching the lodge you will pass through the kibale national park were you will have a chance to see olive baboons and creater lakes.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Bweza Kibale Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Chimpanzee Trekking And Swamp Walk

Chimpanzee Trekking And Swamp Walk

Today ou visit the primate world were you find many different types of monkeys, but on this day you go for chimpanzee trekking and you will be grouped in small groups given a ranger guide to go for the trekking expericence and after in the afternoon you go for swamp walk in bigodi community.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Bweza Kibale Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Evening Game Drive In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Evening Game Drive In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today we contuine the drive to the southwestern part of the country to queen elizabeth national park while driving to queen you will drive through twin lakes and cross the equator as you head to the lodge then in the evening you go for an evening drive.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
Show more
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Morning Game Drive And Boat Cruise On Kazinga Channel

Morning Game Drive And Boat Cruise On Kazinga Channel

Today we head for an amazing game viewing in the park as we see the sunrise. You head to kasenyi planes to see animals like lions, buffalos, elephants, kobs etc. you also have a visit to the salt lake and the craft shops then later go for boatcruise on kazinga channel.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 13

Game Drive In Ishaha

Game Drive In Ishaha

On this day you still enjoy the view and the stay in the park as you do a whole day game drive in the park in the ishasha sector. In the southern part of the park is known for tree climbing lions and tops which are only found in the ishasha sector, if your can have a chance of seeing the hyena dens.

Main Destination:
Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)
Accommodation:
Enjojo Lodge (Cottage)
  • Mid-range lodge
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 14

Vist The Bwata Community In Bwindi

Vist The Bwata Community In Bwindi

After morning game drive we drive to bwind were we will visit the bwata community in the afternoon and learn how they stay and how they used to leave in the park as we prepare for the great day of the gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national pak.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Silverback Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 15

Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today is the highlight of the trip. After an early morning breakfast with our parked lunches we head to the park headquaters and get the berifing and be grouped were you will be assigned with a ranger guide and escorts with guns to go with in your trekking.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Silverback Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 16

Canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi

Canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast from bwindi silver back lodge we drive to lake bunyonyi one of the beautful lakes we have and the deepest in africa. You check in and relax then later in the afternoon you do a canoeing trip on the lake visiting different islands and communities.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 17

Vist the cultural Village In Rwanda

Vist the cultural Village In Rwanda

From lake bunyonyi we transfer to the volcanoes national park in rwanda were we will visit the cultural village of the bayarwanda community and learn about there culture and tradition and also be entertained with cultural activites like dances and songs.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)
High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

Accommodation:
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 18

Golden Monkey Trekking and Boat cruise

Golden Monkey Trekking and Boat cruise

After breakfast head to the park headquaters for berifing and head to the park for golden monkey trekking in small groups after head to lake kivu for a boatcruise. While on the boat you have a chance to visit the hot springs and also see fish men preparing to go for fishing.

Main Destination:
Gisenyi (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
Paradise Malahide Hotel
  • Mid-range hotelnear Gisenyi (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 19

City Tour and End of The Tour

City Tour and End of The Tour

After breakfast you drive to kigali city for the city tour and that marks the end of our safari.

Main Destination:
Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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