6-Day Uganda Gorilla and Wildlife Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park

You will be picked from your hotel in Entebbe/ Kampala in the morning and set off a scenic drive to Bwindi National park with stopover at the equator for photography and experimentation. You will also have lunch in Mbarara before continuing to kabale, also know as the Switzerland of Africa. You will reach Bwindi National park in Ruhija sector in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Tracking, cultural walk and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Early morning after your breakfast, you will gather at the park headquarters at 7am for pre tracking briefing where you will get information about the dos and don'ts while with the gorillas. You will also be allocated the gorilla tracking group depending on your fitness level. At 8:30am, you will set off to the forest in search of these amazing apes. This may take 1-6 hours depending on their movement in their natural wild. Once you encounter the gorillas, you will stay with them for one hour taking photography and observing their behavior. You will then descend back and your driver will take you for refreshment. Time allowing, go for cultural walk to Batwa community. You will drive to Lake Bunyonyi for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort

• Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kampala

In the morning after relaxed breakfast, you may have an optional boat cruise around the islands to see the beauty of well terraced hills. You will then set off to Kampala where you may pass through Lake Mburo National park to see game as zebras, impalas among others. You will reach Kampala in the evening for overnight.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

Humura Resorts

• Mid-range hotel located in Kampala (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Murchison Falls National park

In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked from the hotel at 7am and set off to Murchison Falls National Park. You will pass Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking, an activity that will take one hour. You will have lunch and continue to Murchison Falls National park where you will visit the top of the falls for a breathtaking scenic view of the mighty Nile forcing itself through a 7 metre gorge, powering down with a thunderous roar. You will then drive Murchison River Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

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

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LionOccasional

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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Murchison River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Early morning, you will cross over with the ferry and go for game drive up to the northern part of the park. You will be in the look out for game as giraffes, elephants, buffalos, lion, leopard, bush bucks, gazelles among others. You will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. In the afternoon at 2pm, you will go for a boat cruise on River Nile up to the bottom of the falls. This will reward you with game as Hippos, crocodiles, lots of bird species among others. You will return to the lodge by 4pm for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Murchison River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Tracking and transfer to Entebbe

Early in the morning, you will check out of the lodge and then set off to Budongo Forest where you will have briefing from the park warden before entering the forest for chimpanzee tracking. Tracking will take 1-3 hours and a maximum of one hour is allowed to stay in presence of the chimpanzees. On return, you will set off back to Entebbe passing through Kampala, reaching Entebbe in the evening to check in for your scheduled departure flight.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.