5-Day Gorilla Trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park

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

Arrival and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Hoping your flight is scheduled for an early landing, Our safari guide will pick you from Entebbe International Airport and you drive to Queen Elizabeth National park through the beautiful green landscape, forests and tea plantations. Stopover in Fort portal town for the African traditional lunch en -route and check in to your accommodation in the evening. Expect to see games before reaching at the lodge like buffaloes, elephants and antelopes. The drive as well offers an opportunity to view the foot hills of the Rwenzori mountains.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

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

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Twin Lakes Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat trip

The day will begin with an early morning breakfast, take pleasure in the morning safari before sunrise which takes you towards the northern side of the park in search for elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, leopards, warthogs and savannah bird species like Eagles, Falcons kites among others. After your amazing safaris drive to the lodge, relax at the pool side have lunch and embark on afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga channel where you are most likely to encounter the families of elephants, buffaloes, pods of hippos, crocodiles and many water bird species in congregations cooling off and which give an opportunity to take amazing pictures.
Go for an optional sunset drive with a bottle of beer or Ugandan Gin and tonic with salty snacks or drive back to the lodge and relax.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Twin Lakes Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Bwindi Through Ishasha

After an early breakfast drive to Bwindi through Ishasha sector in search for tree climbing lions, go for savannah packed lunch at Ishasha river. While enjoying the lunch you will be viewing hundreds of hippos playing and chilling in the river, en route to Bwindi and check in the evening.

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:

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

Gorilla Trekking and community experience

Wake up early in the morning for a cup of coffee and full breakfast, drive to the park office for briefing and grouping then start your amazing experience by tracking the mountain gorillas through the richest ecosystem in Africa. The park provides the habitat of over 100 species of mammals, over 300 species of birds,200 species of butteries and many different bird species.
The trek may take 4-5 hours depending on where you find gorillas, once you allocate the mountain gorillas, the one hour you spend with gorillas is the life time experience. Later in the afternoon drive to lake Bunyonyi with an experience of the communities.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

BirdNest 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 Entebbe International Airport

Have a relax breakfast at the lodge terrace while viewing the beautiful scenery and hills as you preparing for return journey to Kampala. You will take a break for lunch in Mbarara town, proceed through ranches of the famous long horned cattle to the Uganda equator line for the quick stretch, photos and souvenir shopping en route to Entebbe town to your day room refresh yourself, take evening coffee or dinner then drive to the airport to check in before 2 hours of your international flight and say bye to the pearl of Africa.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

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.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.