7-Day Gorilla, Lake Bunyonyi, Queen Elizabeth Group Tour

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

Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After breakfast early in the morning, your guide will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to Uganda through the Chanika border. On your way, you will have good scenic views of Rwanda the land of a thousand hills as you exit to Uganda. You will have different stopovers for photo moments to entice your safari. The views of the volcanoes will be an additive as you get ready for your safari. You will check in at the border and exit Rwanda to enter Uganda. You will drive to your hotel for lunch, refresh, and stay overnight which is 30 km from the border.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Golden Monkey Guest House

• Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Mountain Gorilla Tracking

After an early breakfast, you will carry your packed lunch from the lodge and our driver will drive you to Mgahinga National Park headquarters arriving in time for briefing. Before briefing, your passport details will be required to make sure that you are eligible to trek mountain gorillas. This will be followed by a briefing from one of the UWA rangers about gorilla trekking, dos and don’ts and instructions to be followed on the trek, with the gorillas, and after the trek. You will then be led to the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. Once you find the gorilla family, you will be allowed one hour with the gorillas and then trek back to the park headquarters for graduation and get awarded the gorilla tracking certificate. You will drive back to the lodge for your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Golden Monkey Guest House

• Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After breakfast, you will transfer to Mgahinga National Park headquarters for golden monkey trekking. You will be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with golden monkeys and then proceed to the mountain/forest for your trek. You will be allowed one hour of interaction with the golden monkeys. You will drive to Lake Mutanda for a boat ride and visit to Gahiza (punishment) island later in the afternoon as you relax with the views of the Virunga mountains. You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Golden Monkey Guest House

• Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast in the morning, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale district for relaxation and a boat ride. Lake Bunyonyi is the deepest lake in Uganda and the second deepest lake in Africa, dotted with 29 islands and many small birds along the lake shores. You will check in at the lodge for lunch and go for a boat ride and the top lake view later in the afternoon. You will transfer back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Crater Bay Cottages

• Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will catch a sunrise as you drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. With the nice scenic views of the meandering roads in the Kigezi Hills, you will drive via the Ntungamo district as you proceed to Kagamba. You may have a stopover at Kitagata Hot Springs and proceed on to Bushenyi through the tea plantations. You will be stopping for photo moments while you proceed on your journey. You will reach the park later in the afternoon and check in at the lodge for lunch. You'll have relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay at the lodge.

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

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Game Drive and Boat Launch in Kazinga Channel

After an early breakfast, you will drive to the park for your morning game drive, you can expect to see a lot of wildlife such as lions, leopards, hyenas, kobs, elephants, birds, and buffalos among others. The game drive normally takes 4-5 hours through the Kasenyi plains as you explore more of the second-largest savannah park. After the game drive, you will transfer to the lodge for lunch and proceed to the Mweya/ Kazinga channel for an afternoon boat launch. While on the boat you will have an encounter with wildlife as many animals come by the lake showers to quench their thirst. You can expect to see several aquatic animals such as hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, and water birds. After the boat ride, you will transfer back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Kigali

You will have breakfast early in the morning, You will set off for Kigali and arrive in time enough to do some shopping and move around.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

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.