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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

Pick up from Airport

Pick up from Airport

On this Day you will be met and warmly welcomed by our full dressed Tour Company Driver Guide upon arrival at the Airport and transferred to your Hotel.
Just in case you arrive during the morning hours, we shall do a Kampala city tour to get an insight about the daily life of the people around this city (The City that never goes asleep).

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
Forest Cottages
  • Budget hotel located in Kampala (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to lake Bunyonyi

Transfer to lake Bunyonyi

After having breakfast at your pace, you will be picked up by our Driver guide from the Lodge and embark on a road trip to further western Uganda, Stop at the Equator for Photos and coffee and continue to Lake Bunyonyi. This is a long day drive of approximately 7 hours with lunch stop over en route.

Though long, the drive takes you through different features to include tropical rain forests, savannah fields and the terraced hills of Kigezi famously known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Drive to the lodge for relaxation as you wait for the next day’s adventure with dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Bunyonyi View Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Transfer To Bwindi

Transfer To Bwindi

You will wake up with the views of the beautiful lake Bunyonyi and after breakfast go for the boat ride and enjoy the birds singing on the Islands and before transferring to Bwindi National park the home of Mountain Gorillas

This Drive will take through the rain forest as we enjoy the views of the rain forest.

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

Accommodation:
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking

Wake up early morning for Breakfast depending on the distance of your lodge to the starting point. Drive to the park headquarters where you will be briefed by the Park rangers and allocated a gorilla family to track.
This will be a once in a lifetime experience as you watch the mountain gorillas live their daily life of feeding, playing around and Grooming themselves. The gorilla trekking activity takes 2 to 8 hours sparing one hour spent with the mountain gorillas.
After your gorilla Excursion, you can visit the Batwa People (keepers of the Forest) for a cultural tour on how these people lived in the forest before it was reserved as a national park.

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

Day 5

Queen Elizabeth National park

Queen Elizabeth National park

Have an early morning breakfast and start your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, head out to Kyambura gorge Forest also known the underground forest for Chimpanzee trekking to meet man’s closet cousins in the wild. The stunning Kyambura (or Chambura) Gorge also called the “Valley of Apes” is located in the far eastern corner of the well- known Queen Elizabeth National Park in south western Uganda. The landscape is among the most impressive you will find in Uganda and it is swarmed a rich wildlife bio-diversity that comprises of primates, wild animals as well as birds.

After your chimpanzee trekking excursion, you will transfer to the lodge for relaxation as you prepare for the next day’s Safari Adventure.

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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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Engiri Game Lodge
  • Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Early Morning Game Drive

Early Morning Game Drive

Arise up early with a cup of coffee and drive off for your safari game drive in the Plains of Kasenyi with chances of spotting a lot of wildlife like elephants, kobs, Lions, leopards among others.

You can as well do An Optional (To be paid separately) Safari Experiential Game Drive whereby you move with the lion researchers closer to the Lions as well as learning more details on these Cats.

The safari Game Drive takes 2 to 3 hours and later on we shall go for A Boat Cruise. The Boat cruise is undertaken on the Kazinga Channel, a 40KM water channel connecting Lake George in the West to Lake Edward in the Eastern Part of the Park. While on the Boat Cruise, there higher chances of spotting Elephants Quenching down their thirst on a hot afternoon, Basking crocodiles, Wallowing Buffalos, A lot of Birds, Large concentrations of Hippos Among others.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Engiri Game Lodge
  • Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer to the Airport

Transfer to the Airport

After having breakfast, you will have an optional Morning Game drive in Queen Elizabeth depending on the time you fly back home and then get transferred back to Entebbe, as you say fare well 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)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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  • This tour is offered by Mambo Gorilla Safaris Uganda, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.