7-Day Best of Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife

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

Arrival at Entebbe airport

We're as excited as you are to get started on your Ugandan safari. Meet and greet with your tour guide from Frank Tours Uganda at Entebbe Airport, it's time to get out there and find the animals for which Uganda is so famous.

Set on the Lake Victoria shore 40km south of the capital Kampala, Entebbe provides a rewarding introduction to Uganda for wildlife enthusiasts. Colobus and vervet monkeys swing through the jungle-like suburbia, while a dazzling birdlife includes colorful turacos, chattering plantain-eaters and majestic fish eagles.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

ViaVia Uganda Entebbe

• Budget guest house located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Travel to lake Mburo National Park go on game drive

Part of the ancient Ankole Kingdom, Lake Mburo National Park is conveniently located halfway between Kampala and the Gorilla Highlands of southwest Uganda. Large carnivores are unlikely to be seen, but the park offers your best chance anywhere in Uganda of spotting an elusive leopard. Lake Mburo itself is home to large numbers of hippo and aquatic birds including the localized African finfoot. Other wildlife includes buffalo, giraffe, zebra and Uganda's only population of the impala antelope (for which Kampala is named).

Main Destination:

Lake Mburo National Park

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

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LionRare

ElephantNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Eagle's Nest Camp

• Budget tented bush camp bordering Lake Mburo NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Nature Walk and Travel to Bwindi Impenertable Forest

Go for an early morning nature walk joined by an armed ranger in the park for about 2 hours after breakfast. Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The forest protects one of Africa’s most ancient highland forests. It has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its rich biodiversity, which includes a great many plants and animals whose range is restricted to the Albertine Rift Valley. The best known of these is of course the mountain gorilla, but other local specialties include the handsome L’Hoest’s monkey, spectacular Rwenzori three-horned chameleon and eagerly sought African green broadbill.

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
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Trekking

Early morning breakfast and then head out for Africa’s most coveted travel adventure: mountain gorilla trekking in the thick jungles of the impenetrable Bwindi rain forest. Back to the lodge for lunch and a brief relaxation before going out again for the visit Batwa Pygmy community / village walk.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Travel to Queen Elizabeth Game Drive in Ishasha

This morning we take you to the next stage of the Safari. You will have a game drive en route in Ishasha. Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda's best all-round safari destination. In addition to being home to four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo), this biodiverse park is studded with wetlands that support an astonishing 5,000 hippos along with large flocks of flamingos, pelicans and other aquatic birds. Weather permitting, the views to the glacial peaks of the Rwenzori, Africa's second-highest mountain (after Kilimanjaro), are also exceptional.

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:

The Bush Lodge (Banda)

• Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Game Drive and Boat ride on Kazinga Channel

Go on an early morning game drive after breakfast to enjoy wildlife up close when they are active and landscape so beautiful birders will love the afternoon boat but there is also generally a lot of wildlife activity especially hippos, Elephants, Crocodile and Buffaloes being common.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

The Bush Lodge (Banda)

• Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Travel back to Entebbe Departure

Your safari will come to a close, but we hope that your love affair with Africa and with the whole safari experience is just beginning. We look forward to welcoming you back with us one day in the future. Until that day arrives, we will leave you with what we're sure are so many special memories we've shared.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.