5-Day Gorilla Trekking and Queen Elizabeth Budget Safari

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

Transfer from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Our driver/guide will pick you up from the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will stop at the equator for an experiment and photos or even buy some souvenirs. You will stop in Mbarara for lunch. Later, you will proceed to the lodge. Your lodge is located at the edge of Kazinga Channel Park. You will relax at the lodge, have dinner, and an overnight stay.
Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s second largest park, located at the base of the majestic mountain Rwenzori range, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George. The park has a variety of game including gazelles, Uganda kobs, warthogs, and waterbucks. Lions are often sighted both in and at the entrance to the park. Be prepared for huge numbers of hippos and elephants, and keep your eyes peeled for a leopard lazing in the sunshine.

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:

Tembo Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Today you will wake up a little before sunrise coffee, tea, and donuts will be served in the lounge before you head out for a long game drive in time to see the first rays of light. You will search for all the wildlife in the park and are likely to come across elephants, buffalos, lions, waterbucks, leopards, Uganda Kobs, and warthogs.

In the afternoon, you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel which joins Lake George and Lake Edward.
Here, you will see a lot of hippos (more than you can possibly imagine!), as well as a variety of other animals that come to the waterhole to drink or bathe. You can expect to see buffalos, crocodiles, bathing elephants, and a range of beautiful birds.

This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour.
After the boat safari, you will go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Tembo Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to the south-western part of Uganda; close to the borders with Rwanda and Congo.
You will cross a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’. You will see a great country-side, bamboo forest and have great views over the Virunga Mountains.
For lunch, you will stop at a local restaurant along the way.

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:

Trekker's Tavern Cottages

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla tracking. You will encounter one of Bwindi’s endangered mountain gorillas. For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees – the only forest in Africa that can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primates, 113 species of mammals, over 200 species of butterflies, and 360 species of birds. The gorillas you track are habituated and can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period of time, every day.
The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s own.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Trekker's Tavern Cottages

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer from Bwindi back to Kampala or the Airport

After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive back to the Entebbe Airport through the rolling Hills of Kabale with a stopover in Mbarara for lunch then proceed to Entebbe or Kampala stopping at the equator for a photo moment and souvenir shopping
reaching late in the evening.

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.