5-Day Of Gorilla Tracking and Safari

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

Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, travel by road from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a stop over at kayabwe for the equator proceed to mbarara for lunch and the continue our journey to Queen Elizabrth National park. The journey takes approximately 5-6 hours (230km) to the reach the park headquarters. This amazing national park is home to an estimate of 68 different species of mammals and popular sightings include Topi, Impala, Zebra, Buffalo, Eland, Roan antelope and leopard, Hyenas and jackals etc. After checking into the lodge, go for a game viewing session in Queen Elizabeth National Park to have a glimpse of the animal and bird life that is found in the park. You will have dinner and an overnight at Bufalo lodge.

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:

Buffalo Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Game drives and Launch cruise

Early Wake up. Go for a morning game drive through the rich bio-diversity of habitats of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park contains- nearly 100 types of mammal and 600 diverse birds. Some of the wildlife include warthogs, oversized forest hog, buffalo, delightfully horned Uganda Kob, extraordinary aquatic s antelope, Topi, waterbuck, elephant and leopard. Retire from the game drive for late breakfast and lunch at the lodge. After Lunch, you will have a launch cruise on the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes Edward and George. Kazinga Channel alone is said to contain the world’s largest concentration of hippos and plenty of water birds, but interestingly not enough crocodiles. Then we drive back to our lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Buffalo 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 Impenetrable Forest

After breakfast travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via the Ishasha Sector. The Ishasha is known for hosting incredible wildlife including the tree climbing lions that hang on the fig trees.
Along the journey, you will come in contact with the country’s famous display of the equator and later we shall have enroute lunch and continue our journey to Bwindi impenetrable National park have an evenig cultural encounter with the Batwa, these are the indigenous people who lived in the forest before 1993 we shall participate in their activities like basket weaving making of fire community visit and Batwa cultural dances, then after check in the accommodation and after we have dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Gorilla Leisure Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

After breakfast, and we head to the park headquarters for a briefing by the Ranger guides before embarking on your gorilla trek after you will head to the forest in group of 8 to track a given Habituated gorilla family. This can take 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement and location of Gorillas that’s why we carry packed lunch. This will require stamina and patience but the first encounter with these mighty animals will be a truly memorable one.. After reaching them your will spend a full hour to learn their behaviors, lifestyle, how they rest, how they groom young ones, you take photos with gorillas, record videos. An early start of the mountain gorilla’s trekking through the forest and up the slopes which requires stamina and patience but the first encounter with these mighty animals will be a truly memorable one. This is done by the lead of experienced guides. After succefull track you will head back to the head equator to receive the Gorilla tracking certificates.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Gorilla Leisure Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

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

Return to KampalA

After a morning breakfast, retracing your steps through this green and pleasant land. We will return back to Kampala stopping en-route for lunch and arriving in the early 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.