5 Days Uganda gorilla and wildlife safari

5 Days Uganda gorilla and wildlife safari

You will visit the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park where you will have a chance to trek one of the habituated families of mountain gorillas. This 5 Days Gorillas and Game Safari will  also take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives and a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, that connect Lake George and lake Edward in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. This Channel has the highest concentration of Hippos in the whole world, with over 700 species of birds. On a ‘good’ day, a cruise along the Kazinga Channel can expose you to more wildlife than you can find on any given game drive.

Tour Highlights 

Day 1:  Pick up from Kampala and transfer to Bwindi Forest national park.

Day 2:  Gorilla trekking 

Day 3: Transfer back to queen elizabeth national park.

Day 4: Game drive and  boat cruise on kazinga channel.

Day 5: Transfer to Kampala .

Detailed Travel Plan 

Day 1: Travel to Bwindi forest national park .

You will be picked up from your accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe and embark on  on  adrive to Bwindi forest national park,  you will have a brief stop over at the equator   for a brief relaxation   and doing the water experiment, later you will proceed to Bwindi with another stop over in Mbarara  for lunch . note that the drive time takes about 8-9 hours upon arrival you will check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day  2: Gorilla trekking  In Bwindi forest national park.

In the morning after breakfast, your guide will pick you from your place of accommodation and drive to the park headquarters, while there you will be briefed on the does and don’ts involving gorilla trekking, later be assigned gorilla families to track from and head to the jungles in search for gorillas, the hike is an interesting one as it will have you see other primates and birds too.  later proceed deeper in the jungles, upon meeting the gorilla, you will spend with them a maximum of 1 hour taking photos and observing them.   Later return to the park headquarters, be handed the certificate and later head back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.  you can opt for an afternoon visit to the community.

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park .

In the morning after breakfast, you will embark on a transfer to queen Elizabeth national park you can choose to pass via Ishasha area popularly known for the tree climbing area and if you get a chance to spot any it would be really amazing.  Proceed to the queen Elizabeth national park. Upon arrival you will check in at your lodge. later if time allows you can head to the park for a game drive. 

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4:  Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the nile.

In the morning after breakfast , you will be picked up and driven for the park for a game drive in the park, the drive will expose to wildlife such as elephants, lion, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, water bucks, warthogs if lucky the leopards. Later after the game drive head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch .  in the afternoon exit the lodge and head out for thrilling boat cruise on kazinga channel. The boat cruise will expose you to wildlife such as hippos, crocodiles and other wildlife and bird’s species besides the amazing sceneries.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge 

Day 5:   Transfer to Kampala .

In the morning, you will wake up to  relaxed breakfast, check  out of the lodge and embark on a drive to Kampala it will take about 6-7 hours. Upon arrival, you will be dropped at any place of choice.

End  trip

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