5 DAYS GORILLA AND WILD LIFE SAFARI

 

OVERVIEW

5 Days Uganda safaris covering wild game viewing in Queen Elizabeth national park and Gorilla watching in Bwindi impenetrable forest. A visit to Queen Elizabeth national park offers visitors a chance to watch high concentrations of water animals like hippos, elephants, birds along a launch cruise on the Kazinga, wildlife viewing in the savannah.

 

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Start your Uganda wildlife tour with pick up early morning from your hotel after a cup of coffee and drive off for Kasese   home of Queen Elizabeth national park. The drive 4 – 5 hour drive will take you through Uganda’s beautiful countryside with scenic views of tea plantations, rolling hills and arriving in Queen Elizabeth in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you will have a game drive in the savannah and later return to your hotel for Dinner and overnight at; Enganzi Lodge (budget), Marafiki safari lodge (midrange) and Mweya safari lodge (luxury)

 

Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Launch Cruise
Set off quite today with packed breakfast for an early morning game drive to catch the early risers in the the Kasenyi Sector of the park. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and quite a number of others. Return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon head out for a 2 hours launch cruise along the Kazinga channel where you will see large concentrations of wildlife along the banks of the river like hippos, elephants, buffaloes, a large number of bird species.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel of Day 1

 

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Wake up to a work breakfast and be ready to depart for Bwindi national park home to the endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi comprises of over 480 mountain gorillas, with 12 habituated gorilla groups. The journey goes through the Ishasha sector famous for Tree-Climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs or Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury)/ Silverback Lodge (Midrange)/Buhoma Community Bandas or wagtail eco safari camp (Budget)

 

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking & Batwa Pygmies visit
Wake up very early in the morning and prepare for the Gorilla Tracking activity, include your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. There are always park guides with you who interpret the flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. In the evening, you may go for cultural walk to Batwa community. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

 

Day 5: Departure
After breakfast, you will transfer back to Kampala with en route stopover in Mbarara town for Lunch.

End of Tour

 

Price  per person midrange    2190 usd

Price 2 people midrange         1795 usd

Price per person luxury           2970 usd

Price 2 people                            2470 usd