5 Days Gorillas And Game Safari: Explore Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi National Parks
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45 Ratings
Entebbe

Embark on a thrilling 5-day adventure in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi National Parks. Experience game drives, boat cruises, and gorilla trekking. Book now!

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Day 1: To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you’ll head to Lake Bunyonyi, situated on the eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your guide will make stops at the Equator for photos and in Mbarara town for lunch. You’ll then continue past banana plantations, farms, and the picturesque hills of Kigezi, spending the night at Broad Bill Forest Camp or Crater Bay Cottages in Kabale town.

DAY 02: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park

Following an early breakfast, your guide will take you to Ruhija Park headquarters for a briefing before joining others for gorilla trekking. The trek can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on the gorillas’ location that day. Once found, you’ll have an hour to observe and photograph them before returning to the park headquarters for a certificate. Overnight stay will be at Broad Bill Forest Camp or Crater Bay Cottages at Lake Bunyonyi.

DAY 03: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, you’ll set off for Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, arriving in time for lunch at Buffalo Safari Resort. After a short rest, you’ll go on an evening game drive in the savannah plains of Kasenyi, where you might spot buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, and big cats like lions and leopards. Return to your lodge for the night.

DAY 04: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

In the morning, you’ll return to the Kasenyi plains for another game drive to catch any wildlife you may have missed the previous day. Lunch will be at the lodge, followed by an afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. This cruise offers opportunities to see hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, and other wildlife that come to the channel to drink.

DAY 05: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport

After breakfast, you’ll drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your next flight.

End of Tour
• Additional accommodation can be arranged at an extra cost
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)

Points of Interest

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • National Park fees
  • Round-trip private transfer
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
  • USD600.00 Gorilla Permit per person per trek
  • Local taxes
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Professional guide
  • 4 nights accommodation
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
  • All activities
What's Not Included
  • Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Embark on a 5-Day Gorillas and Game Safari adventure, starting with a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park for animal spotting and a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, renowned for having the world’s highest hippo population. On a good day, the boat trip offers the opportunity to witness more wildlife species than you would during a standard game drive. Over 600 species of birds have been reported here. The safari will then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you can track habituated mountain gorilla families for an unforgettable experience. This explorer excursion begins and concludes at Entebbe International Airport.

Similar to other 5 Day Gorillas and Game Safari programs:
• Accommodation is part of the package
• Small Group Safari: Maximum 12 members per group
• Departures can be scheduled for any day
• The tour is subject to personalization
• Individuals traveling alone may participate
• Participant’s age requirement: 15 years or older

  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • A minimum of 02 people per booking is required
  • A maximum of 12 people per booking
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Encounter Africa Safaris
Plot 14 Lugard Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ellshorr123
Aug 1, 2024
Amazing safari experience! - The trip was amazing! We saw so much wildlife😆 Godwin, our guide, was absolutely fantastic, he made the trip so special for us. He is a joy to be around. He made sure we were well looked after and ensured everything went smoothly. All of the accommodation was beautiful and the organisation of the trip was spot on. There was the perfect balance between the planned activities and time to relax. I highly recommend Encounter Africa Safaris for your trip!🩷
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Heatherrdenniss
Jul 21, 2024
An absolute must for your visit to Uganda! - This tour exceeded my expectations. My tour guide, Patrick, was absolutely incredible. He was friendly, full of knowledge, and professional. I always had access to bottled drinking water for our longer drives to and from accommodations and he cared about my safety all throughout the trip. The transportation is seamless - to and from the airport and Patrick was always conscious of time to ensure I made my flight back. The five-day itinerary and experience itself is perfect. The places where I stayed for both the Queen Elizabeth part and Bwindi part were very high-end and beautiful. I suggest going in the dry season to Uganda - I found there were hardly and mosquitoes or bugs, both around the parks and during the trek. The weather and temperature was lovely! I have already recommended this particular tour to many of my friends who are interesting in traveling to Uganda. The pictures I attached speak for it! You have to do this one!
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Resort58223104653
Jul 19, 2024
Gorilla Trekking - We loved our 2 day gorilla trek with Encounter Africa Safari. Jason was our driver and he was lovely to work with. Every step of the trip was seamless, from airport pick up, to lodge drop off, to the actual gorilla trekking. He was a wonderful guide - knowledgeable, fun and open to all sorts of conversations! We would highly recommend Jason and gorilla trekking. The Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge they set us up in were incredible.
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S6475zxnickp
Jul 19, 2024
Best Safari company - One of the most incredible experiences I have ever had. The whole company is extremely professional, honest, and have no “hidden” anything. Monica in the office is a standout and I am throughly impressed with her professionalism and willingness to adapt and change any request without any resistance. She is a true gem. Obed was my incredible guide and worked so hard for me, and helping me adapt and add things I wanted to, every step of the way. He is lovely.
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Lachiemy
Jul 12, 2024
A life changing experience! - What an incredible trip! To see the Gorillas so close in the wild is something my wife and I will never forget. Jason did such an amazing job as our driver. We couldn’t recommend this experience enough!
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H237pkmauriciob
Jul 10, 2024
What an amazing Trip - What an amazing trip! Full of adventures and good memories. Visiting the gorillas is an experience I will definitely repeat at some point. Having the opportunity to see the animals moving in their natural habitat is something that everyone should do at least once in their lives A big part of the trip’s success is thanks to our guide, who was commited to his job and used his resources to allow us to have a trip better than we expected
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Traveldv20
Jul 6, 2024
Lifechanging gorilla experience, best guide - We had an amazing time visiting Uganda through Encounter Africa Safaris in July. After deciding to do a last-minute trip to Uganda, we were quickly put into contact with Denis from Encounter Africa Safaris through a familial reference. Denis was extremely helpful from the start, as we worked together to put together a gorilla & safari experience from Entebbe/Kampala with tight parameters given commitments/flight dates. We were able to put together a 3-night, 4-day experience and had an amazing time. My mom and I were flying in separately and her flight ended up getting delayed over 7 hours. With her delay, we had a very tight window to make it to Bwindi to do the gorilla trekking experience. Steve was insistent on getting us there so that we could make sure that we could do this (there were no permits available for the rest of our trip). He drove through the night and we got to Bwindi just in time. He took such great care of us and made sure that everything was to our liking and comfort. I can't recommend this company enough. They tailor accommodations to your needs and make sure that everything is taken care of. We had such an amazing time at all of our lodges and would definitely come back!
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Pigi82
Jun 19, 2024
I couldn't ask for a better agency! Top - An excellent travel agency...always available to resolve doubts and find solutions for every customer request. Professional and full of super useful advice to better organize your trip. Honorable mention to Denis for always being there when there was a need and to Obed, tour guide, driver, ranger, and so on and so forth. They both contributed to making this unforgettable holiday special.
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775emersonp
Jun 1, 2024
Immerse yourself into the soul of East Africa - Jason made my experience an altogether dream, his domain knowledge of not only the parks and animals you encounter, but his local knowledge of customs and places will make you feel right at home: from teaching you the local dialet so you can suprise your hosts to taking you to the local pork spot to immerse yourself in the tastes of how east Africa really lives, you won't regret you amazing journey with him and it is likely to leave a lasting impression on you for time to come. His dedication to making your experience unforgettable is bar none and I am truly honored to have experienced the sights and sounds fo this amazing place with the affection and warmth that Jason brings to the work he does.
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B3350mikenc
May 31, 2024
3 Day Gorilla Trek Uganda - I was not sure quite what to expect, I wrote a list of bucket list seeing gorillas in the wild was on that list. Throughout I found communication with Denis was great, from initial enquiries, sending through money, obtaining my permit and then airport transfer. This was all seamless. The trek itself with Patrick was amazing, the long drive to Bwindi and back to Kampala went past quick. Mainly due to Patrick good driving and insightful conversation about, himself, Uganda, gorillas also neighbouring countries. He negotiated any issues and traffic with ease. The trek itself was everything I hoped for and will live long in my memory a truly magical experience. I would fully endorsed this company and recommend them to all, thank you very much.
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