Day 1: To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After Breakfast, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi located on the Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator for photograph and lunch in Mbarara town. You will then drive past banana plantations, Farms and beautiful hills of Kigezi for your overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp orCrater bay Cottages in Kabale town.
DAY 02: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park headquarters for briefing and joining others for gorilla trekking. You will start your trek which can take from 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of mountain gorillas on that particular day. Once you have found them, you will be around one hour of observation and photography before returning back to the park headquarters for certificate and overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp or Crater Bay Cottages at Lake Bunyonyi.
DAY 03: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park located in western Uganda arriving in time for Lunch at Bufallo Safari resort. This will be followed by a short relaxation and an evening game drive in the savannah plains of Kasenyi where wild animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes and big cuts such as lions and leopards can be spotted depending on your luck. Return to your lodge for overnight.
DAY 04: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive to try to find what could have missed the previous day. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will head to the jetty along kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flock the channel for drinking water.
DAY 05: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
After morning breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out.
End of Tour
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)
- 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
- Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
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
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.