5 Days Wildlife And Mountain Gorilla Trekking Safari

This 5 days wildlife and Mountain gorilla trekking Uganda Safari will take you to Queen Elizabeth national park to explore wildlife species both mammal and bird species, boat cruise trip on the Kazinga channel and then Ishasha sector to look for the tree climbing lions. Later drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park in the southwestern Uganda for mountain gorilla trekking experience.

Queen Elizabeth national is a home to over 95 wildlife mammals including 4 members of the big five family (Elephants, Lions, Caped buffaloes and Leopard), 600 recorded bird species, Ishasha sector the home to the tree climbing lions and the magical Kazinga channel that is a home to high concentration of hippopotamuses in Africa and connecting Lake George and Edward.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site and a home to half of the world’s remaining population of Mountain gorillas with over 120 Mammals and 350 recorded bird species.

Day 1; Kampala capital city/Entebbe airport – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Kasoga community tour

On your arrival at Entebbe international airport / after having breakfast at your hotel you will meet our company representative who will be your safari driver guide for briefing about your safari and later start your safari with a drive to Queen Elizabeth national park in southwestern Uganda with an en-route stop at Kayabwe equator landmark to watch water experiment which shows the movement of forces on the northern and southern hemispheres, take memorial photos and then proceed with your drive to Mbarara city to have refreshments, lunch and thereafter go to Queen Elizabeth national park to check in at your reserved lodge to relax and later visit Kasoga community where you will be involved in some community work which will expose you know how  they carry out fishing, preserve their fish with preservation stoves, hand net sawing, traditional canoe making demonstrations and visiting women crafts making groups. This will be an exciting life time experience to watch and participate in the work without the use of modern technology. Dinner and an overnight

Accommodation option; Pumba cottages (Budget), Elephant Hab Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan; Lunch / Dinner

Day 2; Queen Elizabeth national Park – Chimpanzee tracking – Afternoon boat cruise – Evening game drive

After enjoying your fantastic breakfast, leave lodge and go to Kalinzu forest reserve for chimpanzee trekking. Kalinzu Forest Reserve hosts one of the largest chimpanzee communities in Uganda. It is the second best to Kibale Forest national park for chimpanzee tracking experience in Uganda with about 320 chimpanzee individuals and over 50 well habituated members. On your arrival at Kalinzu forest Reserve office, you will be briefed and later start your guided forest walk to search for the chimpanzees. During chimpanzee tracking, you will encounter other primates like Olive Baboons, Vervet monkeys, Blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys and L’hoest monkeys, many bird species, Butterflies, Moths and a variety of tree species. Your guide will give you much information about everything that you will encounter that will make your walk so interesting. After chimpanzee tracking, return to your lodge to relax, have lunch and then go for your adventurous boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel where you explore a variety of wildlife species such as hippopotamuses, Nile crocodiles many bird species and others land mammals as they have come to drink water and swimming. The Kazinga Channel in Uganda is a wide, 32-kilometre (20 mi) long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George, and a dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Kazinga channel is the main water stream that connects Lake George and Edward with about 32 kilometers with highest concentration of hippopotamuses in the world and numerous Nile crocodiles. After your boat cruise safari on the Kazinga channel , have a short break to relax and go for your evening game drive on Kasenyi track to search for more wildlife species of Queen Elizabeth national park such as huge Elephants, herds of Buffaloes, the beautiful Uganda Kobs, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Lions and many others. Dinner and an overnight

Accommodation option; Pumba cottages (Budget), Elephant Hab Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan; Breakfast/Lunch / Dinner

Day 3; Queen Elizabeth national park – Morning game drive – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park

Rise up early morning to have breakfast and then go for your morning game drive again on Kasenyi plains to search for more mammals and bird species most the big predators of park since they are so activities during morning hours such as the spotted hyenas, Leopards and Lions and many other species. Later start your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park for a remarkable Uganda wildlife experience mountain gorilla trekking. Before reaching Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park, you will have an en-route game drive through Ishasha sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park to look for the rare tree climbing lions that are mainly found in the huge fig trees, have lunch and then proceed with your drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park to check in at your reserved lodge, relax and dinner and an overnight.

Accommodation option; Broadbill Forest Camp/Buhoma community rest lodge (Budget), Silverback lodge/Bakiga Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp/ Mahogany spring Lodge (Luxury)

Meal Plan; Breakfast/Lunch / Dinner

Day 4; Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park – Mountain gorilla trekking – Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

This day after having your heavy fantastic breakfast, leave your lodge and to the park information office to join other visitors to be briefed about dos and don’ts, how to behave in the presence of mountain gorillas and what you should expect during your guided walk in search for the endangered mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla trekking is one of the most amazing wildlife experience in Uganda and looking into their red eyes is so wonderful as they always shy away and pausing for photos. The time taken during mountain gorilla trekking on our Uganda safari is not known however, expected to be between 30 minutes to 6 hours reliant on the location and movements of the mountain gorilla family that you are following and once you meet them, you spend  a maximum of 1 hour of seeing them, taking photos and asking as many questions as you want. After your adventurous mountain gorilla encounter, return to the park information office to get your trekking certificate, refreshments, lunch and the transfer to Lake Bunyonyi to spend your evening relaxing while canoeing and bird watching. Dinner and overnight

Accommodation option; Bunyonyi Rock Resort (Budget), Arcadia Lodge Bunyonyi (Mid-range), Birdnest Resort (Luxury)

Meal Plan; Breakfast/Lunch / Dinner

Day 5; Lake Bunyonyi – Drive back to Entebbe international airport

After having breakfast, start your drive back to Entebbe to Entebbe international airport to meet your return flight or drop off at your hotel. Before reaching Kampala or Entebbe International airport, you will have a stopover to have lunch, refreshments and then continue with your drive straight to Entebbe airport.

Meal Plan; Breakfast/Lunch

Our Uganda safari package includes;

• Transport for 5 days in 4WD, air-conditioned and pop up safari van
• Fuel for 5 days
• English speaking driver guide for 5 days
• Return airport transfers
• Accommodation for 4 nights
• Full board meal plan (Breakfast /Lunch/Dinner)
• En-route meals
• Bottled mineral water throughout your tour
• All park entrance fees
• All government taxes
• 1 chimpanzee tracking permit per person
• 1 Mountain tracking permit per person
• Chimpanzee tracking at Kalinzu Forest reserve
• Kasoga community tour
• 2 game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park (Morning and Evening game drives)
• Morning game drive in Ishasha sector
• Mountain gorilla trakking at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
• Evening canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi
• Morning boat riding on Lake Bunyonyi
• A visit to Kayabwe Equator landmark

The package excludes;

• Entry visas and flights
• Items of personal nature/tips/laundry
• Personal insurance
• Extra meals and activities
• Laundry service
• Alcoholic and soft drinks
• Souvenirs and gifts
• Tips