5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Wildlife Safari
Get exposed to the numerous flora and fauna of Ugandaby visiting Bwindi Impenetrable forest to track for gorillas in their natural habitat and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth to have a firsthand experience of watching thousands of wild wildlife of Uganda including tree climbing lions, hippopotamus, elephants, leopards, antelopes, warthogs and birds of various kinds.
Tour Highlights
Day 1: Travel time by road to Bwindi: 9 Hours to South Western Uganda including;
A stop for Photographs at the equator
A stop for lunch in Mbarara.
An evening visit to the neighbouring community (optional)
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla tracking and an afternoon optional nature walk.
Gorrilla tracking time: 6-9 Hours in the jungle.
See varieties of monkeys, birds and flora as well.
Dinner at your lodge
Day 3: 9 Hour drive to Queen Elizabeth NP through the unique western rift valley escarpment. Includes an en route game drive in the Ishasha section of the park; watch out for tree climbing lions, antelopes, elephants and lots of birds and flora.
Day 4: A full day with wild game and pleasurable nature views.
A boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and a game drive through the Kasenyi plains and the Mweya peninsula to see Lions, Hyenas, elephants, Bush bucks, buffallos, hippos, water bucks, the rare occasional leopard, varieties of monkeys and birds. Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight at your hotel/lodge
Day 5: 7 Hour drive to Kampala including lunch time.
END OF 5 DAYS UGANDA GORILLA, WILDLIFE SAFARI
Day 1: Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable:
The journey to South Western Uganda will start after your early morning breakfast at 8:00 am. After a couple hours’ drive from Kampala, you will stop at the equator to take some photographs. You will then proceed, driving through a beautiful landscape of undulating hills in the region commonly known as the land of ‘milk’. Your eyes will therefore enjoy the sight of the legendary long-horned Ankole cattle along the way. You will be just in time for lunch as you reach Mbarara town - the biggest business centre in the western region. You will have a variety of choices, for your lunch, from the best dishes in this food rich region of Uganda.
As you head further south, get ready for the beautiful panoramas of the terraced hills of Kabale district. You will get to Bwindi in the late afternoon. In the evening feel free to join the neighbouring community to be entertained with a traditional dance. Complete your day by having a delicious dinner and a wonderful night at Buhoma Community Bandas.
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking:
Have your breakfast early morning and get ready for briefing by your guides at 9:00 am. At the park headquarters, guides will brief you before setting off to the forest in search for the gorillas. The search for these gorillas is quite tiresome and depending on their movement on that particular day, this activity may take you up to 6 or 9 hours yet on a good day, you can find them in a couple of hours.
The trail involves climbing up and down through steep rocks. It is vital that you carry a packed lunch, drinking water and a rain jacket. The steep tracks are muddy in the rain season requiring that you wear comfortable boots or jungle shoes. If jungle sounds make you uncomfortable, put on ear plugs. You may also need walking sticks which will be provided by the park rangers.
Whatever the circumstances of the day, you will be delighted by the experience of the encounter with these endangered species and soon you will forget the strain of the search when you finally get fascinated at the sight of these giant primates. You will retire back to your Gorrilla Resort Hotel for Dinner and a comfortable night as you ponder about these gifts of nature.
Day 3: 9 Hour drive to Queen Elizabeth NP
Wake up early and have breakfast as you prepare to start this journey that will see you through the unique western rift valley escarpment. You will enormously enjoy an en route game drive in Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth Park as you search for tree climbing lions, varieties of monkeys, baboons as well as many species of plants and birds. You may also be welcomed by some other game like buffaloes, kobs, elephants, bushbucks, and the rare occasional leopard on your way to the Mweya Peninsular; the park headquarters. You will arrive in the evening and check in at your Lodge. After checking in, you will have some time to relax at the safari Lodge. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Jacana safari Lodge (FB).
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth Game Drive Tour
A full day in the game surroundings;
The big cats can easily be seen on their active daily hunts very early in the morning. You therefore have to wake up at dawn (waking up with the birds as locally said). After enjoying an early morning cup of coffee/tea, you will embark on this morning drive through the Kasenyi plains and the Mweya peninsula to search for animals like, leopards, Buffaloes, elephants, Lions, Uganda Kobs, bushbucks, bush pigs, forest hogs, jackals and many more.
You will have to first retreat from the game drive to have a late breakfast and lunch at your lodge. A launch cruise on the Kazinga channel will then follow after your lunch and a brief repose. While on this boat trip look out for game like Buffaloes, hippos, and many birds including the European migrant birds -the terns and gulls - that usually congregate here in large flocks.
Relax, have a luscious dinner and spend a serene overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or at Jacana Safari Lodge.
Day 5: A morning nature walk in the Kyambura gorge and a 7 Hour drive to Kampala including lunch time.
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast and choose either to go back immediately to Kampala or to have a chimpanzee tracking adventure and a guided nature walk. A nature walk in the Kyambura gorge enables you to track for primates such as chimpanzees, monkeys, baboons in the vicinity of varieties of birds and plants.
A nature walk in Maramagambo forest also enriches you with varieties of plants, primates, avifauna and the bat caves. You will then proceed to Kampala having lunch en route in Mbarara, make a stopover at the equator or at Mpambire drum village to buy a souvenir and proceed to have an evening entertainment and overnight at your Hotel in Kampala.
Quotation Inclusions & Exclusions
Our prices are quoted for one person in US dollars. Feel free to inquire and get a quote for the trip.
The availabilities of rooms, flights and so on are subject to change until the actual booking is being made. So your early confirmation is highly appreciated. Please contact us for details to make your bookings in advance.
Price Inclusions:
All transportation in a 4X4 WD Safari Vehicle.
Meals (breakfast in hotel, lunch and Dinners) as included and specified in the itinerary table .
All hotel nights at the specified hotels and lodges. If some of above hotel are not available, they will be substituted by a similar one. You can also tell us about your prefered accommodation.
Services of professional driver and English-speaking guide to escort you through out your trip.
Domestic airfare (for flying safaris).
All Activity Fees, Park Entrance Fees and Vehicle Entry Fees as mentioned in the itinerary.
Price Exclusions:
Fees of Optional Dinning and Shows on Tour is not included in our quotation.
Expenses of other purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, etc
Visa fee, passport application or renewal fee, Travel insurance.
Applicable taxes or government fees.
Any items not specified in the plan.



