This is your 10 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari. Upon your arrival at Entebbe International airport, complete the Immigration formalities.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport – Kampala (1.5 hours drive)
On your arrival exit, you will meet the driver guide holding a paper bearing your names. Meet and greet with our office representative and then you are transferred to your booked accommodation either in Kampala. Overnight Kampala Serena Hotel (Luxury) or Latitude 0 Degree Hotel Kampala (High end) Meal Plan: Dinner. Click Here To Enquire
Day 2: Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park
Pick up from your hotel at 7:30am, drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, and the proud home to 32 southern white rhinos in Uganda. Do the Rhino trek which takes 2 hours and later proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. The park consists of 76 species of mammals and 451 species of birds. Take a visit to the top of falls which is an exhilarating experience; expect breath-taking views of the mighty River Nile and the lush Murchison falls National Park. The tour experience along the mighty Victoria Nile is unforgettable. It divides Murchison Falls National Park into two banks, both the southern and northern bank. Check-in to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Nile Safari Lodge (Luxury) or Paraa Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park
Continue to enjoy your 10 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari. Have your morning breakfast and pick your armed ranger guide from Mubako ranger guide post ready for the morning game drive. The game drive is done in the northern bank of the park for 3-4 hours and it starts as early as 6:00am. It is an opportunity to meet and watch late hunters and early risers. Expect to see Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Hyena, Giraffes, Jackson hartebeest, Uganda kobs, Oribis, waterbucks and if you are lucky the leopard. The afternoon will be spent on a 3 hour boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls. This is where the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. In this 17km boat cruise stretch, you will have an opportunity to see the schools of hippos, crocodiles, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, and waterbucks including many birds like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican, bee-eater, kingfisher, Hadada Ibis, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. The boat cruise takes 3 hours. Dinner and overnight at Nile Safari Lodge (Luxury) or Paraa Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, drive to Kibale National Park via the Albertain rift valley through Bugungu game reserve, Lake Albert and the Albertain escarpment. Traverse through the lush countryside and local and traditional homesteads to Kibale National Park via Fort portal tourism city. The park is known to sustain 70 species of mammals of which 13 are primate species with over 5000 chimpanzee individuals. Overnight at Kyaninga Lodge/ Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury) or Turaco treetops (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland walk
After your early morning relaxed breakfast, drive to the park headquarters in Kanyanchu. You will be briefed by the park warden or a ranger guide about the history of the park with rules and regulation of your Chimpanzee trekking experience. You will be escorted into the park by the armed ranger guide in search of chimpanzees. Enjoy seeing the chimpanzees play, eat, couple and communicate through their vocal calls and so often you will find them in the groups of between 5-20 individuals. This experience is rewarding and it is a chance to see other primate species like Olive Baboons, Bush babies / Demidoff Galago, Black and White colobus, Potto, Vervet monkeys, Blue monkeys, and Grey Cheeked mangabey among others. After your return, you will be given certificates for the successful chimpanzee trekking. The afternoon will be spent on Bigodi wetland walk. The wetland is rich in biodiversity and scenic beauty, the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary is a must visit. A 4,5km long walk will take you through this important wildlife corridor of Kibale Forest National Park and will take up to 3hours. This is the home of the Great Blue Turaco” is a real bird watcher’s paradise. It is a wonderful place shelters over 200 species of birds including Hornbills, Turacos, Parrots, Cranes, Kingfishers and many more swamp endemics. Furthermore, the sanctuary is the home of 8 species of primates, including the Black and White Colobus, Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkey, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, L’hoest Monkey, Vervet Monkey and the Blue Monkey. Overnight at Kyaninga Lodge/ Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury) or Turaco treetops (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After your early morning relaxed breakfast, visit the Nyakasura falls, the so called Amabere caves and later drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It consists of 95 species of Mammals and 601 species of birds on 1,978 km². The evening will be spent on a game drive in search of Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Uganda Kobs and waterbucks. Dinner and Overnight at Ishasha Wilderness Camp/ Kyambura gorge Lodge (Luxury) or Buffalo Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 7: Game drive and Boat cruise at Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, pick the armed ranger guide ready for the early morning game drive on the kasenyi plains, the guide will help you spot several animals including Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Hippos, Uganda Kobs, water buck and if you are lucky the leopard and hyena. The afternoon will be spent on a two hours boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. This channel connects the water flow from Lake George to Lake Edward. It is also an opportunity to see hippos, crocodiles, Buffaloes, Elephants and antelopes on the banks of this Channel with very many bird species since it is known to be the birders haven. Dinner and Overnight at Ishasha Wilderness Camp/ Kyambura gorge Lodge (Luxury) or Bufallo Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, drive to Ishasha sector yet for another game drive in search of the tree climbing Lions, keep your eyes on the trees as you might spot a lion resting and it is another chance of spotting Elephants, Buffaloes and antelopes. Have lunch and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site well known to habit more than 461 Mountain Gorilla individuals, a half of the world’s population found both in Bwindi and Virunga region in East Africa. Upon your arrival in the evening check into your room and relax for the next day. Dinner and Overnight at Trackers Safari Lodge / Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (Luxury) or Buhoma Lodge /Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 9: Mountain Gorilla Trekking
Have your early morning breakfast ready with your packed lunch and dressed on gorilla trekking attires; the driver guide will be on standby to drive you to the sector headquarters of your splendid Gorilla trekking experience. A warm welcome from the Batwa cultural dancers as they showcase their musical, tradition and dancing skills. You will be briefed by the park warden or ranger guide as he or she groups you into a group of 8 people to be assigned to a specific Gorilla family. The warden will take you through the brief history of the park, also the dos and don’ts of your gorilla trekking experience. You will be escorted by the ranger guide into the forest in search of the mountain Gorillas accompanied by the porters, It may take 2-6 hours depending on where the Mountain Gorillas built their nests the previous day. However, you are entitled to 1 hour of viewing the Mountain Gorillas upon meeting them. View them play, swing on the trees, eating and coupling. The young ones will always want to involve you in their game affair which is the most interesting moment in this encounter. After this gorilla trek experience, return to your lodge for resting and relaxing on your bed. OPTIONAL Batwa village walk to discover the lifestyle of the local people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Dinner and Overnight at Trackers Safari Lodge / Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (Luxury) or Buhoma Lodge /Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Flight from Kihihi or Kisoro to Entebbe Airport
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip depending on your sector of Gorilla trekking experience. You have two flight options from Kihihi to Entebbe airport and only one flight option from Kisoro airstrips back to Entebbe airport. The morning flight leaves Kisoro at 0845 hours and Kihihi at 0930 hours arriving Entebbe airport at 1125 hours while the afternoon flight leaves Kihihi at 1405 hours arriving Entebbe airport at 1630 hours. On whatever flight you are booked on; our driver guide will be ready to drive you to the airstrip back to Entebbe airport so that you can connect with your flight to the next destination. END OF SERVICE.
The 10 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla permit, per person to be paid and secured in advance
- Park fees
- Hiking top of the falls
- Victoria Nile Boat cruise
- Ziwa Rhino trekking
- Nyakasura falls
- Flight from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Entebbe airport
- Kazinga Channel boat cruise
- Game drive
- Bigodi wetland walk
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Services of English speaking driver/guide
- 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari
- Fun and other excursions as mentioned in the itinerary.
- AMREF Emergency Evacuation Insurance covers
Optional activities in the 10 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari
- Batwa Village walk
- Batwa trail experience
- Gorilla habituation experience (spend 4 hours with mountain Gorillas)
- Flight from Bwindi to Entebbe airport.
The 10 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari excludes expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal travel insurance, personal shopping bills and cigars.