Explore the wonders of Uganda on this 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife Safari that also takes you to track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Contact us to start planning this tour.
Day 1: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meet and greet from your place of stay in Kampala or Entebbe. Our driver guide will take you through the tour program and the daily activities including your booked accommodation for the 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife Safari. Drive past Kampala suburbs along the Masaka Mbarara highway. Have a stopover at Mpambire drum centre for a brief African history and to view the skillfulness of the local people in making local drums, chairs and other local musical instruments. Proceed to Equator in Kayabwe for a photo stopover and carry out the water experiment where you will have to differentiate the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere. Later, proceed to Mbarara for lunch and a visit to Igongo cultural Museum. This is where the future meets the past as you discover the Ankole Culture and tradition. Drive along the coffee and banana plantations to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The late afternoon will be spent on the Kazinga Channel boat cruise. It takes 2 hours and this channel connects the water flow from Lake George to Lake Edward. It is also an opportunity to see hippos, crocodiles, Bufalloes, Elephants and antelopes on the banks of this Channel with very many bird species since it is known to be the birders haven. Overnight at Ishasha Wilderness Camp/ Kyambura gorge Lodge (Luxury) or Bufallo Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner. Click Here To Enquire
Day 2: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable 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. Return to the lodge and proceed to Ishasha sector yet for another mini game drive in search of the tree climbing Lions, keep your eyes on the trees as you might spot a lion resting. 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 3: 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 4: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Kampala (10 hours drive)
Take your morning breakfast ready to return to Kampala or Entebbe town depending on your arrangement. Leave Bwindi as you enjoy the farm lands, landscape while observing the lifestyle of the local people along the way, see the local people carry the food staff and farm produce to the markets from their plantations. Stopover at Mbarara town for lunch and later proceed to equator for another photo shoot before continuing to Kampala or Entebbe airport to catch up with your late evening flight back home Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch. END OF SERVICE.
This 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife 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
- Igongo cultural centre
- Equator visit
- Game drive
- Boat cruise
- Park entrance fees
- En-route lunch
- 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
- Batwa Village walk
- Batwa trail experience
- Gorilla habituation experience (spend 4 hours with mountain Gorillas)
- Flight from Bwindi to Entebbe airport
The 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife 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.