Our 5 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda combines wildlife encounters with gorilla trekking and is one of the popular tours to Uganda. Contact us today to book this Uganda wildlife tour.
Day 1: Shoebill tour and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Pick up from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala ready for Mabamba shoebill tour. You will use either a motorized Canoe boat or Speedboat. So the shoebill package includes boat transportation from Banga Beach and guide at the swamp area as well as tea/coffee in AM or cold drinks in PM session. Watch the shoebill hunting fish and it is an opportunity of seeing other bird species like Lesser Jacana, Papyrus Gonolek, Orange weaver, Black Egret, Black Crake, Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Goliath heron among other birds. Later proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Have a stopover at Mpambire drum centre for a brief African history and to view the skilfulness 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 to Queen Elizabeth National Park arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Ishasha Wilderness Camp/ Kyambura gorge Lodge (Luxury) or Buffalo Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner. Click Here To Enquire
Day 2: Game drive and Kazinga Channel Boat cruise
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 Buffalo Safari Lodge (High end) Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Ishasha Game drives and transfers Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Breakfast at your lodge then proceed to Ishasha sector for a game drive in search of the tree climbing lions. It is also an opportunity to see other animals like Elephants, buffaloes, and many antelopes. 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 4: 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 5: 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 seeing 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 with a visit to Igongo Museum to explore the lifestyle of the Ankole people. 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 5 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda 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
- Mabamba shoebill tour
- Mountain biking
- 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 5 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda 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.