5 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking and wildlife safari
5 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking and wildlife safari
5 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking and wildlife safari : This 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari is an interesting safari which will take you to the misty forest of Bwindi impenetrable national park in southwestern Uganda where you will get a chance to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas. From Bwindi impenetrable national park you will connect to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will be rewarded with great views of abundant wildlife species including the tree climbing lions, leopards, large herds of elephants, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, warthogs among others during the boat cruise and game drive.
Highlights of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 4: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Day 5: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After an early breakfast on the first day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way you will have a stopover at the Equator where you will take photos, buy souvenirs and then continue the journey with another stopover at Igongo cultural centre for lunch. After lunch you will proceed to the park with stunning views of the countryside, beautiful scenery, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands and many others. Upon arrival in Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari, you will carry packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be sub-divided into groups of 8 people where each group will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with gorilla trekking trails. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of the mountain gorillas because they like to move from one place to another in search of food.
During trekking you will enjoy views of other wildlife species including forest elephants, buffaloes, duikers, other primates like chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, variety of bird species, view different plant and tree species among others. Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their habits, lifestyle, behaviors, watch them feed, play, breastfeed, groom young ones, take photos and record videos to show people back home after the safari. After the interesting one hour with the mountain gorillas you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and later meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
On the third day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari, you will enjoy a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park which is the second largest national park in Uganda. On the way you will have a stopover at Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions which will be lying up in acacia/ fig tree branches and other animals like buffaloes, uganda kobs, elephants, hippos, view different bird species among others during the game drive. After the game drive you will have en-route lunch and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Morning game drive/ lion tracking and afternoon boat cruise
Game drive/ lion tracking experience,
After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for an adventurous game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will be able to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs, predators like lions, leopards, variety of bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to Lake Katwe a Crater Lake where you will interact with the local people that earn a living through extracting rock salt from the Crater Lake and selling it to traders. Lake Katwe also harbors migratory birds such as flamingos which will are commonly seen during the month of October. After the Crater Lake tour you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon Boat cruise,
After lunch you will drive to the landing site near the luxury Mweya safari lodge for an interesting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that joins Lake George and Lake Edward. During the scheduled boat cruise which starts at 2:00pm, you will be able to enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, view animals like elephants, warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks at a close range drinking water along the banks, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, aquatic birds like herons, fish eagles, kingfishers, hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters among other. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to go for a short game drive in the park where you will be able to view some of the animals that you might have missed during the previous game drive. After the game ride you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch and continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening. Upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.
End of 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Park entrance fees/ game drive
- Boat cruise fees
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up and drop off
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- Visas
- Life insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
