Tour name: 7 Days Gorilla & Wildlife experience
Travel dates: Departure can be organized for any time throughout the year subject to the availability of accommodation and transport.
Introduction
This is arguably the greatest conceivable combination for a safari in such a short time for people who just have a few days in Uganda. It combines gorilla trekking in the impenetrable jungle of Bwindi, game drives, and a boat tour in Queen Elizabeth National Park along the famous Kazinga channel.
Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
- Day 2: Transfer Bwindi
- Day 3: Gorilla trekking
- Day 4: Tree climbing lions and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 5: Game drive and boat safari
- Day 6: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe
- Day 7: Relaxing and Airport Transfer
Detailed day-by-day itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival and greetings from Uganda!
Your driver/guide will meet you up at Entebbe International Airport and transport you to Sunset Guesthouse, which is less than a 10-minute drive away. The next morning after a good breakfast, your driver/guide will be ready and set to begin your tour.
You may be able to tour Entebbe and her surroundings depending on your arrival time. In Entebbe, there are numerous possibilities that may be readily organized through the Hotel’s reception. A trip to the Botanical Gardens or the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, for example (UWEC). Please keep in mind that today’s activities and transportation are entirely at your own expense. Sunset hotel Entebbe is a charming hotel in Entebbe, and each room is self-contained.
Journey Time 10 minutes
Accommodation Sunset hotel or Anderita Beach hotel
Meal Plan No meals inclusive
Day 2: Drive to Bwindi
After breakfast, your safari guide will brief you on the trip. The tour will then start to Bwindi the southwest of Uganda. The journey to Bwindi is long, but it will be punctuated by photo opportunities, a brief experience at the equator, and a lunch stop, and we will arrive in the evening at our destination.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
Meeting the endangered Mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Under the mist-covered canopy of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforest, half of the world’s population of gorillas lives. You’ll be tracing the whereabouts of one of the nine habituated family groups who live here with the help of an expert park ranger.
Before you reach the realm of these gentle giants, you’ll embark on a fascinating, yet tough adventure through forested (sometimes muddy and slippery) hills, tangled vines, thick foliage, and bamboo woods. Your ranger will point you traces of prior gorilla activity along the way, including excrement or dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots. The hike can take anywhere from 2 to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are on any particular day. Once you’ve found the gorilla family, relax and enjoy the hour you have to silently observe these amazing animals whose routines and mannerisms are so similar to our own.
Encountering mountain gorillas in the wild is a really humbling and emotional experience that you will never forget.
When you leave for the hike, don’t forget to bring your tracking permit and your passport (original).
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha sector after breakfast. On arrival, we’ll have lunch and go on a wildlife drive, where we’ll view tree-climbing lions, elephants, topis, Defassa waterbucks, Uganda kobs, savannah baboons, and many bird species. Arrive in the evening for check-in, dinner, and stay in the northern area of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 5: Game drive and boat safari
The scenic Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in southern Uganda and is frequently visited by tourists. It is the country’s second-largest park, situated at the foot of the spectacular Rwenzori Mountain range, between Lake Edward and Lake George, which are connected by the Kazinga waterway. Few reserves on the planet offer as diverse a landscape like this one, with savannah, bushland, wetlands, and lush woods. It’s time to explore the Queen Elizabeth National Park’s 200 kilometres of well-maintained game viewing paths on your first game drive.
We’ll have breakfast before heading out on a game drive across the Kasenyi plains, with the possibility to see African elephants, African Cape buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, leopards, and lions, as well as over 600 bird species. We’ll then return to the resort for a sumptuous lunch before taking a boat tour in the Kazinga waterway. On your game drive, we recommend being aware and proactive in order to assist the ranger in spotting as many animals as possible.
The boat tour along the Kazinga channel is amazing and spectacular as it sails through herds of buffalo, schools of hippos, Nile crocodiles, and a variety of bird species including the uncommon African skimmers and Lesser Flamingos. After the boat trip or return to the lodge for leisure and overnight.
Day 6: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe
After breakfast, travel to Kampala, via Fort portal Uganda’s friendliest city. Shall have lunch en route and proceed to Entebbe/Kampala after lunch. Dinner and overnight stay at 2Friends Hotel Entebbe
Day 7: Relaxing and airport Transfer
After breakfast, simply relax on the beach of Lake Victoria, the world’s largest freshwater lake, as you wait to be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your return trip home.
Journey Time: 20 minutes
Accommodation: Not applicable
Meal Plan: Breakfast
This is the end of a fabulous trip!
Mwebale munonga! Veilen Dank (Thank you!)
Transport
A 4wd minibus with a pop-up roof for easy safari viewing is our typical product for mid-range tours. Every passenger will be assigned a window seat. For any queries or translations, your skilled and courteous driver/guide will be available.
The transportation upgrade option is available:
A Full-Sized Toyota Landcruiser is the option
The Toyota Landcruiser is Africa’s most popular safari vehicle; it’s tough, tall, roomy, and, of course, it looks great!
For some, the extended Landcruiser is Africa’s ideal safari vehicle. It’s four-wheel drive, capacious, high up, and powerful.
Of course, there’s a pop-up roof for a great safari perspective. The extended Landcruiser can accommodate up to 6 people.
This option comes at an additional cost of $150 per day.
*Not per person; divided by the number of people traveling.
A single room supplement costs Euro 250 and is not included in the rates listed above.
Supplements for Easter and Christmas:
During the holiday season, several lodges and hotels demand additional fees.
Single room Supplement:
A single room supplement costs Euro 250 and is excluded from the rates above.
Easter & Christmas supplements:
Some lodges and hotels charge extra fees during the festive season.
For the Easter and Christmas period. Please ask us for the rates when you wish to travel on these dates.
Terms and conditions
Tour package Includes:
- – Transport in a 4WD minivan with pop-up roof for excellent safari view;
- – All fuel for the tour;
- – English speaking Ugandan driver/guide;
- – Accommodation & meals as listed in the itinerary;
- – Park entrance fees according to the itinerary;
- – All activities described in the itinerary;
- – 1 Gorilla permit per person (US$ 700);
Excludes:
- International airfares
- Entry visa Uganda
- Personal (medical/travel) insurance;
- Tips and gratuities to rangers, driver/guide, porter, hotel staff, etc;
- All expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs etc.).
The availability of the hotels indicated in the program affects bookings. Reservations will be made only after your reservation has been confirmed.
If the above-mentioned hotels are not available during the required period, we will do our best to find you a hotel of comparable quality (of course we will only do this after consulting you). Permits for gorillas and chimpanzees cannot be reserved.’ As a result, we can only purchase them once you make a reservation and pay a deposit, and this, too, is subject to availability.
Information about the document
The details of this excursion are subject to change. Once a deposit is received, accommodations and permits will be reserved.