5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari
Day 1. Pickup and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Begin your Wildlife safari with an early breakfast in Kampala/ pick up from the Air Port. Your guide will take you up from your accommodation and drive you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Mbarara-Masaka Highway. The travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park takes between 6 and 9 hours, depending on the area of the park you follow gorillas from. You will make a halt in Kayabwe, Mpigi district, to see the equator monuments. These two equator monuments trace the equator’s path across Uganda.
You’ll then proceed to the Igongo Cultural Centre for lunch. This enormous cultural center is about 12 kilometers from Mbarara Town and is a wonderful stop for many visitors en way to western Uganda. The Igongo Cultural Centre first opened its doors to the public in 2010. While you’re here, take a quick look around the centre’s museum, which has a lot to say about Western cultural past. You may also stop by the Nkwanzi crafts and bookshop to pick up a few mementos for yourself and proceed to your destination.
Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Lodge/ Buhoma Haven Lodge/ Silverback Lodge.
Day 2. Gorilla trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
This is the day you’ve been looking forward to. Have breakfast at your lodge as soon as possible since your guide will take you up at 6 a.m. You’ll take a short drive to the Parks headquarters in Buhoma where you are expected to reach by 7 a.m. for a briefing by the park’s chief ranger, thereafter you will be divided into groups of 8 people based on the gorilla troop you will be tracking. Tracking begins at 8:30 a.m., so make every effort to stay on time.
Tracking can take anywhere from one to six hours, depending on how readily and quickly the gorillas are located. Once you’ve found a gorilla family, you’ll have exactly one hour with them; hence, make the most of your time and don’t forget to shoot lots of images without using your camera’s flash.
After your gorilla trekking experience, head back to base for your gorilla trekking certificate and then drive back to your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Lodge/ Buhoma Haven Lodge/ Silverback Lodge.
Day 3. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lion Tracking Experience.
After breakfast at your lodge, proceed to your transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is around 90 kilometers from Buhoma through Ishasha. You’ll need around 4-5 hours to go to Queen Elizabeth National Park from Buhoma in Bwindi, or about 7 hours if you’re coming from the southern sector of Bwindi.
Lion Tracking Experience: After lunch and some relaxation at your lodge, head out later in the afternoon for the lion tracking experience. You will be able to observe Queen’s famed tree climbing lions, which can be located in the Ishasha area. A park ranger and a team of specialist researchers will accompany you as you seek for lions using innovative position monitoring equipment. This activity will allow you to get up and personal with the lions. Later, return to your resort for supper and overnight stay at Elephants Plains/ Elephant Hub/ Pumba Safari Cottages.
Day 4. Morning Game Drive and Evening Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel.
Early breakfast as we rush for the early game drive to search for the big cats such as lions and leopards, Murchison falls is the largest game park in Uganda offering about 70 species of mammals and lots of birds. Lunch back at the lodge and late afternoon you will go for the boat safari on the might river Nile the longest in the world. On the boat you will chances to see lots of water birds and mammals coming for water plus the Nile crocodiles.
Dinner and overnight at Bakers Lodge/Paraa Safari Lodge /Nile Safari Lodge
Day 5. Transfer Back to Entebbe/Kampala.
Wake up at your leisure and eat breakfast at your lodge. You will then travel back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight back home. End of your 5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari.
