5 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Queen Elizabeth National park Safari : This 5 Days Uganda Safari takes you to explore some of the pristine Uganda National Parks including Bwindi national park and Queen Elizabeth National park for unforgettable Uganda safari experiences. 

Safari Highlights

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Depending on your location in Kampala/Entebbe, you will meet your driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way, you will have a stopover for en-route lunch where after you will continue the journey with spectacular views of the countryside, beautiful landscapes, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands, plantations among others. Upon arrival in Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge for mid-range/ Gorilla Safari Lodge or Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge for luxury

Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park you will carry packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations of gorilla habituation. After the briefing you will start trekking in the jungle in search of the mountain gorillas and during trekking, you will have great views of other primates like l’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, plants, bird species among others. Once the gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hours with them in their natural habitat, which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos.

After the exciting moment with the mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.

5 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Queen Elizabeth National park Safari
Gorilla

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

On the third day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park you will have 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 protested area in Uganda. On the way, you will have a stopover in Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions lying on acacia tree branches if you are lucky, view other animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs among others. You will also have en-route lunch and proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park and upon arrival, you will check into the lodge, have dinner and overnight stay at Elephant Hub Lodge for midrange/ Elephant Plains Lodge for luxury option

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

On the fourth day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park, you will have an early breakfast and meet up with your driver guide to go for a game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive, you can look out for various animals like elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, buffaloes, giant forest hogs, bushbucks, warthogs, bird species among others. After the game drive, you will drive to the lodge for lunch.

Boat cruise, after lunch you will go for an amazing Uganda boat cruise safari on Kazinga channel a water body that joins Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise, you will be able to take beautiful pictures, enjoy spectacular views of the landscape, beautiful scenery, wildlife species like large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, elephants, buffaloes, antelopes along the water banks, aquatic birds among others. After the interesting boat cruise, you will meet up with your guide and transfer to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.

Day 5: Return to Kampala

On the last day of the 5 days Uganda gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Kampala with en-route lunch on the way. After lunch, you will proceed to Kampala and your driver guide will drop you off at a place you advise.

End of 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park.

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