5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari (Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi impenetrable national park)
5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari is a very ideal safari package for wildlife viewing safaris and mountain gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, this safari package offers 5 days and 4 nights in top best destinations of Uganda that are Queen Elizabeth national park and Bwindi impenetrable national park. Queen Elizabeth national park is a remarkable wildlife habitat and an excellent destination for wildlife viewing safaris, birding safaris and boat cruise safaris located in western region of Uganda, this amazing park is a home to animals like the tree climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, antelopes and many more.
Bwindi Impenetrable national park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a home to the largest population of the endangered mountain gorillas located in the south western region of Uganda, Bwindi impenetrable national park is a world famous destination for mountain gorilla trekking safaris. This park is divided into four sectors that are Buhoma, Rushaga, Ruhija and Nkuringo sectors. These sectors are the home to the endangered mountain gorillas which live in families, gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable national park include Mubare, Habinyanja, Rushegura, Bitukura, Oruzogo, Nkuringo, Nshongi, Mishaya, Kahungye, Bweza, Busingye, Nyakagezi, Kyaguriro, Christmas and Katwe. These families are trekked while on mountain gorilla trekking safaris and on each trek a group of 8 people is allowed to visit each gorilla family.
5 days Wildlife and mountain gorilla safari begins from Kampala the capital of Uganda to ends in the same spot.
Highlights of the safari
- Day 1: transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
- Day 2: early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
- Day 3: en-route game drive and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
- Day 4: mountain gorilla trekking
- Day 5: transfer back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of the safari
Day 1: transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
The 1st day of 5 days wildlife and mountain gorilla safari you are to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park, after morning breakfast at your hotel either in Kampala or Entebbe you will be picked by our safari driver who will give you a short safari briefing then embark on your drive to Queen Elizabeth national park via Masaka-Mbarara highway. On your way you will have a stopover at the equator landmark for pictures then have another stopover in Mbarara for lunch, when you arrive in you will check into your lodge and in the evening you will go for an evening game drive. Evening game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park is a perfect game viewing safari for sights of nocturnal animals such as lions, leopards, serval cats, civet genal and many more. You will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation is got from
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Park view Lodge/Kasenyi safari lodge
Budget: Enganzi lodge
Day 2: early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
The 2nd day of 5 days wildlife and mountain gorilla safari you are to do an early morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, as early as 6:00 am you will head to Kasenyi plains of the park for wildlife viewing safari on a game drive. On the drive you will enjoy seeing animals like Uganda Kobs, elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, leopards, crocodiles and many birds such as Spur-winged Plovers, Squacco Heron, Fish Eagle, Pink and white backed Pelicans, Long tailed Cormorants, African Jacana and many more. After the experience you will head back to your lodge for breakfast and rest for a while as you wait for lunch, after lunch you will go back to the park’s Kazinga channel for a boat cruise safari experience. Kazinga channel is a natural channel connecting Lake George to Lake Edward, on the boat cruise you will enjoy sights of many animals such as crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and many birds such as herons, crested cranes, African fish eagles, pied kingfisher, and cormorants and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Meal plan: full board
Day 3: en-route game drive and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
The 3rd day of 5 days wildlife and mountain gorilla safari you are to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park, after early morning breakfast you will checkout of your lodge and with en-route game drive you will head on a drive to Bwindi impenetrable national park through Ishasha sector the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. In ishasha sector lookout for tree climbing lions, on your way you will have en-route lunch and when you arrive in Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check into your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation is got from
Luxury: Chameleon Hill lodge
Mid-range: Silverback Lodge/Engagi Lodge
Budget: Gorilla Mist camp
Meal plan: full board
Day 4: mountain gorilla trekking
The 4th day of 5 days wildlife and mountain gorilla safari you are to do the adventurous mountain gorilla trekking in the forests of Bwindi impenetrable national park, after early morning breakfast you will head to the park’s headquarters for briefing together with your packed lunch. In the briefing guidelines to follow while in the presence of mountain gorillas will be read to you, at the headquarters you will be assigned a group to trek and hire a porter to assist you on the experience. Then head to the forests of Bwindi in search for mountain gorillas, tracking mountain gorillas takes approximately 4-6 hours depending on the movement of mountain gorillas and when you find the gorillas you will enjoy sights of mountain gorillas and take pictures as long your flashlight is off. After the experience you will trek back to the park’s headquarters then head to your lodge, in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Meal plan: full board
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala
The 5th day of 5 days wildlife and mountain gorilla safari you are to transfer back to Kampala for a drop-off, after morning breakfast at your lodge you will meet your safari driver, checkout then embark on your drive back to Kampala. On your way you will have en-route lunch in Mbarara and a stopover at the equator for monumental pictures and buy craft pieces, when you arrive in Kampala you will be dropped off either at your residence hotel or at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight.
Meal plan: full board
End of the safari
