5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour

5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour is an amazing Uganda Safari Package that will see you combine gorilla trekking and wildlife safaris in one tour. This 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour, gives a lovely opportunity to have both a gorilla trekking experience and a wildlife experience within the 5 days; as you tour both the mountainous and flat topography of Uganda.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park covers 331 sq. km and is located in south-western Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley in the ancient Bwindi rain forest. This impenetrable forest is among the most organically diverse places in the world and is home to over half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas; the mountainous area also has some breath-taking Flora and is home to a wide range of birdlife.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to a variety of wildlife, primates, and birdlife and it has a diverse ecosystem of wetlands, sprawling savanna, lakes and forests the park offers its visitors a magnificent opportunity to enjoy unique Flora and Fauna in one location. You also have a chance to interact with the local communities, to enjoy the uniqueness of the Uganda western cultures. 

Highlights of the 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour

• Gorilla Trekking
• Chimpanzee trekking 
• Tree climbing lions 
• Lion experience
• Equator experience
• Community Tour (optional)
• Batwa experience (optional)
• Igongo cultural museum (optional)
• Eclipse momentum (optional)

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

• Transfer to Bwindi: The first day of the 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour,  starts in Kampala, meaning you have to be in Kampala the day before the tour starts for you to be up early for the 8-9 hour journey ahead of you.  This is a long journey so you will have to get up quite early have a heavy breakfast, pack a couple of snacks for the road and hit the road by 7:30am latest 8am. Your Tour guide will pick you up from your preferred location (Kampala or Entebbe) which should be communicated in advance. On your way to Bwindi, you will have a few stops for lunch, snacks, bathroom breaks, stretches and sightings. (Sightings are optional). Your first main stop will be at the Equator line in Kayabwe; where you will have the opportunity to see the point where the equator crosses Uganda and visit nearby crafts markets.  You will continue on your journey and have another stop at Igongo for lunch.
• Cultural Encounter at Igongo: If you choose to have sightings you have a cultural museum tour at Igongo Cultural centre and after lunch, you will take a hike to the Eclipse monument in Igongo (if you are not up to it, you can skip the hike). After that you will continue on your journey to Bwindi.
• Other sightings will be roadside markets in most of the towns along the way, nature and people communities which you will view in the comfort of the car. If you choose not to have any sightings on your way you will have a stop at Igongo for lunch and then continue on your journey to Bwindi.
• Arrive in Bwindi: You will arrive in Bwindi, in the evening where you will check into your accommodation facility, have dinner, chill, relax and get a night rest.

Day 2: Gorilla trekking

• Gorilla trekking: Day 2 of the 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour will start early and you will have to be up at least by 7am, have breakfast at your accommodation facility, pack your meal and water for the trek and all the other things you may need on the trek.  7:45am you will gather at the Trekking offices for grouping, briefing on trekking guidelines and all other information you may need. Your group will be assigned a ranger who will take you on this trek then off you will go for your Gorilla trekking experience. The Gorilla trekking experience takes between 6- 7 hours depending on how far the gorilla family you’re visiting is; from your start point. You have to know that most of this time is spent on the trek to and from the gorilla family and you only spend 1 hour with the gorillas; which hour you use to interact with gorillas, take pictures and any other thing that is permitted by the authorities. After your trek, you will head back to your accommodation facility, freshen up, relax, have dinner and have a good night’s rest.
• Batwa Trail Experience: If you are not so worn-out from the trek, your guide will pick you up for the Batwa Trail Experience which takes about an hour and a half, after you will be back at the accommodation for dinner and good night’s rest. (The Batwa trail experience is totally optional)

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park  

• Check-out & Transfer to Queen: You will get up have breakfast at your accommodation facility then you will check out of the facility and start your journey Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• Batwa Experience: If you were not able to have the Batwa experience the previous day and you wish to have it, you can have the experience after breakfast for an hour and a half and then start your journey to Queen Elizabeth. (The Batwa trail experience is optional so you don’t have to go for it if you are not up to it). 
• Tree Climbing Lions: On your way, you will pass by Ishasha for tree climbing lions though it’s not a guarantee that the lions will be seen, sometimes they are in nearby trees and visible, other times they are hidden in deep forest trees and can’t be seen; so you just hope for the best timing. It doesn’t hurt to pass by; you never know your luck.
• Check-in: You will continue to Queen Elizabeth, where you will check into your accommodation, have a late lunch then have a free evening.
• Community Tour: You will have a community tour at choice with your guide to interact with the locals and have sightings of the diverse Queen Elizabeth national park ecosystem. You will have dinner at your accommodation and have a night rest.

Day 4: Lion Trekking Experience, Game drive and Boat Cruise

• Morning Game Drive: You will be up early for day 4 of the 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour, have breakfast and go for a morning game drive to see a variety of wildlife like the Uganda Kob, waterbucks, cape buffalos, leopards, hyenas, forest hogs, elephants, etc. You will also see lions however for the lion experience you need a tracking device that comes at an extra cost; the tracking device and all other lion experience information is available at the park offices. The game drive; will end just before lunch, you will then head to accommodation facility for lunch, and after lunch get ready for the boat cruise.
• Boat Cruise: The Boat cruise starts at exactly 2pm and takes up to3 hours of enjoying the water seeing number water birds, wildlife taking water on the edges and beautiful surrounding flora.  After the boat cruise, you will have a free afternoon; you may choose to rest or go for another community tour to the communities’ sights you never visited the previous day. You will have dinner at your accommodation and then a night rest.

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kampala

• Chimpanzee Trekking: You will be up early having breakfast, check out of the accommodation after packing water and a meal for the Chimpanzee trekking experience. You will have to be at the trekking offices by 8 am for briefing and after you will be assigned a ranger who will guide you on the trekking experience. You will spend an hour with the chimpanzees but the entire trekking experience will take 4-5 hours. 
• Return to Kampala: After the activity, you will meet your guide and then proceed to Kampala. You will have a stop in Mbarara for lunch and a few other stops for bathroom breaks, snacks, and stretches.
• Drop Off: You will arrive in Kampala, in the evening and the guide will drop you the location of your choice in Kampala or Entebbe.

End of your 5 Days Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth Tour.

Package Fees 

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