6 Days Gorilla & Wildlife Safari Tour

Explore Uganda mountain gorillas. Adventure into the vast wildlife Uganda has. Encounter the Big 5 African game and a remarkable gorilla encounter before an incredible cultural experience. The excitement throughout this trip is undeniable.
Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1; Arrival, Entebbe & Lake Victoria Welcome Tour

Welcome to Uganda, “Tusanyuse okukulaba” meaning we are happy to see you.

Depending on your arrival time, our company representative will meet and pick you up and proceed to check in, have lunch and embark on a conservation tour of Entebbe City including the Botanical gardens located on the shores of Lake Victoria where you will encounter lots of monkeys and birds of different species as you enjoy the cool breeze before you later proceed to imperial resort beach where you will enjoy the evening walking on the white sand beach with a cold drink!

Today, you have the option to partake in the luxury spa at The lush Victoria Hotel. After this cool relaxation from the long flight, proceed back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:
Option 1: Cassia Lodge
Option 2: 2 Friends Hotel

Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda harboring over 300 of them, more reason why it should be your safari destination.

The drive will take you southwest Uganda by road, cross the Equator then to Mbarara for Lunch and through Savannah grasslands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The scenic drive through Kigezi Highlands [commonly referred to as “the Switzerland of Uganda”] and banana plantations take you to the gorilla Sanctuary of Bwindi NP.

You will arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and will mainly do little but just check in your accommodation and relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the next day.

Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/Silverback gorilla lodge.
Midrange:Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Buhoma Gorilla Camp
Budget: Buhoma Gorilla Camp Lodge/Broadbill
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Day 3: Gorilla tracking experience

After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, you will enter the gorilla sanctuary for your adventure. The beauty of this rainforest is remarkable! The area offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists.

The time taken and the terrain varies with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long-savored.

Return to your lodge. Have your lunch and thereafter check out for a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical — you could admire them all day.

Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Midrange: Arcadia Cottages
Luxury: The Bird’s Nest
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Day 4: Transfer to Lake Mburo

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and start on your journey to Lake Mburo national park. On your way to the park, you will have an en-route lunch in Mbarara after which proceed with your journey to the park, when you arrive at the park you will have a game drive through the park where you will get a closer look at some of the park animals such as zebras, buffaloes warthogs, warthogs, hyenas, leopards, impalas, topis among others. Later drive to your lodge, check-in, have dinner, and have an overnight stay.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge
Midrange/Budget: Mpogo Lodge
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Day 5: Full-day Lake Mburo Exploration

After waking up, you have a delicious breakfast and go for an early morning game drive to explore the further wildlife you missed the previous evening.

Retire and return to your lodge for relaxation as you prepare to take a two-hour boat cruise along the lake where you will see some of the wildlife species like the hippos and crocodiles in the waters then the buffaloes and antelopes on the lake shores bathing or drinking water.

Drive back to the lodge for relaxation.

Accommodation:
Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge
Midrange/Budget: Mpogo Lodge
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Day 6: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe

Have an early morning breakfast and start off the game drive through the Park, it takes 3 hours. This will give you an amazing glimpse of the Savannah and the 5 lakes. You will also see various animals such as buffaloes, antelopes, zebras, hyenas, topis, and hippos, also not forgetting the different bird species on the acacia trees and near the lake making beautiful sounds.

After the game drive, you shall check out and head to Kampala, having a stopover in Masaka for lunch and also at the Equator for photos as you proceed to Kampala reaching in the afternoon before you transfer to the airport for your departure back home.
End of safari!

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.