5 Days Uganda Gorillas And Queen Elizabeth Safari
5 Days Uganda Gorillas And Queen Elizabeth Safari
This is a 5 days Uganda gorillas and Queen Elizabeth safari that takes you to two Uganda National Parks for wildlife viewing and primate watching. You will have a gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and a morning game drive, a boat cruise and a chimpanzee trek in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Safari highlights for the 5 days Uganda gorillas and Queen Elizabeth safari
Day 1: Pick up from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and a boat cruise
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking
Day 5: Depart for Kampala
Detailed itinerary for the 5 days Uganda gorillas and Queen Elizabeth Safari
Day 1: Pick up from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
A guide from Chopper Tour and Travel will pick you up from a hotel in Kampala, and you will start the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park after a briefing. You will have a stopover at Mpambire drum makers to learn about culture and how the drums are made. You will then head to the equator monument, and after taking pictures, you will go ahead with the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have lunch at a hotel in Mbarara and then arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening while on a Uganda safari. You will have dinner at the booked lodge at Queen Elizabeth National Park, and you will retire to bed.
- Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Accommodation options at Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Luxury: Ishasha wilderness camp
- Midrange: Enganzi Game Lodge
- Budget: Pumba safari cottages
Day 2: Morning game drive and a boat cruise
You will have breakfast, and then you will be briefed at the park headquarters. You will go for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains, where you will spot animals like lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, warthogs, zebras and many more. You will also spot several bird species. The guide will take you back to the lodge after spending about 4 hours on the morning game drive. You will refresh at the lodge and then have lunch.
At around 3 pm, you will have a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel joins Lake Edward and Lake George. You will have about 3 hours at the Kazinga Channel. You will spot the water animals like the crocodiles and hippos. After the boat cruise experience at the Kazinga Channel, the guide will transfer you back to the lodge. You will have dinner at the lodge, and then you will retire to bed.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will have breakfast and then get to the park headquarters for a briefing. You will then head to Kyambura Gorge for Uganda chimpanzee trekking. You will spot several wildlife species as you search for the Uganda chimpanzees, and when you spot the chimpanzees, you will have one hour with them. You will take pictures of the chimpanzees and also observe their behaviours. You will have the guide to take you back to the lodge. You will have lunch and then check out.
The guide will transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will check into the lodge when you get there. You will have dinner, and then you will retire to bed.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation options at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Luxury: Bwindi lodge
- Midrange: Rushaga gorilla camp
- Budget: Buhoma community rest camp
Day 4: Gorilla trekking
You will have breakfast, and then you will get lunch packed at the lodge. The guide will take you to the park headquarters for a briefing. The park wardens will brief you about Uganda gorilla trekking, and then you will be taken to the forest to find the gorillas. You will search for the Uganda gorillas for approximately 1 to 7 hours. You will spend one hour with the gorillas after finding them, and then you will get back to the lodge. You will have dinner in the evening, and you will retire to bed.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Depart for Kampala
After having breakfast at the lodge, you will check out of the lodge. The guide will then transfer you from the lodge, and you will begin the journey to Kampala. You will have an en route lunch at the Igongo cultural centre, and then you will continue to Kampala. You will get to Kampala in the evening, and you will check into a hotel.
- Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch
End of the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas And Queen Elizabeth Safari
Quotation includes
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Pick up and drop off
- Park entry fees
- All activities fees as per the itinerary
- 4 x 4 safari vehicle
- Mineral bottled water
- Meals
- Accommodation
- English-speaking driver guide
Quotation excludes
- Air ticket fees
- Visa fees
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Life insurance
