6 Days double gorilla trekking and wildlife adventure
Ultimate 6 Days Gorilla and Wildlife Adventure.
Our 6 days double gorilla trekking and wildlife adventure will take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will be able to spot different wildlife species, including the big four mammals, which include lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants, and other animals like Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, bushbucks, hippos, and Nile crocodiles, among others, during the game drives and boat cruise. During this Uganda safari, you will also visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you will be able to visit two different gorilla groups and compare the experiences.
Highlights of the adventure
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: First gorilla trekking experience
Day 5: Second gorilla trekking experience
Day 6: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Our driver guide will pick you up from Entebbe airport or your hotel, brief you about the safari and start the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. The journey takes about 7 to 8 hours’ drive, and on the way, you will have en route lunch and enjoy views of the Rwenzori peaks, crater lakes, tea plantations, and others, and upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel
After an early breakfast, you will meet up with your guide to transfer to the park for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains, where you will be able to view animals like Uganda kobs, buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, waterbucks, hyenas, warthogs, bushbucks, and giant forest hogs, among others.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch, after which you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Kazinga Channel, which starts at around 2:00 pm and takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise, you will enjoy views of hippos in the water, Nile crocodiles basking on the shores, buffaloes, elephants, and antelopes along the water banks, and spot aquatic bird species, among others. Later, you will drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On the way, you will have en route lunch and a stopover in the Ishasha sector for a short game drive where you will be able to view the tree-climbing lions and other animals like buffaloes, elephants, and Uganda kobs, among others. After the game ride, you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and, upon arrival, check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: First gorilla trekking experience
After an early breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge with your packed lunchbox to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing, after which you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek, a park guide and park rangers. Trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park takes about 2 to 6 hours, depending on where they are located, and during the trek, you will be rewarded with views of other primates, bird species, plant species and tree species, among others.
Once the gorilla family is located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them; learn more about their habits, behaviours and lifestyle; take pictures; watch them play, rest, feed, groom and breastfeed young ones; and record the breathtaking moments. After the one hour with the gentle giants, you will either go for an optional Batwa cultural tour or return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Second gorilla trekking experience
You will have breakfast at the lodge, carry your packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to go for a gorilla trekking briefing at the park headquarters. After the briefing, you will be allocated a different gorilla family and start trekking in the jungle with an experienced park guide, which takes about 2 to 6 hours depending on where the gorilla group slept the previous night.
Once the mountain gorillas are found, you will spend one hour with them, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos. Later, return to the starting point where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then drive back to the lodge for an evening of relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
After breakfast, you will 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 and a stopover at the Equator, where you will take photos and buy souvenirs. Upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport for your flight or drop you off at any place of your choice, which brings your 6 days double gorilla trekking and wildlife adventure to an end.
The tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit @ $800pp
- Park entrance fee/Game drives
- Boat cruise on the Kazinga channel
- Full board accommodation
- Meals at the lodge and en route (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- 4WD safari Vehicle and fuel
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala/Entebbe
- Bottled drinking water during the safari
The tour excludes
- Airflight tickets (International and domestic)
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses like buying alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, and hiring a porter, among others.
- Tipping and gratuities.
