This 4-days gorilla trek tour and wildlife safari in Queen
Elizabeth National Park is probably the best and most popular East African
Safari package. You get to track the mountain gorillas in their natural
sanctuary – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park also with 12 other primates in
there, a possibility of seeing tree-climbing lions! in Queen Elizabeth National
Park chimpanzee tracking in kyambura gorge plus the other ‘BIG 5’ – Leopard,
Elephant, Hippos, Buffalo, lots of antelopes, forest hogs, hyena, and lots of
birds (over 600 bird species)! Great scenic views like the unmissable calderas
and crater lakes, Rwenzori Mountains.
Day 1: Briefing on the safari, transfer to Bwindi
impenetrable Forest, southwestern Uganda for your gorilla trek.
Meet and greet with our local guide
over breakfast, and then after drive heading to southwestern Uganda. En route,
there is a local community popular for making local drums and crafts and a
fruit market. Stopover, admire and buy your self souvenirs. Proceed to the
Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa – the pathway of the sun
and take photographs.
Pass by mountains, tropical
rainforest and bamboo forest during the nine hour journey.
Overnight at
Up-market option: Buhoma Lodge/ Mahogany Springs Lodge
Moderate option: Engagi Lodge/
Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara Camp,Ruhija gorilla
safari lodge
Low
Budget option: Buhoma Community Rest camp or Ruhija Gorilla Friends /
gorilla valley lodge /Travellers hotel
Meals Included today: Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Please see other accommodation
options in Bwindi impenetrable national park
(Driving time to Entebbe ± 9hrs on
surfaced roads)
Day 2: Gorilla trekking (Bwindi Impenetrable NP),
Tracking the Mountain Gorillas and other primates
Today enjoy gorilla tracking in
Bwindi. After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing before enjoying the
highlight of the trip- Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek
the gorillas through the rainforest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a
guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walking can
sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent
silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. When the gorillas are
sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres from the gorillas, sit
around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes.
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable.
It’s difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion
can take from 2 up to 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy
conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. A
good physical condition is recommended. For conservation purposes, time spent
with the gorillas is limited to one hour. A ranger will brief you on how to
behave with the gorillas.
While most of today’s forests are no
more than 12,000 years old, Bwindi’s vegetation has been weaving itself into
tangles over at least 25,000 years, in the process accumulating a lengthy
species list. This includes 310 species of butterfly, 51 reptiles, 200 trees,
88 moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammal including 10 primates. The
latter includes chimpanzee, L’Hoest’s, red tailed and blue monkey, black and
white colobus, baboon, and Bwindi’s most famous resident, the mountain gorilla.
Bwindi is a prime destination for birdwatchers. Its 350 species include seven
which are IUCN red data listed and 90% of all Albertine rift endemics, species
which are difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa.
Overnight at
Up-market option: Buhoma Lodge/
Mahogany Springs Lodge
Moderate
option: Engagi Lodge/ Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara
Camp,Ruhija gorilla safari lodge
Low
Budget option: Buhoma Community Restcamp or Ruhija Gorilla Friends / gorilla
valley lodge /Travellers hotel
Meals Included today: Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Please see other accommodation options in Bwindi
impenetrable national park
Day 3: Depart from the Gorilla Tracking Park, Drive to Queen Elizabeth National
Park – Ishasha Sector (famous for tree-climbing lions)
After breakfast we drive through
stunning savannah grasslands as we head to the southern sector of Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Ishasha a much more remote and less-traveled part of
Queen Elizabeth National Park, but one which has a sense of exclusivity and
remoteness. The game densities here are high, and this region has reported some
of the largest herds of Elephant anywhere in Uganda, as it’s their main
migration corridor between Uganda and the DRC.
As we enter the park, we do a game
drive in search of the wild game. We continue and drive to the northern circuit
which is the area near the main road known for its tree climbing lions. But we
also visit the Uganda kob mating ground which is their preferred hunting area.
In the afternoon we will go for a
launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. This gives you the opportunity to view
wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray at mere feet away from the boat,
buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to an
array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers,
saddle billed stork and many others.
Overnight at
Up-market option: Mweya Safari Lodge
/ Katara Lodge or Jacana Lodge / Enganzi lodge (luxury)
Moderate
option: Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge or Simba Safari Camp
Low
Budget option: Mweya Hostels or Kazinga Channel Lodge
Meals Included today: Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Please see other accommodation
options in Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking in kyambura gorge and there after
we return to Kampala/ Entebbe
We set out early in the morning after breakfast and head for
Kyambura gorge for the chimpanzee walk in the gorge, but before you enter into
the gorge take panoramic view of the gorge over the raised platform and amazing
photographs can be shot. Thereafter we head to Kampala with a stopover in
fort-portal for lunch, it’s about 5 hours driving via Mubende. This route
travels through breathtaking scenery and delightfully rolling plantations, some
of the best in Uganda. Depending on how much time we have on us we can tour
around Kampala’s crafts and souvenirs markets before checking in at your hotel
or being transferred to the airport.
No.
of Persons on tour
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Lowest
Price per person
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in US Dollars
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Mid-range
Price per person
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in US Dollars
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Luxury
Price per person
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in US Dollars
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1
person
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$1,957
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$2,224
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$2,689
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2
persons
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$1,431
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$1,604
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$2,032
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3
persons
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$1,280
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$1,478
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$1,898
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single
room supplement
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$68
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$224
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$236
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Tour cost includes:
Gorillas and chimp tracking permit,
all park entrance and related fees, boat fees, Full board accommodation with
all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), bottled drinking water on safari,
private 4×4 ground transportation with an English speaking driver guide, guides
in national parks.
Excluded:Flight tickets and
departure taxes, travel documentation (visas), travel and medical insurance,
optional excursions, tips and gratuities for your guides and accommodation
staff, Laundry, beverages other than mineral water in the vehicle and at meal
times with meals, -Items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, postage
fees and so on.
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3 days gorilla tour takes you gorillas trekking to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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3 days gorilla tour takes you gorillas trekking to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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