4 Days Gorillas and Wildlife safari Queen Elizabeth National Park
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 home – 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 yourself souvenirs. Proceed to the
Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa – the pathway of the sun
and take photographs, lunch enroute and arrive late evening, Pass by mountains, tropical
rainforest and bamboo forest. 8-9 hrs journey.
Today enjoy gorilla tracking in
Bwindi. After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing at the park headquarters, 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,
Low
Budget option: Buhoma Community Restcamp or Ruhija Gorilla Friends / gorilla
valley lodge /Travellers hotel
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.
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 Entebbe airport. END OF THE SAFARI.
No.
of Persons on tour
Lowest
Price per person
in US Dollars
Mid-range
Price per person
in US Dollars
Luxury
Price per person
in US Dollars
1
person
$1,957
$2,224
$2,689
2
persons
$1,631
$1,904
$2403.2
3
persons
$1,480
$1,678
$1,998
single
room supplement
$98
$224
$236
Tour cost includes:
Gorillas tracking permit at $700 USD,chimpanzee
park entrance at queen Elizabeth NP,
Full board accommodation with all
meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner),
bottled drinking water on safari, private
4×4 ground transportation.
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.
Day 1:Briefing on the safari, transfer to Bwindi
impenetrable Forest, southwestern Uganda for your gorilla trek.
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