5 Days gorilla and wildlife safari in Uganda
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Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth National park 6hrs.
At 7am, you will be picked up by our guide to drive and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park. On the way to the park you will visit the equator arriving in the afternoon. In the evening you will go visit the salt mines and crater lakes. Learn how salt gets from the craters to your table. Later return to your lodge for dinner.
Budget: Kazinga channel Lodge
Moderate: Bush Lodge / Marafiki Safari Lodge
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge /
Day 2: Game drive / Boat ride.
Before sunrise, you will go for a game drive in the Kasenyi area to search for wildlife. Watch out for animals like lions, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs and so much more. Later in the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride along the Kazinga channel to search for wildlife along the shores. Boat rides offer you an opportunity to see water loving animals like hippos, crocodiles, and also plenty of birds at the shores. Overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Game drive in Ishasha sector / Transfer to Bwindi.
Start the day early to go search for tree climbing lions, which can only be found in this sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. If you are lucky you might also spot a leopard in this area. Later you will drive to proceed to Bwindi forest national park. Overnight at
Basic: Buhoma Community Bands/ Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel.
Moderate: Ichumbi gorilla lodge / Lake Kitandara lodge / Ruhija Gorilla safari lodge
Luxury: Gorilla forest camp / Clouds Lodge / Mahogany Springs / Buhoma Lodge
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking.
Today you get an opportunity to search for mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Gorilla trekking start at 8am, however you have to be at the briefing point by 7am, in-order to learn which gorilla family your will be tracking. After allocation of the gorilla family, through the forest along the different trails, you will start your hike in search for the mountain gorillas. Once you reach where they were last spotted the previous day, then you start tracking them, on meeting them, you are allowed to spend 1 hour following them and learning more about the behaviors, characteristic and so much more.
Day 5: Transfer from Bwindi to Kampala. 8 to 9 hrs
At 7am, after your breakfast, you will drive to transfer to Bwindi. This is a long drive and therefore you might stop on the way for lunch and snacks. Or you can opt to fly back to Kampala at an extra fee.
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