6 Days Gorilla Tracking, Queen Elizabeth NP And Chimpanzee Tracking
6 Days
Price - $On Request
Places Covered
Kampala, Bwindi National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Highlights
- Unlimited Fun And Adventure.
- Be a Part of Heritage Route.
- Make Memories For Life Time.
The safari starts and ends at Entebbe International airport, the package includes a gorilla permit worth $700 per person. The safari takes you to many different tourist destinations including; Bwindi impenetrable National Park for the famous mountain gorillas, as well as Queen Elizabeth national Park for wildlife viewing as well as a boat cruise on Kazinga channel.
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi national park.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 5: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth and boat cruise along kazinga channel.
Day 6 Chimpanzee tracking and transfer back to Kampala/ Entebbe international airport.
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
On arrival, you will be received by our Company guide who will drive you to your hotel for a night. In case the pickup was in the morning, we could organize for you a brief city tour. Dinner and overnight at Serena Hotel(luxury)/Cassia Lodge(mid-range)/Kampala Forest cottages(budget). Meal plan: Half Board
Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi national park.
Heading south west of Uganda and cross the equator will be the route you will be leading immediately after you early morning meal. You will drive past banana plantations, herds of long horned Ankole cattle, and the beautiful savanna grasslands. You will ascend into the magnificent terraced Kigezi highlands to Bwindi national park. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma safari Lodge(luxury) Silverback lodge(mid-range)/Buhoma community Rest(budget). Meal Plan: Full board
Day 3: Bwindi Gorilla trekking
After breakfast at the lodge, you will go to the park headquarters for briefing from the Uganda wildlife Authority ranger guides. After the briefing, the ranger will lead you into the thick impenetrable forest to start your search for the endangered rare species of Mountain Gorillas. The gorilla search always continues from the place where they were last seen the previous day. Upon reaching the area where these famous species are, you will only be allowed to interact with them for only one hour and you should always keep maximum silence while with these Gorillas. You are allowed to take photographs and so
one. To find the Gorillas, it’s a such a tiresome experience since it can take you almost 3-8 hours to find them. However, once you meet these gorillas, you will easily forget the hatches you have gone through to find them and instead save the good memories you will experience with them. After the interaction, you will return late to the lodge for Dinner and overnight as above.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Drive out of Bwindi National Park Northwards after breakfast to Queen Elizabeth National park via Ishasha sector to see the tree climbing Lions.Enroute you will spot, if you’re lucky, the tree climbing lions, savannah grasslands, proceed to your hotel for lunch, in the evening you can do game drive and visit some of creator lakes. Dinner and overnight at Tembo safari lodge (budget)or Enganzi safari lodge for mid-range) Mweya safari Lodge(luxury). Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth and boat cruise along kazinga channel.
After an early morning warm up cup of tea/coffee procedure go for an early riser’s game drive that start at 6:30 we the cats are going back to their hiding places. Expect to spot common animals that can be easily seen like lions, the elephants, spotted hyenas, leopards and they duck to ambush weak animals beginning to graze, lions, and hippopotamus going back to the water. After this game drive that will last for 3hours, you will return to the hotel for full breakfast before you go for another interesting landscape game drive. Later Lunch at the hotel and relax to refresh as you wait for afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga channel, good time to spot different species of birds and animals at close range, return your lodge for Dinner and overnight at Tembo safari lodge or Enganzi safari lodge for mid-range/ Mweya safari Lodge(luxury)
Day 6 Chimpanzee tracking and transfer back to Kampala/ Entebbe international airport.
Have your morning breakfast and transfer to kariju forest in search for chimpanzee, this may take you between 1-3 hrs. to see them, later proceed with your journey to Kampala, drop off will be at the airport for your flights back home.
END OF SAFARI
TOUR INCLUSIONS
- Gorilla trekking permit at $700 per person
- Chimpanzee trekking permit at $ 200 per person
- Park entrances
- Ranger fees
- Accommodation as per the itinerary
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari Van
- Enroute Meals
- All the activities in the itinerary
- A professional Driver Guide
- Government Taxes
- Drinking water while on safari
Tour exclusions
- Both international & domestic flights
- Visas
- Tips for the guides
- Extra accommodation facilities not detailed in the itinerary
- Other Beverages or Drinks of any personal nature like Alcohol
- Optional Activities
- Laundry services
- Extras not detailed in the itinerary