Best of Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari 11 Day

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Place Visited

Murchison Falls National Park, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

  • Itinerary highlights

  • Game drives in Queen Elizabeth N.P, Lake Mburo N.P
  • Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary  .
  • Mountain gorilla tracking and spending one hour among a selected gorilla family
  • Chimpanzee tracking and spending one hour among a selected gorilla family

    Price Includes

  • Park activities
  • Gorilla Tracking Permits
  • Chimpanzee tracking Permits
  • Ground transportation
  • Fuel
  • Comprehensively insured vehicle
  • Driver – guide allowance
  • Full board accommodation
  • Meals on the way.

    Exclusions

  • Visa
  • International air fares
  • Activities/ services not included in the Itinerary
  • Alcoholic drinks/ wines
  • Laundry and any service of personal nature.

Overview

Our 11 Days Best of Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari, will take you to Lake Mburo national park, Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park for gorilla trekking, Ishasha for tree-climbing lions, Queen Elizabeth and Murchison falls national parks for game viewing and Kibale forest for chimp viewing you will end with on-foot rhino tracking before proceeding to Kampala/Entebbe to end the tour.

Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari 11 Day is open to any dates throughout the year and depending on availability we will book for you your gorilla trek in either Buhoma, Nkuringo, Rushaga or Ruhija, as well this tour can be tailor to best fit in your budget and interests ranging from accommodation requirements, transport and meals throughout the tour.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer to Lake Mburo National park with stops at the Equator crossing then proceed to the park for an afternoon game drive and boat cruise on Lake Mburo.

After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park through the small towns of Uganda. Make a stopover at the Equator line for the photograph and some informative talks and experiments. Enjoy an en-route game drive as you drive to your lodge\hotel for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you will have a boat on the lake in search for hippos, crocodiles and water birds among others.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lodge: Lake Mburo Safari lodge/Rwako Rock Lodge.

Drive time: 5-6 hours

Day 2
Morning walking safari experience and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park.

On this day you will go for a morning walking safari experience and then after you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National park in South Western Uganda where you will spend two nights.

This journey is about 4-5 hours’ drive but very enjoyable as you will be driving through various local communities and towns along the road, the drive as well takes you through the beautiful cascading and rolling hills of Kigezi region. You will have stops in Mbarara for en-route lunch after proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest for overnight. This is where one will continue to enjoy the Uganda gorilla trekking Safari.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Cottages.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board.

Drive time: 4-5 hours’ drive.

Day 3
Gorilla tracking experience Day.

Uganda Gorilla Trekking

After early morning breakfast, you will drive to the Park headquarters for registration and joining others for a gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour. Once this is done, you will trek through the tropical rain forest of Bwindi your ranger guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you from half an hour to three-quarters of the day.

During your Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari, you will have a chance to encounter other wildlife including, various bird species and tree species which your guide which give you information about to make the trek enjoyable. This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful endangered Creatures. You will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and thus contributing to the conservation of mountain gorillas.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Cottages.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Day 4
Transfer to Ishasha sector Queen Elizabeth national park, for an evening game drive to search for late grazers and tree climbing lions.

On this day you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park Ishasha section for 1 night at Enjojo Lodge/Ishasha Jungle Lodge, you will arrive in the lunchtime hours check-in at the Lodge and have lunch, then relax at the lodge, you will later go for an evening game drive to search for tree-climbing lions and other late grazers after you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Enjojo Lodge/Ishasha Jungle lodge

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Drive time: 4-5 hours’ drive.

Day 5
Morning game drive in Ishasha sector to search for tree climbing lions and later Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park mweya sector

tree climbing lions in ishasha

On this day, after an early morning breakfast, you will go for game drives in Ishasha plains for viewing Tree Climbing lions depending on your luck that day, you will as well have an opportunity of viewing other wildlife and you will later in the afternoon drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for 2 nights at Elephant Hab Lodge/Buffalo Resort Lodge, the park is located along the Equator in South-Western Uganda.

Queen Elizabeth national park is Uganda’s most popular and diverse conservation area situated in the western rift valley floor with a variety of habitats including grassland, acacia woodland, forest and water which has enabled it to sustain a wide variety of wildlife among them the Big 4 animals which you will enjoy viewing while you stay here.

Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge/Buffalo Resort Lodge.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Drive time: 4-5 hours’ drive

Day 6
Morning game drives for wildlife viewing and afternoon Boat cruise on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National park.

After an early morning breakfast, you will go for game drives in Kasenyi plains for wildlife viewing you will have a chance to see the big herds of Buffalos, Antelopes, Uganda Kobs, Warthogs among the wildlife and return to the lodge for lunch then later in the afternoon you will do a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel by far known as the highlight of all activities in this park.

This boat cruise offers a chance to spot over 400 species of water birds, many wild animals as they flock this channel for drinking water and above all, kazinga channel has the highest concentration of hippos in the whole world

Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge/Buffalo Resort Lodge.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Day 7
Transfer to Kibale Forest National park.

On this day you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park for 2 nights at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House, the park is East of Rwenzori Mountain captured with tropical rain forests. The park is best known for its 13 species of primates which include Uganda’s largest population of Chimpanzees and other large mammals such as Elephants, Buffalos and giant forest hops which are however really seen.

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House/Kibale Home stay.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Day 8
Chimpanzee tracking experience and Bigodi Wetland walk.

After early morning breakfast, you will drive to the Park headquarters for registration and joining others for Chimpanzee trekking briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Uganda Chimpanzee Trekking Tour. Once this is done, you will trek through the tropical rain forest of Kibale Forest National park with your ranger guides to find the Chimpanzees, which can take you from half an hour to three-quarters of the day.

During your trek, you will have a chance to encounter other wildlife including, various bird species and tree species which your guide which give you information about to make the trek enjoyable. This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful Creatures. After or before your chimpanzee trek, Bigodi wetland walk an initiative that was set up to support the cause of the local community and all the proceeds earned are reinvested back in the community

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House/Kibale Home stay.

Accommodation type: Low Mid-range/High Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

Day 9
Transfer to Murchison falls National Park.

On this day you will drive to Murchison National Park for 2 nights at Pakuba Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge, the park is located along the Longest River in the world River Nile. Murchison Falls National park is Uganda’s largest national park and is situated in Uganda’s largest conservation area situated in the Albertine rift valley floor with a variety of habitats including grassland, acacia woodland, forest and water which has enabled it sustain a wide variety of wildlife among them the Big 4 animals which you will enjoy viewing while you stay here.

Overnight: Pakuba Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

Dive time: 6-7 hours

Day 10
Game drives and Boat Cruise to the bottom of the falls.

After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the base of the falls and at the end of the boat cruse you will hike to the top of the Falls to have a clear view of the Victoria Falls from above. You will have opportunities of sporting large herds of buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, hippos, Antelopes, warthogs, some birds and of lucky lions.

Return to the jetty for your afternoon boat to the base of the falls. Apart from visiting the falls, this boat will expose you to many water animals, water birds and others that flock this place to drink water. You will enjoy your stay while here.

Overnight: Pakuba Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board.

Day 11
Drive back to Entebbe/Kampala to end the tour via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for on foot Rhino tracking

After your breakfast, you drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for on foot Rhino tracking which will mark the end with an encounter of the Big Five animals, you will have lunch and then after be driven to Kampala or Entebbe for your post-tour accommodation or you may choose to fly out of Uganda today.

Meal Plan: Half Board.

Drive time: 4-5 hours’ drive.

END OF TOUR.

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