8 DAY MOUNTAIN GORILLAS AND WILDLIFE IN UGANDA

Details

8 Day Mountain Gorillas And Wildlife In Uganda

Uganda Safari

STAR FROM

On Request

duration

8 Days

MAX people

10 PEOPLE

tour type

SAFARI

Price Includes

Price Excludes:

TOUR PLAN

01

Day 1

Entebbe International Airport

You will have a meeting and a warm welcome from our representative and facilitate seamless arrival formalities. You will be transferred to your hotel. You may choose to have optional activities around Entebbe such as a visit to the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre at an extra cost or a visit to the botanical gardens of Entebbe

Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

02

Day 2

Kibale Forest National Park

Have an early morning pick-up from your hotel and drive west to Fort Portal through the verdant countryside passing through traditional communities and farms. You will arrive at the lodge in time for late lunch and have an afternoon free to relax or you can opt to do a community walk.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

03

Day 3

Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park

After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to the starting point of your chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest National Park. This park is reputed to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. The most famous are 13 species is the chimpanzee, mans closest relative. Kibale has over 1450 chimpanzees and there with represent Uganda`s largest population of this endangered primates.

After lunch, you can go for an optional Bigodi swamp walk at an extra cost. Bigondi was established by a local development organization to protect the Magombe sawamp that is home for around 200 bird species.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

04

Day 4

Boat Cruise Queen Elizabeth National Park

Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast before proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range. As you go through the park, you will have a game drive on the way there. You might spot animals like elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, antelopes warthog as well as many bird species.

Enjoy a hot lunch in the afternoon after which you will enjoy the unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel joining Lake Edward and Lake George. It offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching, and game viewing. The prolific birdlife is colourful and stupendous with well over 550 bird species. You will also have a chance to spot many Nile crocodiles and hippos, and if you are lucky, there might be an elephant waiting for you.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

05

Day 5

Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse eco system of grassy plains, tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters. Have an early morning game drive where you will have an opportunity to view the massive Rwenzori as the backdrop. You will have an excellent opportunity to spot lion,leopard,buffalo, elephant , waterbuck and bushbuck among others.

After lunch, enjoy an afternoon scenic drive along the crater. Marvel through the thickets as you view the beautiful topography dominated by birds and wildlife or you may choose to relax at the lodge.

06

Day 6

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will check out and depart for Bwindi with a stop over for the famous tree-climbing lions and other mammals in the Ishasha plains, the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The area is known for its great wildlife opportunities and the chances of seeing animals are relatively high.you will arrive at the Lodge in Bwindi late in the afternoon where you will have time to relax.

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Day 7

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetratable National Park.

After an early breakfast, you will have a briefing and afterwards you will head to the slopes of the volcanoes for the trekking. The beauty of the gorilla forest and its inhabitants are fascinating. One of Africas major highlights is when you encounter these gentle apes.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

08

Day 8

Depart- Entebbe

After your breakfast, you will drive back to entebe for your flight where you may have a stop over at Mpigi town and opt to visit the Social Inovation Academy. If time allows you may decide to enjoy a sunset cruise on waters of Lake Victoria an an extra cost.

This Safari is offered by Adventure Masai Mara