The 5 days Uganda Mountain gorilla and wildlife tour will take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park to see buffaloes, elephants, lions, and leopards, among many more antelopes, bird species, chimp tracking, and tree climbing lions. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park offers a mountain gorilla safari experience in Uganda, while Lake Bunyonyi offers paddling and relaxing opportunities.
5 Days Uganda Mountain Gorilla and Wildlife Tour Details
Day 1: Entebbe Airport – Transfer to Kampala City
When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our business representative and your driver guide for a trip to your reserved accommodation in Kampala City for leisure with a glass of fresh juice and briefings about your mountain gorilla safari in Uganda. Dinner and overnight
Accommodation: via guest house, 2 Friends Beach Hotel.
Day 2: Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, your English-speaking driver guide will meet you at the desk to begin your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for a mountain gorilla safari trip in Uganda the next day. On the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, you will make a halt at the Equator crossing site.
You’ll be fascinated by the water experiment, which depicts the passage of forces where the two hemispheres divide. Leave the equator and continue driving to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, passing through Ankole communities with its long-horned cattle and undulating hills.
Make another stop for lunch in Mbarara before driving straight to the park, which is home to half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas. Because of its geographical look, this area is referred to as East Africa’s Switzerland. Check in to your designated lodge to unwind for supper and nighttime.
Accommodation options include Gorilla Mist Camp, Silverback Lodge, and Buhoma Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Trekking Mountain Gorilla – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning breakfast and depart for the morning pre-mountain gorilla safari Uganda briefing about the dos and don’ts during tracking at the park information center before starting your long-awaited trip. “Mountain Gorilla Safari Uganda” The duration spent following gorillas is unknown, however it is expected to be between 2 and 8 hours, depending on the activities of the mountain gorilla family assigned to you.
During the mountain gorilla trekking, you will meet various primates and animals such as chimps, black and white Columbus monkeys, vervet monkeys, and many more, and your guide will be able to offer information on everything you see. On meeting mountain gorillas, you may spend an hour enjoying moments with them.
Then, return to the park information center to receive your trekking accomplishment certificate, have refreshments and lunch, and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park to spend the evening relaxing with an en-route game drive in the Ishasha sector, which is well known for its tree climbing lions, before continuing your drive to your reserved lodge. Dinner and overnight
Accommodation options include Pumba Cottages, Elephant Hab Safari Lodge,
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Chimpanzee tracking in the morning, boat tour in the afternoon, and evening wildlife drive.
A day after a thrilling mountain gorilla safari in Uganda, wake up and enjoy a warm breakfast before driving to Kalinzu forest reserve for a half-day guided chimp tracking walk. This forest is home to around 414 types of trees and plants, 378 bird species, including the Black and White Cascket, Great Blue Turaco, Cuckoos, and Sunbirds, and 6 primates, including chimps. After your thrilling monkey tracking safari, return to your resort to unwind, have lunch, and prepare for your afternoon boat safari on the famed Kazinga Channel.
The Kazinga Channel has the biggest population of hippopotamuses in Africa, as well as a large number of Nile crocodiles, and it is a birder’s paradise, with hundreds of birds visible on the channel’s coast. Elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes are among the numerous large and small creatures that may be seen swimming and relieving their thirst on the shoreline.
After your exciting boat safari, have a brief pause to unwind before departing for your evening wildlife drive, which will focus on hunting for the park’s large predators such as lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and more. Diner and overnight stay at your lodging.
Accommodation options include Pumba Cottages, Elephant Hab Safari Lodge, and Volcanoes’ Safari.
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Morning Game Drive – Return to Entebbe International Airport.
Enjoy your coffee this morning and proceed to the park to begin your morning game drive in search of animals on the Kasenyi route. Caped buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, waterbuck, Uganda kob, lions, hyenas, and a variety of bird species are frequently seen here. After your game drive, take a brief break to unwind before continuing on to Entebbe International Airport, where your gorilla safari Uganda journey comes to a close.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
End of the mountain gorilla safari. Uganda & Wildlife Tour
