5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour
The 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour takes you for Uganda Gorilla Safari to Bwindi Forest and Uganda Wildlife Safaris tour to Queen Elizabeth National park for game drives and a boat cruise on Kazinga channel which has the highest concentration of hippos in the whole world, over 600 species of birds can be spotted an on a good day, this boat cruise can expose you to more wildlife than you can find on any given game drive.
5 days Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Safari then takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will have a chance to trek one of the habituated mountain gorilla families and take back memories. This 5 days Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Safari & Game Safari starts and ends in Entebbe International Airport
- Day 1 of the 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 2 of the 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour: Gorilla trekking and community walk
- Day 3 of the 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 4 of the 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour: Full day at Queen Elizabeth National park
- Day 5 of the 5 days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour: Transfer back to Kampala
5 days Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Safari Day by Day
Day 1 of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, travel south westwards to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a mini stop at the Equator for photography and a lunch stop later on in Mbarara. Your day’s long journey to Bwindi will reward you with sights of the Ankole long horned cattle and fascinating scenery of rolling hills of Kigezi region. Arrive in Bwindi in the evening for dinner and an overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/ Volcanoes Bwindi Camp/Mantana Tented Camp (Luxury)/ Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp (mid-range)/Buhoma Community Campsite/Bandas (Budget)
Day 2 of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Gorilla trekking and community walk
After an early breakfast,report to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for briefing from the senior park ranger guide at the park headquarters. At 8.30 set off for the gorilla tracking safari in the impenetrable forest. A search for the habituated gorilla family is not predictable; you may take between 2 hours to a full day searching for these apes with in this dense forest. You are guaranteed one hour for observing and taking photographs of these beautiful apes once you catch up with them. Have a dinner and an overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/ Volcanoes Bwindi Camp/Mantana Tented Camp (Luxury)/ Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp (mid-range)/Buhoma Community Campsite/Bandas (Budget)
Day 3 of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park located in western Uganda arriving in time for Lunch at Bufallo Safari resort. This will be followed by a short relaxation and an evening game drive in the savannah plains of Kasenyi where wild animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes and big cuts such as lions and leopards can be spotted depending on your luck. Return to your lodge for overnight. Overnight stay at Mweya safari lodge / Katara Lodge/ Park
Day 4 of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Full day at Queen Elizabeth National park
In the morning enjoy a game drive to the northern sector of the park – Kasenyi plains in search for leopards and lions. As you drive along Kasenyi track expect to encounter big herds of elephants, buffalos, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, Defassa waterbuck, bushbuck and giant forest hogs among others. Return to the lodge for a hot lunch before undertaking a launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel at 2:00 pm. The launch experience will bring you closer to big herds of elephants, hippos and a plethora of migrant and endemic birds among others. At 6:00 pm return to the lodge for your dinner and relaxation
Day 5 of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour: Transfer back to Kampala
After breakfast, you will return to Kampala with unforgettable memories of this trp. Have lunch along the way and also stop by the equator to take some photographs. Arrive in Kampala late in the afternoon and head to your hotel to unwind after the long drive from the western countryside. Dine and slumber at Hotel Africana or at Serena Hotel.
End of the 5 days Bwindi Safari Uganda Gorilla Tour
Safari Includes
Included in this tour package;
- Gorilla Permits
- Park Ranger Fees
- Relevant Government Taxes
- Full Board Accommodation
- Full time English speaking Driver/Guide
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends.
Exclusions:
- Airfares
- Visa Fees
- Personal Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature such as; alcoholic drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary and optional activities.
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BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK AT A GLANCE
Size: 321km2
Altitude: 1,160m – 2,607m above sea level.
Bwindi was gazetted as a National Park in 1991 and declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 1994.
The Mubare gorilla group was the first to become available for tourism in Uganda in April 1993. Nine groups are now habituated for tourism, and one for research.
Spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys, Bwindi is the source of five major rivers, which flow into Lake Edward.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants.
More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.
This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes.
There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
The neighboring towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both have an impressive array of luxury lodges, rustic bandas and budget campsites, as well as restaurants, craft stalls and guiding services.
Opportunities abound to discover the local Bakiga and Batwa Pygmy cultures through performances, workshops and village walks.