African Safari & Gorilla Trek
6-Day Budget Friendly African Safari & Gorilla Trekking
$2500-2800 USD
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Safari summary
Arrive Entebbe and transfer to Lake Mburo NP. Walking safari and continue to Queen Elizabeth NP. Expect game drive/safari, chimp tracking, Boat trip along the Kazinga Channel. Connect to Bwindi via Ishasha sector – famously known for it’s tree-climbing lions. Then enjoy the gorilla experience and proceed to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. On 6th Day, return to Entebbe to catch flight out or be dropped off at a hotel of your booking.
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
| Countries | ||
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Bird watching—with professional guide
- Primate trekking
- Wildlife sanctuaries
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Transfer to Lake Mburo NP
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
The assigned Professional English-speaking Tour Driver-guide will pick/receive you and hit the road to Lake Mburo National Park. Mburo is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Entebbe/Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah National Parks but home to 350 bird species as well as animals such as: zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, hippo, and the elusive leopard.
Eagles Nest
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
We shall enjoy an early morning breakfast and then move out for the Mburo morning park (bush) walk in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger-guide. On this morning guided walk, you will have the opportunity to encounter (at close range): Zebras, Giraffes and Eland, Topi and other antelope, Cape buffaloes among others. You may take the Trail to the top of the hills to see Lake Mburo and beyond.
Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Chimp tracking in Kyambura Gorge
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
We shall have breakfast and proceed for the Chimpanzee tracking in the Kyambura gorge. The gorge is home to habituated Chimpanzees plus other primates including baboons, monkeys and also bird species. Today, you will spend the early part of the day tracking chimpanzees here. Thereafter, return to the accommodation for some rest time and lunch. After lunch, you will go for a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel that connects Lakes George and Edward.
Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Sunrise Game Drive
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
Be up early and proceed for an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains. Be on the look for Cape buffalos, herds of elephants, lions, leopards (though hard to spot) among others. Return to the lodge and check out then head to Ishasha sector in search of tree-climbing lions. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70% though sometimes they are hard to spot (most especially when they are down in the grassland looking for prey).
Broadbill Forest Camp
Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
Have breakfast and move to the rangers’ post. You will receive some briefing (from a ranger guide) on the dos and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the Bwindi Forest for your adventure. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is unforgettable.
Itambira Island
Transfer to Entebbe
Bwindi Impenetrable | Lake Mburo | Queen Elizabeth
Have a relaxed breakfast at the accommodation with spectacular view of the Bunyonyi little islands just right in front of you and thereafter embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport. Expect en route lunch and a stop at the Uganda Equator line mark in Kayabwe for some memorable photos and maybe buying some art pieces of interest. Proceed with the journey arriving late afternoon/evening for drop off at the airport to catch your flight back home.
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