Uganda Gorilla Tracking

Day 1 Arrival On your grand arrival at the Entebbe International Airport you will be met by AAS guide. Having passed immigration and luggage collection please exit the arrival hall and look out for your AAS guide who will be holding up a signboard with your name and featuring our logo. You will then be transferred to your guesthouse, taking between 15 minutes to 40 minutes, depending on traffic. Overnight at Airport Guesthouse (BB)

Queen Elizabeth

Day 3 Boat Safari on the Kazinga Channel A wake up call at 6 .00 am take some coffee and go for an early morning game drive is usually most rewarding. The Kasenyi sector on the east side of the Kasese road is best known for the lions which prey on large population of Uganda Kob that live in this area. Another common-but unexpected-sighting with in Queen Elizabeth is the Giant Forest Hog, Africa’s largest pig, which is usually associated with dense forests rather than semi-open thickets. Head back to the lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon embark one of the boats for a water safari on Kazinga Channel. The 36km Channel connects two Rift Valley lakes: Edward and George. These are named after Queen Victoria’s son and heir, Edward VII and his own successor, George V. Early explorers in Africa often had to cope with inhospitable terrain and travel by boat was especially difficult. Now you can experience the sights and sounds that greeted these early pioneers in comfort. Cruise the Kazinga Channel and view the immense concentration of hippos at close range, spot over 100 species of water birds, marvel at the majestic elephants in their natural habitat and the notorious Nile crocodiles sunbathing on the channel bank. This will allow you to experience wildlife up close where hippos huff and spray mere feet away, buffalo linger in the shallows and a tremendous variety of birds grace the grasses on the river’s edge. Amongst those you will see are the malachite and pied kingfishers,   great white and pink-backed pelicans and the open-billed stork. With some luck you will even spot elephants on the river banks coming for a drink and a bath. We return to the lodge for dinner. Overnight at Kingfisher Kichwamba (D,B)

Day 5 Gorilla Tracking Up relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for your Gorilla Trek. Before 8 am report to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of the rangers; the guides will then take you through the bush pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. The trek can take from half an hour to 7 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes. Once you are close to the group the guides will ask you to leave behind your bags as no food items should be carried close to the gorillas. Just take your cameras with you as you are about to meet the gentle giants! Sit in the forest amongst the Gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the Silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas – sadly enough there are only about 650 of these beautiful creatures left. You are allowed exactly one hour with the Gorillas before returning to the base station. Overnight at Buhoma Community Rest camp (FB)                       

Day 1 (approx. $ 5,- per person)  The safari indicated here is essentially an offer. Changes in the course of the journey, duration of tours, number of travelers, as well as the choice of accommodation are possible in all categories indicated here upon inquiry. They can likewise be booked as a luxury version or as camping safari.  Notice: 1. For the Gorilla Tracking contained in this safari to take place, depends on the availability of the permits at the time of booking. These permits are strictly limited and sold out in advance. We therefore recommend to book early.  2. All tour stages described here have no travel plan to keep each price. Sometimes it is not possible to adhere to the travel plan, because of weather and road conditions, authority regulations, organizational requirements, etc. It can happen that the planned course of the tour has to changes according to the situation on ground. We must therefore explicitly refuse liability for adherence to the journey plan. 3. By booking this safari, the business conditions of AAS are accepted.