Sky Hotel International, Plo

6 Days Complete Package Safari in Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

$3594-4394 USD

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Safari summary

Embark on an unforgettable safari experience in Uganda with Kubwa Five Safaris! This tailor-made safari offers you the opportunity to track the endangered mountain gorillas in the dense forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and see lots of savannah wildlife and chimpanzees in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Your safari vehicles are well maintained to provide a maximum level of comfort and safety. Furthermore, since the success of your safari will largely depend on your driver/guide, a great team of carefully selected well-trained drivers/guides will be there for you.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Queen Elizabeth

Itinerary

Day 1

Day 1 On your arrival, Kubwa Five Safaris’ representative, with your name printed on an A4 paper, will welcome you to Uganda at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) and transfer you to Sky Hotel International in Kampala, located 10 kilometers from the city center towards Naalya Housing Estate. Depending on your arrival time, relax in your already-booked hotel after a long flight while you are dreaming of your safari tomorrow morning.

Day 2

Bwindi Impenetrable

Day 2 After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. There will be a brief stop at the Equator for the water experiment, refreshments, photographs, and buying of souvenirs from the craft shops. Afterward, continue to Bwindi with a lunch stop at Mbarara. You will arrive in Bwindi in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay are at Buhoma Lodge, situated within the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, less than five minutes’ walk from the gorilla trekking start point.

Day 3

Day 3 After breakfast, prepare for the gorilla tracking adventure that begins at 08:00. with a briefing at the information center by the Uganda Wildlife Authority staff. You will then be guided into the jungle to track the shy primates. Gorilla tracking may take three to seven hours but it’s well worth the effort. It’s advisable to bring along a rain jacket and hiking boots. At the end of this long and exciting adventure, return to your lodge for a well-deserved shower, dinner, and rest. Dinner and overnight stay are at Buhoma Lodge.

Day 4

Queen Elizabeth

Day 4 After breakfast, you will drive north to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha sector. Enjoy the Ishasha game drive in search of the tree-climbing lions as well as other savannah wildlife, like the kobs, topis, buffalos, and variety of antelope species grazing in the Ishasha plains. After lunch, proceed to Mweya for an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Simba Safari Camp.

Day 5

Day 5 After an early breakfast, you will go chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge. Your trek will be captivated by the sights of other primates like black and white colobus monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, and a number of bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch and later embark on a boat cruise along Kazinga channel to have a glimpse of the park’s variety including elephants, buffalos, kobs, topis, waterbucks, bushbucks, crocodiles, and hippos among others that always storm the channel for water in the afternoon. Bird species such as the kingfishers, pelicans, African martial eagle, African fish eagle, African skimmer, and the prehistoric-looking shoebill among others may also be seen. Dinner and overnight stay are at Simba safari camp.

Day 6

Day 6 Take an early breakfast and head for a remarkable game drive in the Kisenyi trail in search of the parks’ 100 mammals. Look out for lions, leopards, hyenas, and jackals among others as they return from their night hunt. You may also spot herds of buffalos, elephants, bushbucks, waterbucks, gazelles, topis, and kobs among others. Return to check out at the lodge and embark on your journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara. Arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon for a transfer to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) for your return flight home.

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