Exploring Mburo and Mgahinga

6 days—Adventuring Lake Mburo national park and Gorilla trekking experience in Mgahinga national park

$4210-6405 USD

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Safari summary

This amazing journey will start from Entebbe, head to Lake Mburo national park for two nights and then proceed to Mgahinga national park for the last 2 nights. Your first night will be spent at Botanical gardens hotel in Entebbe and this hotel will give you the most calming and satisfying accommodation for it’s in the middle of the forest surrounded by trees creating a beautiful scenery.
Lake Mburo national park is located in Western Uganda, Mbarara area. It’s the closest national park to Kampala found on the Masaka- Mbarara high way. This park is known for its sculptured landscape with grassy hills and lake shores which inhabits a number of mammals such as lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, impalas, hyenas and water bucks.
On the other hand, Mgahinga gorilla national park is located in the South Western part of Uganda. Its known as Uganda’s smallest national park. The park is famously known for inhabiting the rare mountain gorillas. Actually its only Mgahinga and Bwindi national parks that homes these rare mountain gorillas in the Country. Mgahinga national park has other attractions such as Golden monkeys, 3 Volcanoes (Gahinga, Muhabura and Sabinyo). It also has several bird species and then the Batwa culture.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Lake Mburo Mgahinga

Fine details

Safari highlights

Horseback riding
Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
All drinks
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival $ pick up from the airport

On your arrival at Entebbe airport, you will have a meet and greet experience with our professional guide who will warmly welcome you into the country, transfer you to Boma Hotel Entebbe and shortly brief you about your tour. You will check in at the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Boma Hotel Entebbe

Transfer to Lake Mburo

Lake Mburo

After enjoying your breakfast, our guide will pick you to start on your journey to Lake Mburo national park. During your journey, you will have a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe for pictures and fruits. You will then proceed with your journey to Lake Mburo. On your arrival, you will check in at Rwakobo lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation. You will later go for Horse Back riding into the park to see animals such as; zebra, hyenas, elephants, leopards, impalas and many others.

Rwakobo lodge

Adventuring Lake Mburo

Lake Mburo

You will begin your day with breakfast, and go for a morning game drive deep into the park for an opportunity to see mammals such as zebras, hyenas, leopards, impalas, buffaloes, elephants, and others. You will return to your lodge for lunch and afternoon relaxation. In the evening, you will be picked to go for a sunset boat ride on Lake Mburo. This adventure is mainly targeting aquatic animals such as hippos and crocodiles, not forgetting water bucks and red bucks found on the lake shores.

Rwakobo lodge

Transfer to Mgahinga national park

Mgahinga

You will begin your day with a morning breakfast as usual and then get ready to be picked for yet another game drive in the park. The main purpose of this park is to create a chance for you to catch on the animals that you might have missed out during your previous game drive. This game drive will continue and head out of the park and proceed to Mgahinga national park. On your arrival, you will check in at Mgahinga Gorilla Triangle Lodge for lunch and rest of the day relaxation.

Mgahinga Gorilla Triangle Lodge

Gorilla trekking experience

Mgahinga

You will start your day with breakfast and head to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. You will walk deep into the park for an opportunity to track the rare mountain gorillas from a closer range. From here, you will return to your lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation. In the late afternoon, you will go for the Batwa cultural village visit. This village visit will give you a chance to interact with the Batwa people and you will be amazed by their unique life style.

Mgahinga Gorilla Triangle Lodge

Transfer back to Entebbe airport

You will start your day with breakfast as usual and then get ready to start on your journey back to Kampala. You will have a stopover in Masaka town for an en route lunch and then proceed with your journey to Kampala, proceed to Entebbe airport for your outbound flight and that will mark the end of our service

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