Our 5 days Wildlife and Gorilla Trekking Safari specifically gives you a chance to Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is found in western Uganda at the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains. It offers a medley of wonders including over 95 species of mammals and over 600 species of birds. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the most popular gorilla trekking destinations sheltering more than half the World’s surviving population of mountain gorillas with more than 40 families.
Itinerary
After an early breakfast, you will shortly be picked up by our professional Nyumbu Beyond Journeys safari guide to kick off your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Kampala-Masaka highway. The 6-7 hours’ journey involves two stopovers and the first one is at the Uganda Equator crossing in Kayabwe here you will spend at least 30 minutes taking photos of this remarkable landmark and experimenting with how water drains (clockwise or anti- clockwise) when placed in the northern and southern hemispheres. You will continue with the journey until Igongo Cultural Center and Country Hotel for your mouth-watering local/traditional and international dishes as well as an optional tour of the local Museum known as “Erijukiro” Museum. You will then continue through Mbarara the land of milk and honey, Bushenyi where the cool air and lush vegetation will leave you open- mouthed, yet your arrival at Queen Elizabeth National Park will introduce you to real Paradise.
Accommodation: Twin lakes Safari lodge
Get up early for breakfast and finally start the game drive at exactly 6:30 am for a chance to encounter the lions and leopards returning from their hunt. The Queen’s mile as well as Kasenyi tracks within the vast savannah plains reward tourists with the opportunity of sighting numerous wildlife species for example side-striped jackals, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, Topis, and elands. A game drive doesn’t mean that your options will be limited to wildlife. Eventually return to the Lodge to freshen-up, lunch and relaxation.
In the afternoon, you will head for the launch trip along the Kazinga Channel, lasting about 2 hours and will be filled with surprises like spotting huge Nile crocodiles and hippos lazing on the banks of the channel. Continue to the Lodge for a quick snack and have a brief evening game drive to spot the nocturnal mammals such as leopards, spotted hyenas, and lions
Accommodation:Twin lakes Safari lodge
After your early breakfast, you will have a morning game Drive and then continue with your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will have your lunch in Kihihi towards Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National park and check in at your lodge in order to freshen up and relax.
Accommodation:Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Breakfast will be served early so that you can find your fellow gorilla trekkers at the Park Headquarters at 7:00 am for briefing. Be briefed on how to behave when in the presence of Mountain gorillas and your expectations of the activity. The trek is usually challenging and involves going through muddy trails, scratching and misty vegetation but the face to face encounter with the mountain gorillas and spending one hour with them is a rewarding experience. After spending quality time with them then descend to the trailhead and back to the Lodge for lunch.
After enjoying your lunch and relaxing, firstly head for a relaxed evening walk to the nearby Batwa community to have an insight on how they lived in the forest before eviction. Secondly, you will see their traditional houses, see some of the plants used for medicinal purposes, see how they use sticks to make fire and be entertained in their traditional dances.
Accommodation:Bweza Gorilla lodge
Start the most important meal of the day from the Lodge earlier before checking-out and leaving for Kampala or Entebbe. This 8-9 hours’ journey certainly involves one stopover in Mbarara Town for lunch and continue straight to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport, you can depart through Kigali International Airport which is 3-4 hours’ away. Thus the End of 5 Gorilla Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
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