You can anticipate incredible gorilla trekking in Bwindi, trek the golden monkeys in Mgahinga, 2 game safaris, a boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel, chimpanzee tracking in KKyambura Gorge, and a community experience on this Uganda safari tour. An expert tour guide will accompany you on this trip while you spend one night in Entebbe/Kampala, two nights in Bwindi, two nights in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and one night in Kibale.
Our Journeys starts and ends in Entebbe. We will travel to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kyambura Gorge within 8 Days. This Features mid-range hotels and lodges, and the available modes of transportation are motorized boat on Kazinga Channel and transport between game parks is by 4×4 Safari jeep
Itinerary
You will be received by our representative on your arrival at Entebbe International Airport. You’ll be driven to your hotel so you may check in. The remainder of the day is yours to spend in any way you choose depending on your time of arrival. We take on a tour the Mabamba swamp, our staff will arrange for the inclusive shoebill.
Main Activity
- Pick Up
- City Tour
- Mabamba swamp for the shoebill
Duration: 4 Hours Overnight: Hotel Horizon Entebbe Meal Plan: Full Board
After breakfast, this morning we travel by road to the home of the Golden Monkeys. The journey will take about eight hours, leaving you with the whole day for taking in the sights of Uganda ‘The Pearl of Africa’. No visit to Mgahinga is complete without stopping by the iconic Equator mark at Kayabwe. The world-famous mark is incredibly beautiful, so make sure to keep your camera to hand for some memorable pictures and buy some souvenir at the craft shops
Main Activity
- Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Stop at the Equator
Duration: 9 Hours Overnight: Lake Mulehe Safari lodge Meal Plan: Full Board
After enjoying an early breakfast, set off to track the rare golden monkeys through the bamboo forests of the mountains. The monkeys travel in large groups and are as energetic as they are photogenic, often seen playing in the high branches or foraging on the ground for bamboo shoots.
Later in the afternoon, we will transfer to Bwindi impenetrable home to half of the world’s mountain gorilla population.
Accommodation: Buhoma Gorilla camp
At the UWA briefing point in Bwindi, the locals will entertain you where after each group will be assigned a gorilla family to trek for the day in the company of an armed ranger
The trekking experience takes between 1- 3 Hours and involves slippery trails. You may hire a local potter to help you during the trek with carrying luggage and gadget. Though tracking is the main attraction of the day, a range of stops can provide a relaxed opportunity to spot birds and monkeys while exploring one of Uganda’s loveliest rainforests. After trekking, you will be awarded a certificate and Ishasha sector
Main Activity
- Gorilla Trekking
- Nature Walk and Hiking
- Crater Lakes Tour
- Transfer to Ishasha sector
Duration: 7 Hours Overnight: Topi Lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Today we take early breakfast and prepare for you an exciting safari in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth also famous for rich dotted Acacia and tree climbing lions with likely chances of spotting the Leopard, Buffalo, and Hyena. If you love Birds then this sector has salty crater lakes where flamingos can be seen during the day
After lunch, you will go on a boat safari on the Kazinga channel, which joins Lake George and Lake Albert. Here you will see more hippos than you can possibly see anywhere else, along with herds of buffalo and elephants rushing to drink at gorge coastlines. Amazingly, the crocodiles in this region coexist peacefully with other creatures without preying on them.
Later, return to the lodge for relaxation
This area is also known for the numerous crater lakes and alkaline salt mining lakes, during our game drives we will have routine stop overs at these amazing lakes and enjoy watching the salt mining activity and flamingos
Main Activity
- Game Drive
- Boat Cruise
Duration: 6 Hours Overnight: Twins Safari lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
You will spend a couple of hours after breakfast on yet another fantastic game drive before traveling to the Kyambura gorge, you will involve yourself in a salt mining community tour at Lake Katwe before heading to your next destination.
Lunch break is included at the lodge and in the afternoon, we will drive to the Kyambura gorge for chimp trekking as we get close in personal with our closest cousins in the valley of apes as we photograph the lost chimpanzees of Kyambura
Main Activity
- Game Drive
- Chimpanzee tracking
Duration: 6 Hours Overnight: Twin lakes safari lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Start the day with an early breakfast and prepare to meet our cousins in the Wild. It is recommended that you carry enough drinking water and in case you opt to go for Chimpanzee habituation rather than tracking, packed lunch will be a better option our tour begins with a briefing where a ranger gives you rules and regulations for encounters with chimpanzees, birds, and monkeys. In the afternoon we embark on a community tour that will take you through the small communities, swamps, and tea plantations.
The locals here will teach you how to make craft, herbal medicine and you will have the opportunity to taste some of the finest locally made coffee, gins, and beers Nevertheless, the highlight of these walks is the transition to see at least five different species of monkeys and catch a glimpse of the Blue Turaco.
Main Activity
- Chimpanzee Tracking
- Crater Lakes Tour
- Salt Mining Tour
- Flamingo Watching
Duration: 6 Hours Overnight: Twin lakes safari Lodge Meal Plan: All Meals
Early in the morning after breakfast, we embark on our journey to Uganda’s capital Kampala for a historical tour before we conclude our 8 days Uganda photographic journey.
Late in the evening, our driver guide will drive you to the Airport as you connect with your international flight back home.
Main Activity
- Transfer to Entebbe
- Kampala City Tour
Duration: 6 Hours Overnight: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
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