Quick Summary

5-Day Gorilla and Wildlife Tour-Uganda is a 5 days tour in Rwanda, Uganda via the Gorilla Trek route, starting from USD 2100. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.

Duration
5 days

Route
Gorilla Trek

From
USD 2100

Operator
Kitano Tours & Safaris

ABOUT 5-Day Gorilla and Wildlife Tour-Uganda

This 5 Days Bwindi Gorilla safari & Queen Elizabeth wildlife tour is an amazing trip for gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking and wildlife tours including a game drive and boat cruise. The 5 days trip takes you to Queen Elizabeth NP for wildlife viewing and Bwindi for gorilla trekking. Chimpanzee tracking will be at Kyambura Gorge of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You take game drives at Queen Elizabeth NP in search of the tree climbing lions and other mammal species.

Duration: 5 days
Route: Gorilla Trek
Starts at: USD 2100

Overview

Itinerary

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Highlights for 5-Day Gorilla and Wildlife Tour-Uganda

Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 3: Chimp track in Kyambura and transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha
Day 4: Gorilla trek in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 5: Boat ride and transfer back to Entebbe

Itinerary Overview

Day	Title
Day 01	Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Day 02	Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 03	Chimp track in Kyambura and transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha
Day 04	Gorilla trek in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 05	Boat ride and transfer back to Entebbe

Day 01: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park

>> After breakfast, you' Uganda safari guide will pick you up for a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey to south western part of Uganda starts with the first stop at the equator line about 84km from Kampala.
Here you have a photography time at the world’s centre line and have a few experiments, after then you continue with the drive having lunch en route. You continue with the drive towards south western Uganda arriving in the evening just in time for check in, dinner and an overnight stay

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Pumba Safari Cottages Budget lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Day 02: Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP

>> After breakfast, drive towards Kasenyi and visit the crater lakes, Edwards and George which has been popularly marked as the mating ground for several antelopes, particularly for the Uganda kob. You may be lucky to also sight more wildlife that may include lions, buffaloes, elephants, and other animals. Head back to your lodge for lunch and then proceed on an afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga channel. Enjoy the rays of the setting sun on the launch cruise, return to you' lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Pumba Safari Cottages Budget lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Day 03: Chimp track in Kyambura and transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha

>> Following breakfast at your lodging facility you embark on the drive to Kyambura Gorge for chimpanzee trekking. The Kyambura Gorge is also known as the valley of apes situated in the far eastern corner of the park. Approximately 1km across at its broadest point and about 100 meters deep, this is one of the scenic places a traveler can ever visit. During the trek, look out for the birds residing by the riverine swamps and forest such as herons, kingfishers, fish eagles, and much more.

After the trek, you’ll have lunch then after transfer on a road drive through the ishasha sector popular for tree climbing lions to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arriving in the evening after enjoying the backdrop of the kigezi highlands you reach in time for dinner at a booked lodging facility.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Broadbill Forest Camp Budget tented camp located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)

Day 04: Gorilla trek in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

>> Early breakfast, proceed with packed lunch and a bottle of water into the tropical rainforest for gorilla trekking activity. Receive prior briefing by the ranger officials by 8:00am then head straight into the forest. The trek is unpredictable and could last up to 6 or more hours. Watch these creatures as they feed, play and grumble to each other while you take their pictures. Afterwards you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa (900 meters deep) and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzias free this takes 2 hours, The landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds” and as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake.

Dinner and overnight like the previous night.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

Day 05: Boat ride and transfer back to Entebbe

>> After a beautiful night at the beautiful lake bunyonyi you will take a tour around this lake before embarking on the road drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for a departure flight. You will have lunch en route and can purchase any craft materials at several souvenir shops along the way if you wish to. Your safari guide ensures you get to your preferred end of 5 days Uganda safari destination safely.