Introduction
This safari will take you to encounter wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park with game viewing in the Kasenyi plains and during the boat cruise along the Kazinga Chanel. You will appreciate the diverse ecosystems, including sprawling savannah, shady forests, sparkling lakes and lush wetlands that provide ideal habitats for classic game, forest primates and birds. You will also track chimpanzees in Kalinzu forest and finally go for Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi’s impenetrable forest, where you will get to watch these gentle giants as they go around with their normal day, an experience that will leave you with beautiful memories.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Upon arrival, you will start your journey to the beautiful countryside as you go to your hotel in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Luxury – Buffalo Safari Lodge Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Day 2: Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Chanel
Start the day early with a warm breakfast and then go for a morning game drive. The morning game drive is great for seeing many animals as the savannah slowly comes alight with life. Expect to see safari favourites such as elephants, buffaloes, kobs, impalas, waterbucks, and Warthogs, and enjoy the search for lions and leopards in the savannah plains.
In the afternoon, proceed to the Jetty to start on a 3-hour boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. This is one of the best wildlife viewing opportunities with banks lined with resident hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic birds, visiting elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes.
After your boat cruise, you will return to the lodge for leisure and relaxation. You will have your dinner and overnight stay here as you continue your adventure.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Luxury – Buffalo Safari Lodge Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and Drive to Bwindi
You will start the morning with a chimpanzee trekking expedition in Kalinzu Forest.
You will then transfer to Bwindi’s impenetrable forest. The drive is long but equally rewarding as you will go past many small towns, villages, farms, and stunning views of the changing countryside.
You will reach Bwindi in the evening and check in at your lodge where they will be expecting you. You will have some time in the evening to relax from the long drive and prepare for your gorilla-tracking experience the next day.
Meal Plan: Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mahogany Springs. Midrange- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge Rushaga
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable
On this day, you will wake up very early for your breakfast and then transfer to the park headquarters. You will have to be at the park offices by 7:00 am to attend the briefing about your gorilla tracking activity.
After your briefing, you will join the other visitors in a group of 8 and head into the misty forest searching for gorillas. The gorilla trek takes you through the steep slopes and thick vegetation of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
When you reach the gorillas, you will spend 1 hour with them and get to see them interact with each other, eat and play around. After the time with the gorillas, you will return to the starting point and receive your gorilla tracking certificate.
Depending on how long your gorilla trek takes, you might have enough time in the afternoon to go for a community visit and learn about Batwa, the early forest dwellers. You will then spend some leisure time at the lodge to relax and let the gorilla experience sink in.
Meal Plan: Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mahogany Springs. Midrange- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge Rushaga
Day 5: Return to Entebbe
You will wake up early and have breakfast before you start your drive from Bwindi back to Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight out of Entebbe.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Enroute Lunch
End of our services
Prices are per person in US$
Validity 2024-5 | 2Pax | 3Pax | 4Pax | 5Pax | 6Pax |
Luxury | 3442 | 3231 | 22966 | 2917 | 2807 |
Midrange | 2930 | 2843 | 2647 | 2578 | 2488 |
Trip Includes
- All tour highlights.
- Return Transport in an Air conditioned 4 X 4 extended Landcruiser with a Pop-up Roof.
- Fuel throughout the Safari
- Services of an experienced English-speaking driver/guide
- Accommodation on a sharing basis, in hotels as indicated.
- All Entrance fees to the places mentioned in the Itinerary.
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- Activities as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled water through the safari
- Night Life experience i.e., Fueled Vehicle with driver
- 1 Gorilla Permit per Person
- 1 Chimpanzee Permit per person
- 1 Game drive
- 1 ticket for the boat ride on Kazinga Chanel
Trip Excludes
- Places and activities are mentioned as optional.
- International flights
- Personal Travel insurance
- Visa Fees
- Alcohol, soft drinks / Cigarettes
- Tips
- Souvenirs
- Drinks during nightlife
- Any other items of a personal nature.
