5 days Gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park,
Depending on your location in Kampala on the first day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park, you will be picked up by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way you will have a stopover at the Equator where you will buy souvenirs and another stopover for en-route lunch where after you will continue the journey with spectacular views of the countryside, beautiful landscapes, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands, plantations among others. Upon arrival in Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Bakiga lodge-budget/ Ruhija gorilla mist camp-midrange
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park you will carry packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations of gorilla habituation. After the briefing you will start trekking in the jungle in search of the mountain gorillas and during trekking, you will have great views of other primates like l’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, plants, bird species among others. Once the gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hours with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos.
After the exciting moment with the mountain gorillas you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide to go for an optional cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the batwa people, learn about their culture, tradition, visit their homesteads, listen to their ancient stories, enjoy their traditional performances among others. After the cultural tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
On the third day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park which is the second largest protested area in Uganda. On the way, you will have a stopover in Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions and other animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs among others. You will also have en-route lunch and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park and upon arrival, you will check into the lodge, have dinner and overnight stay at Queen Elizabeth safari lodge-budget/ Elephant hab-midrange
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
On the fourth day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park, you will have an early breakfast and meet up with your driver guide to go for a game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you can look out for various animals like elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, buffaloes, giant forest hogs, bushbucks, warthogs, bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for lunch.
Boat cruise, after lunch you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water body that joins Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise you will be able to take beautiful pictures, enjoy spectacular views of the landscape, beautiful scenery, wildlife species like large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, elephants, buffaloes, antelopes along the water banks, aquatic birds among others. After the interesting boat cruise you will meet up with your guide and transfer to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
On the last day of the 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch and then proceed to Kampala and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at any place of convenience.
End of 5 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth national park.
includes
- Gorilla trekking permits @ $800 PP
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
- Full time English speaking driver guide
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala
- 4 WD safari van and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Excludes
- Air flight tickets and Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Lion tracking experience
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, tips among others.
