- No. Of Days :
5 Days - Journey Type :
Private Safaris - Start Point :
Kampala - End Point :
Kampala
Description
This package takes you to the famous national parks of Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, that are in position of offering you magnificent view of Rift valley floor that occupies the Lake Edward, Lake George and Kyambura gorge. Queen Elizabeth national park itself has over 95 mammal species and 610 bird species. Trekking Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is just magical, memorable and ranks among the absolute highlights of African travel.
Price :$2530
Price Includes
- A professional driver/guide
- Park fees
- Gorilla permits
- Game Drives
- All transportation
- All Meals
- Drinking Water
Price Excludes
- Items that are not covered in the cost of tour price.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Hoping your flight is scheduled for an early landing, Our safari guide will pick you from Entebbe International Airport or Your Hotel in Kampala and you drive to Queen Elizabeth National park through the beautiful green landscape, forests and tea plantations. Stopover in Fort portal town for the African traditional lunch en -route and check in to your accommodation in the evening. Expect to see games before reaching at the lodge like buffaloes, elephants and antelopes. The drive as well offers an opportunity to view the foot hills of the Rwenzori mountains.
Day 2 - Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat trip
The day will begin with an early morning breakfast, take pleasure in the morning safari before sunrise which takes you towards the northern side of the park in search for elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, leopards, warthogs and savannah bird species like Eagles, Falcons kites among others. After your amazing safaris drive to the lodge, relax at the pool side have lunch and embark on afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga channel where you are most likely to encounter the families of elephants, buffaloes, pods of hippos, crocodiles and many water bird species in congregations cooling off and which give an opportunity to take amazing pictures. Go for an optional sunset drive with a bottle of beer or Ugandan Gin and tonic with salty snacks or drive back to the lodge and relax.
Day 3 - Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early breakfast drive to Bwindi through Ishasha sector in search for tree climbing lions, go for Savannah packed lunch at Ishasha river. While enjoying the lunch you will be viewing hundreds of hippos playing and chilling in the river, en route to Bwindi and check in the evening.
Day 4 - Gorilla Trekking and optional Community Walk
Wake up early in the morning for a cup of coffee and full breakfast, drive to the park office for briefing and grouping then start your amazing experience by tracking the mountain gorillas through the richest ecosystem in Africa. The park provides the habitat of over 100 species of mammals, over 300 species of birds,200 species of butteries and many different bird species. The trek may take 4-5 hours depending on where you find gorillas, once you allocate the mountain gorillas, the one hour you spend with gorillas is the life time experience. Later in the afternoon go for an optional Community walk to experience the livelihood of the indigenous people in this area or else relax at the lodge
Day 5 - Transfer to Entebbe International Airport or Kampala Hotel
Have a relax breakfast at the lodge terrace while viewing the beautiful scenery and hills as you preparing for return journey to Kampala. You will take a break for lunch in Mbarara town, proceed through ranches of the famous long horned cattle to the Uganda equator line for the quick stretch, photos and souvenir shopping en route to Entebbe town to your day room refresh yourself, take evening coffee or dinner then drive to the airport to check in before 2 hours of your international flight and say bye to the pearl of Africa.
