Buyaga Safaris

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$2,640 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

In the morning, you will be picked up from Kampala at around 7:00 am and proceed to the southwestern part of the country. We stop at the equator for photos of this landmark and then continue to Mbarara. We break for lunch at Agip Motel then proceed to Bwindi National Park, the home of mountain gorillas. It is estimated to harbor half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas. The drive is long but enjoyable. Proceed south to Bwindi forest, viewing the terraced hills of the Kigezi Highlands (formerly known as "Switzerland of Africa").

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Gorilla trekking experience and community tour

Gorilla trekking experience and community tour

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest is the major highlight of the visit Uganda safaris tour. You will set off early with guides after breakfast at 7:00 am to track the Uganda gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will wipe out the difficulties of the potentially laborious trek. Come in jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Use the time to watch the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy to the extremes when adults are feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters play and swing from vines in a pleasantly good-humored show. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swaddle of dense rainforest, so ancient that survived the last ice age. After the trek, go back to the lodge for relaxation and later visit the community. You will stay overnight at Bakiga Lodge.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

After an early breakfast, head for Ishasha which is the Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will go on a game drive in search of the tree-climbing lions. Queen Elizabeth National Park borders Lake George and Lake Edward, as well as the Kazinga Channel in the western area of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. This adventurous journey will provide you with an opportunity to encounter some bird species like the nightjar, red-throated alethe, African green broadbill, red-faced woodland warbler, handsome francolin, short-tailed warbler, collared apalis, mountain-masked apalis, Archer’s robin-chat, dwarf honeyguide, Grauer’s warbler, dusky crimson wing, purple-breasted sunbird, regal sunbird, Shelley’s crimson wing, strip-breasted tit, blue-headed sunbird, Rwenzori turaco, Kivu ground thrush, yellow-eyed black flycatcher and the strange weaver.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Aardvark Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Early morning game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga channel

Early morning game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga channel

Early in the morning after your cup of tea or coffee, you set off for a game drive in the park in search of more animals. Animals you can expect to see include predators like lion and leopard, and other species like buffalo, herds of Uganda kob, topi, waterbuck, and warthog. The park is also home to over 500 bird species, making it a mecca for bird watchers. They include the black bee-eater, 11 different species of kingfisher, and several falcons, eagles, and other raptors. In the afternoon, you depart for a boat ride on the channel that joins Lake Edward and Lake George. Here you will be able to see animals that come to drink water and other water species like schools of hippos and crocodiles.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Aardvark Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Transfer to Kibale national forest

Transfer to Kibale national forest

Have breakfast and drive to Kibale forest for chimps trek. You will reach in the afternoon, have lunch and later go swamp walk and community tour. There are many activities to be done especially experiencing the local dances, weaving, coffee making, cooking the local food and including visiting the banana man and learn how to make gin(alcohol) out of bananas.
Return to the lodge dinner and an overnight at Kibale forest lodge.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe

Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe

Take your breakfast and drive into Kibale Forest National Park to hike. A guide will enlighten you on the primates you are to see as well as the forest plants and animals. This morning hike will expose your eyes to chimpanzees, phoestes, red-colobuses and red-tailed and grey cheeked Manga-beys. After the trek, drive to Kampala or Entebbe where you will be expected to reach late evening. Check into your lodge or drive directly to the airport. End of the safari.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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