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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

Travel to Bwindi

Travel to Bwindi

The journey starts at 7:30 a.m from the pick up point, then breakfast and bathroom break at Shell Kayabwe for 25 minutes. We then make a stop over at the Equator land mark for an experience of the earth rotation on the axis. We then make a stop over to in Biharwe for a little hike to the Eclipse monument then have Lunch at Igongo cultural Centre for an hour. We drive to Kabale and have an aerial view of Lake Bunyonyi at the site seeing view point for 15 minutes. We then proceed to Kisoro but before reaching there we make a stopover at Mt. Muhavura volcanoes view point for 15 Minutes. We then travel to Rushaga in Bwindi where you spend a night at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge.

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:
Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Trekk Gorillas

Trekk Gorillas

This is a day's activity. Breakfast is served by 7:00 a.m. We advise one carries packed lunch in form of a snack and enough litres of water like 1.5 litres.

We then head to the National Park gate for registration and briefing. After registration and briefing one will be assigned a group for trekking with a guide and rangers. Then trekking starts for the gorillas this takes 30 mins - 2 hours depending to the location of the gorillas. You are then given an hour to view the gorillas and then asked to return to the briefing point where you will be awarded a trekking certificate from Uganda Wildlife Authority.

We then move to Kisoro to Ichumbi Lodge.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
  • Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Local Coffee Experience and Nature Walk

Local Coffee Experience and Nature Walk

Breakfast will be served at 8:30 am, complimentary offer for the swimming pool and health club you can choice what you want to do. Then at 11:00 am we head for our local coffee experience where you will learn coffee processing from the gardening, post harvest handing, value addition and cup tasting. You will be then given a souvenir of our local organic coffee to take back home. We then travel back to the hotel.

Later in the evening we then head for a nature walk to Karunga view point for a magical sunset view of the Virunga ranges and Lake Mutanda from an aerial view. This is a mock hike for the next days hike experience of the choice of your volcanoes. We then head to the hotel for dinner.

Main Destination:
Kisoro (Town)
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Hike Volcanoes

Hike Volcanoes

Breakfast will be served at 6:00 am. We then set off to Mgahinga National Park to the gate of the preferred hike at 6:30 am. Its a one hour drive from the Kisoro town. Briefing is done at 7:30 am then the hike starts at 8:00 am. Remember to carry the following a packed lunch, a lot of water, rain jacket with you. The hike takes like 8 hours. After the hike we return to the hotel for a steam or sauna to relax then have dinner.

Main Destination:
Mount Sabinyo
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Travel to Lake Bunyonyi

Travel to Lake Bunyonyi

Breakfast will be served by 7:30 am then we set off at 8:00 am for Lake Bunyonyi. We then check in the hotel and after lunch for a boat tour on Lake Bunyonyi there we shall visit the famous punishment Island and see also a wide range of birds too on the highland. We then return to the hotel you will be free to swim in the lake which is bilharzia free.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Travel Back

Travel Back

Breakfast will be served at 7:00 am. We then set off for Entebbe at 7:30 am.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Santaviva , not SafariBookings.
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  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.
  • This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Santaviva .