5-Day Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi &Chimps Trekking Safari

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

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

On this day, you will be picked by your safari guide by around 7:00 am from Entebbe and start your journey towards the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park occupies an area of about 1978 sq km and its location ensures a magnificent view of the Rift Valley floor that covers Lake Edward and Lake George. The park is appreciated for the highest biodiversity ratings which makes it incomparable to other national parks in the world. It is well known to be home to about 95 mammal species and 612 species of birds. You will briefly have a stopover in Mbarara Town for lunch. Afterward, continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you can do an optional evening or night game drive.

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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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Elephant Hab Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee trekking and afternoon boat cruise

After breakfast, your guide will take you to track man’s closest cousins the chimpanzees. This is an obviously amazing experience to mark done on your bucket list. After chimpanzee tracking later in the day transfer to your lodge for relaxation as you enjoy the scenic landscape views. After lunch, you will embark on an amazing launch cruise on Kazinga Channel where you will have an exciting and memorable adventure. This water sail provides a magnificent platform for photographing and 360 degrees of game viewing. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the hotel for your dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Elephant Hab Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest

After an early breakfast, your driver will take you for the morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is an amazing experience with a great opportunity of spotting a wide range of wildlife such as cape buffalo, Uganda Kobs, African elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, waterbucks, warthogs, and antelopes. After the successful game-viewing adventure, you will transfer to the lodge for lunch and then kick start your journey to the famous Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park is famous for its endangered mountain gorillas. The drive to the park is incredibly scenic, going through the remote and the hilly plains covered by lush green. Upon arrival at Bwindi, it is visible that the park has the most appreciative ecosystems in Africa and the diversity of the wildlife species is also portrayed on sight. The park is home to about 120 species of mammals and 348 species of birds. Later on, you will check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Gorilla Mist Camp

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking

After your morning breakfast, along with your picnic lunch, you will report to the park offices for clarifications by 7:00 am. Here you will have a briefing conducted by Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides. You will then face the rainforest to trek into the bumpy bushes in search of the endangered mountain gorillas. There is a possibility of seeing other species like birds, monkeys, chimpanzees, among others. The trek is likely to take about 2-6 hours. It is really an exciting experience watching the gorillas in the jungle. You’ll enjoy every moment of being with these fabulous primates. You will be given 1 hour of time with them in the jungle observing them, learning their behaviors, and photographing. After Gorilla trekking you will be taken to the lodge for relaxation.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Gorilla Mist Camp

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Entebbe

Today is the last day of your 5 days safari! After your relaxed breakfast, embark on your journey back to Entebbe as you go through beautiful sceneries along the way. You will have lunch en-route at Mbarara Town and thereafter continue for another stopover at the equator for the experimental moments. And proceed with your journey and your safari guide will drop you at your point of call in Entebbe.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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