5-Day Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee 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

Travel seven hours by car from Kampala to Masaka to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Stop along the way for lunch in Mbarara and for photographs at the equator. You will then be taken to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park from Mbarara takes about three hours.

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:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive and launch cruise along kazinga channel

Take a game drive in the morning to the Kasenyi plains, the park's northern region, where you can look for lions and leopards. Expect to see large herds of elephants, buffalo, Uganda kobs, warthogs, Defassa waterbucks, bushbucks, and enormous forest hogs among other animals as you go down the Kasenyi paths. At 2:00 pm, go on a launch cruise around the Kazinga Channel after returning to the lodge for a hot lunch. Large herds of elephants, hippos, and several migratory and endemic birds will all be closer to you throughout the launch experience. Return to the lodge for dinner and rest at 6:00 p.m.

Main Destination:

Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Accommodation:

Elephant Hab Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Chimpanzee trekking at kyambura George and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable National park

After breakfast at 8:00am, pack some snacks and drinks like water. Go for chimpanzee trekking at kyambura George, you will be able to see other creatures like monkeys, check in at Bakiga lodge, Enjoy a hearty lunch at the Bakiga lodge at 1:00pm spend the evening doing a Batwa (Pygmie) community walk in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, have dinner at Bakiga lodge.

Main Destination:

Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Tracking Adventure

Get up early for breakfast, then walk a short distance from your resort to the park headquarters, where the park ranger will brief you before the 8:30 am start of the gorilla trek. Although monitoring gorillas is a demanding activity, it is considered the most gratifying wildlife encounter. Depending on how they roam through the bush, it can take anything from one to several hours to come across these apes.

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:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer back to Entebbe

Return to the airport in Kigali or Entebbe after breakfast. The travel from Bwindi to Entebbe takes almost eight hours, whereas the drive to Kigali International Airport takes four to five hours.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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