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Arrival
Day 1
Pick up and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Pick up and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Pickup by the company driver guide at the hotel after breakfast and brief you about the 8 days gorillas and game safari and drive through Kampala to lake Mburo national park, stopover at the equator for photography and experiments, proceed to the Park for lunch and an afternoon boat cruise. Expect to see buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and water bird species including the rare African fin foot. Return to the lodge with an evening game drive through the park with a chance to see a dazzle of Zebras, Giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, impalas, elands and so much more.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mihingo Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After an early morning breakfast, drive through the park exiting back to the road and drive to south western Uganda. The drive is more scenic through farms, green plantation and rolling terraced green gardens up to Bwindi National Park. You will reach in the evening and check in at the lodge, relax preparing for yet another thrilling experience the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Four Gorillas Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Gorilla trekking & Community walk
Gorilla trekking & Community walk
Have early breakfast at 6:30 am and transfer to the park headquarters with packed lunch where you will be briefed about your expectations, dos and don’ts and by 8:00 am you will be led in the forest in the company of the park rangers. Remember to carry your packed lunch and have enough drinking as well you may consider having a walking stick or hire a potter in case you have a slight heavy back pack.
While trekking, be vigilant to spot other forest habitants such as forest elephants, birds. Trekking may take long than expected from 2-6 hours depending on how far the gorillas have moved and the moment you find them utilize the hour one given to take photographs. Return to the lodge after, refresh and in the evening, you will visit the Batwa. The Batwa live in the community outside the park, they are the first forest people who lived in the forest before eviction and gorilla tourism began. You will learn about their lifestyle, through exhibitions, storytelling and traditional dances.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Four Gorillas Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth via the Ishasha sector
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth via the Ishasha sector
Have breakfast at your own pace, after transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park through Ishasha southern sector of the park. Ishasha sector is known for the adaptive behavior of the lions climbing up into the trees. Besides the tree climbing lions the sector has wildlife species such as elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks and many others. When you arrive have lunch at the lodge and go for a late afternoon game drive where you will be able to see most of the mammal species and several birds. Have dinner and an Overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game drive & launch cruise at Kazinga Channel
Game drive & launch cruise at Kazinga Channel
After an early breakfast, at 6 am and go for an early morning game drive to the open savannah kasenyi track in the Northern sector of the park. Kasenyi is known for its large concentration of big cats, lions, leopards, antelopes, elands, impalas, Defassa, bushbuck. With luck you will be able to spot all of them, return to the lodge for late breakfast, refresh and have lunch, and later to afternoon boat cruise at Kazinga channel where two lakes meet.
Kazinga channel has a large concentration of crocodiles, hippos, elephants at the bank of the lake. It is also an inhabitant of various bird such as pink-backed pelicans, malachite kingfishers, African fish eagle among others. Basically, cruising on the Kazinga is one of the most eye-catching activities in the park. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning crater lake drive & transfer to Kibale Forest national park
Morning crater lake drive & transfer to Kibale Forest national park
After an early breakfast embark on a morning game drive and crater lake drive. Queen Elizabeth national park has a quite number of enormous crater lakes with an eye-catching view good for photography. Have lunch at the lodge and exit the park to Kibale forest national park which is home to Chimpanzees, it is a 3–4-hour scenic drive seeing Rwenzori Mountain ranges and Tea plantation. You will reach the park in the evening check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Chimpanzee tracking & Bigodi wetland walk
Chimpanzee tracking & Bigodi wetland walk
After morning breakfast, drive to the park quarters for briefing, remember to carry enough drinking water and packed lunch. After briefing, embark on trekking through the forest at around 8:00am in the company of park rangers. Along you will be able to spot other primates such as grey checked Mangabeys, L’hoest monkeys, bush babies, among others; you will also spot several birds. After trekking, return and have lunch at the lodge and go for a walk in the Bigodi wetland in the afternoon. You will meet different people that stay there also will see different birds like the Great Blue Turaco and more primates like the bush pigs, otters, baboons among others.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Drive back to Entebbe to End the luxury safari
Drive back to Entebbe to End the luxury safari
After breakfast leaves the park and drive back to Kampala via Mubende, where you will be in line to see beautiful scenic views found in this area. You will have en-route lunch in Mubende or in the heart of Kampala City and thereafter continue to Kampala reaching in the evening. Drop off at the hotel or airport for departure. The End of 8 Days Uganda Gorillas Luxury Safari.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
