Banywani Safaris Uganda

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

Day 1

Travel to Lake Mburo National Park known as the whispers of the wild for game drive and boat cruise

Travel to Lake Mburo National Park known as the whispers of the wild for game drive and boat cruise

After your early morning breakfast meet your professional driver guide for briefing about your safari which is to take 3 to 4hrs and, we start our drive through the Kampala-Masaka high way. We shall have a stopover at the Uganda Equator at Kayabwe for some minutes photo shootings and experiment, have some coffee/tea, smoke a cigarettes' if you do, stretch your muscles and then continue with your drive. At this place, you will realize change in the vegetation and landscape as you cross from the flat and dry atmosphere of the Central-Buganda region to the Western-Ankole region which becomes hilly and greener.

Check into Lake Mburo National Park, you will definitely start spotting lots of Animals like zebras, Topis, giraffe, buffalo, Uganda cobs, warthogs hippos the later drive to your lodge for lunch and afternoon relaxation by the swimming pool with an Ice Cold beer. If you feel you are not too tired, you can have an afternoon Safari or even keep swimming.
Overnight: Rwakobo rock lodge.

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
GiraffeOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionRare
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to queen Elizabeth National park the maidly of wonders known as the home for the big fours

Transfer to queen Elizabeth National park the maidly of wonders known as the home for the big fours

After our early morning breakfast, you go for the morning game drive or a nature walk that will take about 2 to 3hrs expecting to see the giant eland, zebras, Topis impala cape buffalo, giraffe and lots bird species You will take the trails to the top of the hills and see lake mburo and beyond. From this point, you will have a great view of nine of the twelve lake surrounding lake Mburo national park then you will transfer to queen Elizabeth national park a maidly of wonders and a home for the big four. Queen Elizabeth national park is also known as a site for the tree climbing lions this journey takes 2 to 3hrs while driving through Mbarara city where they will a stop over for lunch after your continue your journey through Ishaka via the tea plantations connecting to Kyambura gorge then later check in to your lodge Elephant hab overlooking the green vegetation of queen Elizabeth national park. On this day, you will only have time to rest in your lodge have dinner rest for another day.

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:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi National Park via ishasha sector for tree climbing lions

Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi National Park via ishasha sector for tree climbing lions

After having your early morning breakfast, drive to kasenyi plains one the best arears for wildlife viewing in the entire national park. This vast open savannah is home to an array of wildlife including heards of Uganda cob, Buffalos, warthog and the occasional majestic African elephant roaming through the grassland. The early morning hours are particularly for game viewing, since wild animals are more active during the cool hours of the day. If your lucky, you may sport one the pride of lions that call this arear home lying as they wait for prey or lasely basking in the morning sun after a successful Set off with your parked lunch or you will have lunch in ishasha while searching or sighting the tree climbing lions, the chance of sporting these lions is about 75% and some times its hard to sport them since nature is unpredictable. Other wildlife. Finally continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the following day’s gorilla tracking adventure.
Accommodation havens lodge buhoma.

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

Accommodation:
Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Gorilla Tracking Experience in bwindi forest National park and Transfers to Bunyonyi for relaxation

Gorilla Tracking Experience in bwindi forest National park and Transfers to Bunyonyi for relaxation

We take our morning breakfast and report to the park headquarters by 7:30 am for a brief highlights about gorilla tracking etiquette. After the brief gorilla tracking highlights at the park entrance and at the same time the starting point for gorilla tracking. We shall be penetrating through the Impenetrable Forest to look for these gentle giant gorillas under the guidance of a knowledgeable guide.

Time taken doing gorilla tracking, highly depends on how fast we shall locate a gorilla community. It can take us few minutes or even an entire day trying to spot them. We shall then return from this thrilling but highly tiresome adventure to a relaxation back to you hotel for lunch and after lunch check out and transfer to lake Bunyonyi. lake bunyonyi by lush green terraced hills that reach 2200 -2478ms and it has 29 island of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that makes it magical, you could them all the day. It is also the second deepest lake in Africa. Night at lodge.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
BirdNest Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Early morning, breakfast and travel back to Kampala/Entebbe international air port or to your Hotel

Early morning, breakfast and travel back to Kampala/Entebbe international air port or to your Hotel

After the morning breakfast, we shall have a smooth canoe-ride on Lake Bunyonyi this gives a great glimpse of the 29 islands and many hills surrounding the Lake before driving back to Kampala, as we shall make a stopover for our lunch in Mbarara town and finally head back to Kampala and cross the equator, you may have time to take photos, buy a few souvenirs from the craft hops, then continue to kampala city

If your traveling during the night, you can do a city tours and the following are the sites to be visited; kabaka's palace at Bulange mengo and former Amin torture chambers.
Uganda museum ang get know about the history of Uganda and her culture then proceed to the Uganda independence monument and the city guide will give you the information on how and when Uganda got its independence then proceed and visit the Uganda Martyrs namugongo shrine.
Then drive to Entebbe Airport for your continuing journey.
End of the 5 Days Gorilla tracking tour, Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth safaris.

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)

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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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