Uganda Gorillas, Game and Great Lakes Safari
Private Touring
- Flexible Dates
- 24-Hour Local Assistance
- Flexible Itinerary
- Upgrade Accommodation
- Local Guide Service
- Modern Airconditioned Vehicle
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our guide, who will then take you to your hotel for your overnight stay in Kampala.
Hotel/Other Details: Protea Hotel Kampala Skyz - Standard Room
Meal Plan: No Meal
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will transfer to western Uganda to Queen Elizabeth National Park. En route, we stop at the Uganda Equator and Mbarara Igongo Centre for Lunch. After lunch, proceed to Queen Elizabeth, arriving early evening for check-in. Enjoy an evening game drive. Dinner at the lodge.
Hotel/Other Details: Mweya Safari Lodge - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast
06:00 Depart on an early game drive in the park with high expectations of seeing Lions, Hippos, buffalo, Leopards, Spotted Hyenas, Elephants, and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park.
Return to your lodge for breakfast and leisure time.
14:30 Depart on a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, a channel that connects Lake Edward to Lake George. Believed to be the largest Hippo concentration in Africa, this area is also great for bird watching and for seeing many other wildlife species as they come to drink water. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography.
Over 550 species have been spotted and recorded here, including Great White and Pink-Backed Pelicans, Great and Long-Tailed Cormorants, Open-Billed Stork, African Jacana, Malachite and Pied Kingfishers.
Return to the lodge for dinner.
Hotel/Other Details: Mweya Safari Lodge - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Breakfast at the lodge.
After breakfast, depart on a game drive in the morning as we drive through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth, the Ishasha Sector, which is famous for tree-climbing lions.
Lunch will be en route at one of the Lodges.
Later transfer to Bwindi for your overnight stay.
The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is where you have the best chance of spotting a mountain gorilla family. Once you collect your permit, you are led across the rugged terrain and through the awe-inspiring jungle to where the gorillas are located, and then you track them for a short time. Aside from the amazing gorilla interactions, there are numerous forest walks and 346 species of birds to track down.
This evening, you will relax at the lodge to prepare for tomorrow's tracking.
Hotel/Other Details: Four Gorillas Lodge - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Full Board
After an early breakfast, depart for the park headquarters and proceed for a briefing from park ranger guides at 07:30 before starting your Gorilla trek at 08:00 through steeply forested and beautiful landscape along several animal trails.
Waterproof ankle shoes are recommended, or good athletic shoes. Wear thick long pants (not lightweight khakis) to protect your legs from the underbrush. Bring heavy, long socks that can be pulled up over the pants to prevent any problems with stinging nettles and ants. Bring a pair of sturdy gardening gloves and protect your camera with a rain cover (a plastic bag or shower cap can work!).
No more than eight people may visit any gorilla family on any given day so you can be assured of an intimate experience with these impressive animals. Once you reach the gorillas, you have an unforgettable hour to spend with them.
After the trek, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
This afternoon, you will be taken on a village walk to Buhoma Village. This is a great opportunity to meet the people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It is also a unique way to support the local community.
Enjoy the evening to relax at the camp and trade stories with fellow adventurers.
Hotel/Other Details: Four Gorillas Lodge - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Full Board
Breakfast at the hotel.
After breakfast, depart for Lake Mburo National Park, having a game drive while entering the park, arriving in the early afternoon.
Lake Mburo is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains with big herds of zebra, impala, eland and other savannah species, plus the recently introduced Giraffes.
For birders, this is one of the best places to find African Finfoot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike, etc. Lunch will be at the lodge, and in the evening, you will take another Game drive to a different section of the park to look out for more wildlife.
Dinner at the lodge.
Hotel/Other Details: Kigarama Wilderness Lodge - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Full Board
06:30 Enjoy an early morning game drive where you will try to spot the likes of zebras, antelope, topi, buffalo, and impala.
Return to the lodge for breakfast.
Proceed to Entebbe, Via the Uganda Equator, for a short stop to take pictures.
Lunch and shop for crafts from a number of shops in this area.
Proceed to Entebbe after and check in at your hotel.
Hotel/Other Details: Admas Grand Hotel Entebbe - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Full Board
After an early breakfast by 07:30, transfer to Waterfront Entebbe with your driver (about 10 to 15 Minutes’ drive from the Hotel) to get on your motor speed boat to Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary for a Chimpanzee experience. The boat ride takes 45 minutes to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, located 23 km from Entebbe on the 2nd largest freshwater lake in the world.
View the serenity of over 130 islands, and each has its own history.
You will view the feeding of the 49 chimpanzees at a very close distance on a raised platform along the edge of the sanctuary fence or water edge
At 12:15, you will embark on your boat back to Entebbe, where your driver will be waiting for you to transfer you for lunch in Entebbe Town at around 13:00
After lunch, transfer to visit the nearby Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe.
16:30 transfer to the waterfront to take a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria. Enjoy the unique view of fishermen casting their nets, fishing villages as they wind down the day and of course, the golden circular sight of nature’s eye going to sleep. The thrill comes from knowing that you are crossing the globe from the southern to the northern hemisphere on the equator as you sip on cold drinks.
Later, return to the mainland and your guide will be waiting for you to transfer back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Hotel/Other Details: Admas Grand Hotel Entebbe - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Full Board
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Entebbe Airport for your outbound flight.
End of services.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Inclusions
• All Services as specified in the itinerary
• All private transfers
• Accommodation and meals as detailed in the itinerary, based on double/Twin sharing & Single
• Private 4x4 safari Land Cruiser Jeep with pop-up roof for Game Viewing & Fuel for the whole trip (Maximum 6 per Land Cruiser)
• 1 Gorilla permit per person for Bwindi
• Services of an English-speaking driver/guide
• All park entry fees for all the parks
• Bwindi Community Visit
• Entrance to all sites indicated
• Game drive in Queen Elizabeth, Ishasha & Lake Mburo NP
• Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel Queen Elizabeth
• Sunset Boat cruiser on Lake Victoria
• UWEC Behind the scenes excursions
• Entry fees to UWEC (Uganda Wildlife Educational Centre, Entebbe)
• Return Speed Boat to and from the Ngamba Chimpanzee Island
• Entry fees to the Island, including feeding and viewing Chimpanzees.
• Lunch in Entebbe Town
• Drinking Water per day
• All local taxes and levies
• Amref Evacuation Insurance Cover
Exclusions
• Personal expenses & Tips.
• Meals and drinks where they are not indicated.
• Air tickets, both domestic and International.
• Visas.
• Personal Insurance.
• Alcoholic beverages and others not mentioned above.
• Optional Activities.
Notes
PLEASE TAKE NOTE
All quotes are subject to availability and change due to airfare increases, hotel rate increases, currency exchange fluctuations and any other unforeseen circumstances, all without prior notice.
Itinerary and journey times are close approximations and are subject to change without prior notice.
Light Aircraft Flights:
- Baggage allowance is normally restricted between 15kg and 30 kg (depending on country, aviation supplier and seat class chosen) per passenger, inclusive of hand luggage in soft bags. Excess baggage will be charged at prevailing rates and only carried subject to space availability.
- Timings in remote areas such as national parks may vary from day to day. Clients must ask their tour guide or lodge manager to reconfirm flights 24 hours before departure. This reconfirmation process will give the departure and arrival details for the flight(s) the following day and will save unnecessary waiting time and discomfort. Charter companies reserve the right to change departure times or carrier when so required for operational, weather or safety reasons.
- Passenger weight limits apply for light aircraft flights, and additional seats may be required if exceeding the weight limit. However, please let us know in advance if this is likely to apply so we can do whatever is possible to minimise the likelihood of this becoming an issue.
Rates mentioned are “starting from” rates and may change based on the actual travel dates and on increases in fuel rates, entrance fees, and restaurant meal costs.
