5 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking & Chimps Safari

DAY 1: Pick up from Kampala and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

On this day, you will be picked up by your safari guide around 7:00 from Kampala or 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 its 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. Afterwards, continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you can do an optional evening or night game drive.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation Option:

Standard: Bush Lodge.

Comfort: Kasenyi safari lodge.

 Luxury: Elephant Hub Lodge.

DAY 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

On this day, after breakfast, your guide will take you to track man’s closest cousins, the chimpanzees. This is an obviously amazing experience to mark off 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 the 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.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3: Morning Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Transfer to Bwindi Forest via Ishasha

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 cobs, 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.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation option:

Standard: Agandi Lodge

Comfort: Bakiga Lodge

Luxury: Kiho gorilla safari Lodge 

DAY 4: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

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 transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is known for its green and lush terraced hills and the 29 islands that you could admire all day check-in in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation option:

Standard: Bunyonyi Rock Resort.

Comfort: Birds nest

Luxury: Arcadia Cottages

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5: Transfer to Kampala

Today is the last day of your 5 days safari! After your relaxed breakfast, embark on your journey back to Kampala 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 Kampala or Entebbe.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch