4-Day Uganda Holiday Including Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Forest -

4-Day Uganda Holiday Including Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Forest

4 Days

Overview

A safari in Uganda offers explorers the potential chance to find a place that is known for unblemished regular magnificence. Portrayed as “the Pearl of Africa” by Winston Churchill, Uganda offers a portion of Africa’s best topographical and regular magnificence, making it a vacationer safe house. Home to the best centralization of primates on earth (counting around 50% of the world’s mountain gorilla populace), the wellspring of the powerful River Nile and wonderful the entire year snow-covered tops on Rwenzori Mountain, Uganda is an undertaking aficionados’ heaven. Bird-watchers and big 5 animal lovers alike concur, this nation is a genuine African diamond ready to be found.

Trip Highlights

savannah animals view, like Impalas, Buffaloes and Antelopes
Gorilla tracking
Relaxation at Lake Bunyonyi
Equator photography

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 :

Arrive Entebbe Airport (before 1400hrs). Transfer to Lake Mburo NP.

We hope your flight is scheduled to arrive at Entebbe Airport before 14:00. Once you arrive, you will be warmly welcomed by an English-speaking Professional Tour Driver-guide who will welcome you to the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will be driven to Lake Mburo National Park. Depending on your arrival time, you will arrive in Mburo between early afternoon and late evening. #Optional (at an additional cost): If you arrived early and are interested, you may go on a breathtaking night game drive.

Accommodation: (Eagles’ Nest-Budget Level) | Meals: Dinner | Drive time: Approx. 4 hours.

Day 2 :

Morning game drive and then, transfer to accommodation in Bwindi.

Enjoy your breakfast as early as possible then proceed for an exciting morning game drive in the park. Expect to see large herds of eland antelope, zebras, topis, impalas, buffaloes, and other savannah animals. Alternatively, you can opt for an armed ranger-guided morning bush/park walk (at an additional cost of USD 30 per person). You will return to your accommodation, check out, and then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Bwindi is a large mountain gorilla habitat in Uganda (home to over 300 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population), with several habituated groups that can be trekked. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check in your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the next morning.

Accommodation: (Broadbill Forest Camp-Budget Level) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Drive time: Approx. 4-5 hours.

Day 3 :

Gorilla trekking Bwindi Forest and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation.

After breakfast, proceed to the rangers’ post. You will be briefed (by a ranger guide) on the dos and don’ts. Following that, you will enter the Bwindi Forest to begin your adventure. This rain forest is breathtakingly beautiful! The area has a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is extremely dense, but it is crisscrossed by numerous animal trails that allow tourists access. The time and terrain vary according to the movements of these great primates. You will be allowed an hour in the presence of a gorilla group once you have located one. Spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is an unforgettable experience. Return to your lodging, check out, and take a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is surrounded by lush, green-terraced hills that rise to a height of (2,200 – 2,478m), but it’s the 29 islands of varying shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical — you could spend all day admiring them.

Accommodation: (Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort-Budget Level) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Drive Time: Approx.2-3 hours.

Day 4 :

Depart Bunyonyi and return to Entebbe to catch flight out (18:00 onward).

After a leisurely breakfast at the accommodation with a spectacular view of the Bunyonyi little islands directly in front of you, depart for your return journey to Entebbe Airport. Expect an en route lunch and a stop at the Uganda Equator line mark in Kayabwe for some memorable photos and possibly buying some interesting art pieces. Continue your journey, arriving late afternoon/evening for drop-off at the airport to catch your flight back home!

Accommodation: Recommended on request | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch | Drive Time: Approx. 8 hours.