7Days/6Nights Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Game Safari

Day 1: Transfer Day 1: Airport pick up from Entebbe—1650$ Per Person

You will be picked up from the airport to Kampala city where Cassia lodge is found. You have a rest either on swimming pool or in your room. If there is time you will have evening walk to a nearby market (Ggaba) which is located on the shores of Lake Victoria. Then back to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Main destination: Kampala
• Accommodation: Cassia Lodge Mid-range lodge located in or near Kampala
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

Day 2: Drive to Queen Elizabeth

Meet and greet with our local guide over breakfast and then after drive heading to southwestern Uganda. En route, there is a local community popular for making local drums and crafts and a fruit market. Stopover, admire and buy yourself souvenirs. Proceed to the Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa – the pathway of the sun and take photographs.
Pass by mountains, tropical rainforest and bamboo forest during the nine-hour journey.

As we enter the park, we do a game drive in search of the wild game. We continue and drive to the northern circuit which is the area near the main road known for its tree climbing lions. We look particularly at the many fig trees where lions like to stay. But we also visit the Uganda kob mating ground which is their preferred hunting area.

• Main destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Accommodation: Bush lodge Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Day 3: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth

We set out early in the morning for a game drive in the northern part of the park on the Kasenyi Track in search of lions, elephants, solitary buffaloes. This is the best time for opportunities of viewing the cats in action owing to the vast population of Uganda Kobs. We have an excellent chance to view just about every animal here at very close range. In the afternoon we will go for a launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. This gives you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray at a mere foot away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. BOAT RIDE: -The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others.

• Main destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Accommodation: Bush lodge Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Day 4: Drive to Bwindi impenetrable National Park via Ishasha

After breakfast we drive through stunning savannah grasslands as we head to the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Ishasha for climbing lions and much more remote and less-traveled part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, but one which has a sense of exclusivity and remoteness. The game densities here are high, and this region has reported some of the largest herds of Elephant anywhere in Uganda, as it is their main migration corridor between Uganda and the DRC.

• Main destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Buhoma Haven
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Day 5: Gorilla Trekking

Today enjoy gorilla tracking in Bwindi. After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing before enjoying the highlight of the trip- Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek the gorillas through the rainforest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walking can sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres from the gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes. Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It’s difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up to 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. A good physical condition is recommended.

• Main destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Buhoma Havens Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Day 6: Transfer to Mburo National Park

After breakfast you will be transferred to Lake Mburo National Park pass through breathtaking scenery and delightfully rolling plantations, some of the best in Uganda. and long horned cattle on the way arriving in the park during lunch time, check in your lodge and have lunch.

After lunch you will have a boat ride.

Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park

Accommodation: Mburo Arcadia lodge

Day 7: Drive back to Entebbe airport

Breakfast check out of lodge and head for game drive, then to Kampala. This route travels Depending on how much time we have on us we can tour around Kampala’s crafts and souvenirs markets. Free airport transfer.

Price for this 7-days safari (net, 2018-2019):

Included in the price: 

• • Ground transport per private 4WD safari vehicle –Minivan.

• English speaking driver/guide 

• Gorilla permit (USD $600 per person)
• Accommodation in places mentioned in the itinerary, based on a twin/double room 
• Meals as described in the program (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
• Bottled mineral water throughout the safari 
• Entrance fees and ranger fees for national parks 
• Activities as described

Exclusions: 

• International flight 
• Visa for Uganda (USD $50, available upon arrival, single entry)
• Accommodation on the last day 
• Meals and drinks not mentioned above