Itinerary Type - Gorilla Trekking
Destination - Uganda
Itinerary Summary
Your gorilla trip and adventure is the ultimate African holiday. The tour reveals the true Uganda expedition
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Day 1: Entebbe
On arrival at Entebbe Airport you will be transferred to the Lake Victoria Hotel, where you will spend the night on a bed & breakfast basis. Depending on the time of your arrival, spend the afternoon on the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary excursion, although this could also be done at the end of the tour. The island is home to orphaned and rescued chimps and there are excellent photographic opportunities here
Meals : BB
Accommodation : Windsor Lake Victoria hotel
Day 2: Lake Mburo
After breakfast you epart Entebbe and drive to Lake Mburo. There will be a chance to stop for photo's at the Equator before arriving at the lodge before lunch. You have an afternoon game drive and walk before staying overnight at the Lake Mburo Tented Camp on a full board basis.
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Gorilla Forest Camp
Days 3/4: Bwindi National Park/Volcanoes National Park
Drive to Bwindi National Park or the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda - depending on where we are able to obtain gorilla permits. The following morning you are joined by the experienced trackers and guides for your gorilla track into the forest to visit one of the habituated groups.
This excursion can sometimes be quite strenuous depending how far the gorillas are located from camp. On both nights you will stay on a full board basis at either our Gorilla Forest Camp or the Buhoma Guest Lodge, both close to Bwindi Park HQ. If gorilla tracking takes place in Rwanda, you will stay in accommodation close to the town of Rhungeri
Meals : FB
Day 5: Bwindi or PNV
Before leaving gorilla territory, you will have the option to take a 2nd gorilla track or a forest walk before driving to Kabale for an overnight stay at a hotel or - time permitting - on the banks of picturesque Lake Bunyoni in a tented camp
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Mweya Lodge
Days 6/7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast you’ll be driven to the Queen Elizabeth National Park in time for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, where there is ample opportunity to view thousands of hippo and crocodile.
2 nights are spent at the excellently positioned Mweya Lodge overlooking Lake Edward, where hippo graze on the lawns at night. On the 2nd day we take a game drive through the park and there is the option to go chimpanzee tracking in the Chamburu Gorge.
Meals : FB
Days 8: Entebbe
Spend the day travellling back to Entebbe via the markets in Kampala. There will also be a chance to stop for a photograph at the Equator crossing. Spend the night at the Lake Victoria Hotel, where the tour ends the following morning.
Meals : FB |