Wild summer & winter vacations on 5 days Uganda Gorilla trekking & primate species
Gorilla trekking & primate species overview
A combined vacation on 5 days Africa wildlife game drive safari/ tour in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth national park- at the foot hills of mountain Rwenzori along with the endangered mountain Gorilla trekking & primate species such as chimpanzees being found in Uganda’s tropical rain forests alone making this a very unique safari.
Gorilla trekking & primate species highlights
Arrival and departure: Kigali
Day 1- Arrival and drive to Bwindi or Mgahinga
Day 2- gorilla trekking and nature walks
Day 3- game drives & boat cruise
Day 4- chimpanzee tracking & Game drive
Day 5- city tour and departure
Detailed Gorilla trekking & primate species itinerary
You will arrive at Kigali international airport, you will be picked and driven to either Bwindi or Mgahinga national parks which are homes to 53% of the world’s population of mountain gorillas on the planet. You will have a rest the nature lodge and if time permits have a nature walk on some tracking routes of the park while having the best views and photography of the numerous birds, butterflies, monkeys, elephants, kobs, reptiles among others.
Accommodation: Buhoma lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 2 Bwindi & Ishasha sector
In the morning after breakfast, you will have a briefing on the gorilla behaviors, livelihoods and how to handle their reactions in your presence. The trek into the tropical montane forests will last between 45 minutes to 1 & 1/2 hour before meeting the gorilla family you are assigned to and you will be allowed to follow and spend an hour with that gorilla family. Finding mountain gorillas on a trek in Uganda has 99% chance backed up by the gorilla population in this region. After the trek, you will have an experience with the Batwa people who have for all their life time co-existed with the forest. Later on in the afternoon, you will set out to the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth national park best known for its tree climbing lions and one of the only 2 destinations in the world with lions have having this behavior. These along with many other wild game and glamour at some of the world’s most unique bird species as the park is the second best birding haven having more than 660 recorded bird species as their home. This game drive will conclude the day’s activities and rest to prepare for the next day’s activities.
Accommodation: Mweya safari lodge (or similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
On this day’s morning, you will head out to the Kazinga channel (a river connecting lakes Edward and George) for a morning boat cruise. At this experience you will have a glance at the world’s largest concentration of hippos which are numbered above 5,000 at the Kazinga channel, Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds and other land birds coming in to quench their thirst, elephants, lions and other land wild game like water bucks, giraffes, kobs, kudus among others also coming in onto the banks of the Kazinga channel to quench their thirst. After the boat cruise, you will embark on a game drive around this channel and beyond into the vast savannah grassland to enjoy more game viewing at more lion and elephant families, ostriches, cheetahs, leopards, raptors and vultures, reptiles, monkeys, wild dogs among other creatures, scenery views of the ice capped mountain Rwenzori and its slopes. On this day, you will also once again come across the 0° equator latitude landmark as it crosses through queen Elizabeth national game park.
Accommodation: Buffalo safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 4 Kalinzu central forest reserve
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will head Kalinzu at the forest headquarters for a briefing about the lives and behaviors of chimpanzees, and how to carry yourself while with them for their good ad your safety. The tracking experience will come along with scenes of many other primates like black and white colobus monkeys, baboons, white beard monkey, numerous bird species. later on after lunch, you will continue the day with a game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park while heading out to lake Bunyonyi.
Accommodation: Bird nest @ Bunyonyi resort (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 5 Kigali international airport
Early in the morning after your breakfast, you will spend some time at crater lake Bunyonyi (the deepest crater lake in Africa) that is in the same vicinity with the home of the mountain gorillas and have great sceneries of the volcanic mountains, tropical rain forests of the region, hundreds of bird species like the gray and golden crowned crane/ crested crane (the national emblem bird of Uganda), raptors, Albertine endemics, vultures, reptiles, monkeys, do some canoeing, wild game vies for animals like kobs, zebras among others. Lake Bunyonyi is also known for holding 29 islands some of which have human settlements and are accessible by canoes. After this marvelous experience, you will embark on your journey back to Kigali international airport for departure. The length of time spent at lake Bunyonyi will depend on the time of your departure flight.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Park entry fees
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Government taxes
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottled drinking water
- All activities indicated on the itinerary
Exclusions
- Visa fees & processing
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor
- Tipping & gratitude
- Accommodation after end of the trip
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map
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