Gorilla Tour Uganda, Rwanda 7 days
Itinerary at glance
Day 1: Entebbe International Airport transfer to Kampala
On arrival at Entebbe International airport, you will meet our company representative to transfer you to your Hotel to check in. Depending on the time of arrival you will go for a city tour to check out places like, the Uganda museum, Kasubi Tombs, Namugongo Uganda Martyrs shrine and the Bahai temple. Dinner and a night full Bed and breakfast.
Luxury type: Sheraton Hotel, Serena Hotel
Mid range type: Hotel Africana
Budget type: Holiday Express Hotel
Day 2 :From Kampala – Bwindi Forest National Park
Rise for breakfast, drive west to Bwindi through Maramagambo and Ishasha following the mystical Rwenzori Mountains for most of the journey. Look out for game enroute through the Ishasha sector expect to see animals like buffaloes, antelopes, elephants, Kobs and many more. You will reach in the late afternoon to have a rest at you hotel of choice, dinner, overnight full board.
Luxury type: Buhoma lodge / Gorilla Forest Camp / Volcanoes Camp
Mid range type: Egagi Lodge / Kitandarara Camp
Budget type: Buhoma community bandas
Day 3 : Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest National park:
Have breakfast,proceed to the park headquarters for briefing before embarking on Gorilla tracking. Bwindi is a stunning forest that offers dramatic, heavily forested and dense landscape crossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access for tourists. While tracking gorillas look out for animals the rare golden monkey, like buffalo, leopards, elephants, bushbucks, black-fronted duikers, and giant forest hogs. The activity of tracking gorillas is strenuous but observing and spending time with the gorillas is an unusual and inspiring adventure. They are shy and peaceful- an experience that is unforgettable. Dinner and overnight full board.
Luxury type: Buhoma lodge / Gorilla Forest Camp / Volcanoes Camp
Mid range type: Egagi Lodge / Kitandarara Camp
Budget type: Buhoma community bandas
Day 4: Bwindi National Park – Rwanda Gorilla Park
After breakfast, proceed to Rwanda via Kisoro and cross the Border to Ruhengeri.Dinner and overnight full board.
Luxury type: Virunga Lodge / Sabiny lodge
Mid range type: Mountain Gorilla view Lodge
Budget type: Kinigi Guest House
Day 5 : Gorilla tracking in Parc de volcanoes
Go for briefing at Ruhengeri Park headquarters in Parc de volcanoes. You will then begin tracking the Gorillas at 9:00am .The time you will spend tracking these peaceful apes will depend on their movement. After tracking these humble giants drive back to Uganda to stop in Kibale for dinner and overnight in White Horse Inn on full board.
Day 6: From Kabale – Lake Mburo National Park
Drive off to Lake Mburo for a game drive along the lake shore track, through the “Kigambara Loop” that offers interesting guided lakeside walks. You will see animals like Pribi, topi, eland, zebra and buffaloes to find cape buffaloes. You will have lunch to go for a boat ride on Lake Mburo to view birds Papyrus Gonoleks, Carruther’s Cisticolas, Brown-faced Lapwings, the extraordinary White winged Warbler, and Bare-Faced Go-away bird. Dinner and overnight full board.
Accommodation Choice:
Luxury type: Mihingo Lodge
Mid range type: Mantana tented Camp
Budget type: Rwanyo Camp
Day 7 : Lake Mburo National park – kampala city
Drive to Kampala after breakfast to have a stop over at the equator for photographs. You will reach by midday to have lunch at your Hotel. Pack your stuff and you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight.
End of your Uganda and Rwanda safari
Thank you Abeam Safaris for hosting such a wonderful trip. I saw all the animals with so much ease. The guide is excellent and the car, very comfortable!
