This 7-day visit to Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi gorillas offers visitors the most memorable African safari. So, get ready for the best wildlife game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park in addition to an opportunity for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge. Don’t miss a visit to the Ishasha sector, south of the park, in search of the tree-climbing lions.
The 7-day visit to Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi gorillas further allows you to enjoy a gorilla habituation safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, before flying out of Kisoro airstrip. Book this safari for an outstanding African wildlife safari and gorilla habituation safari experience in Uganda.
Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Gorillas Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport – Kampala
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to The Boma Hotel in Entebbe (mid-range facility) for an overnight stay and dinner. Meal plan: dinner
Day 2: Fly to Kasese Airstrip Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, be ready for a morning airport drop to catch up with your scheduled flight to Kasese airstrip that leaves at 0745 arriving at 1005. On arrival in Kasese, you will be transferred to Kyambura Gorge with your lunch at the nearby camp.
In the afternoon, you will get ready for a guided primate walk along Kyambura Gorge to look for habituated chimps through the gorge with birding through the gorge as you will be watching a number of beautiful birds. After the primate walk, drive to Enganzi Safari Lodge (mid-range lodge facility) for your overnight stay and dinner. Meal plan: B, L & D
Day 3: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Begin your day with a cup of coffee, and then an early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queen’s Mile, which makes visitors encounter elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, kobs, and a variety of bird species.
After lunch, an evening two-hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is a worthwhile opportunity to see hippos, buffaloes, kobs, elephants, and warthogs among others. This trip also gives visitors a chance to see spectacular bird species.
Dinner and overnight stay at Enganzi Safari Lodge (mid-range lodge facility). Meal plan: B, L & D
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth Park – Ishasha
Dawn game drive in Uganda’s best national park, where all the big games can be seen in abundance. Though famous for giant African elephants, tree-climbing lions, and kobs, expect to see rarer animals like giant forest hogs. There are also over 638 recorded bird species in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Later, you will proceed to the Ishasha sector where you will take on yet another evening game drive in search of tree-climbing lions.
Overnight stay and meals at Ishasha Jungle Lodge (mid-range lodge facility). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 5: Ishasha – Bwindi – Part of Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Gorillas Safari
Enjoy an early morning guided bush walk for a closer interaction with nature, and spend the mid-morning on a game drive in search of the tree-climbing lions. Thereafter, you will head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, on a journey that takes about 5 hours but drives through interesting features. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to rare mountain gorillas.
Apart from mountain gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including blue and red-tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green with streams running through it.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chameleon Hill Lodge (mid-range lodge facility). Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 6: Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience
Begin the day with breakfast as you get ready for gorilla trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) staff. Ensure that you carry along with you a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, and jungle boots among others. The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy primates for a group you have been booked for.
Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare mountain gorillas. Meet the gorillas for up to 4 hours, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The gorilla habituation experience will take a day, but it’s well worth the effort.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chameleon Hill Lodge (Lodge Facility) Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 7: Fly from Bwindi – Entebbe
After your morning breakfast, you will get ready to be transferred to Kisoro Airstrip for your return flight to Entebbe Airport. Departing at 0910 arriving at 1125 for your onward connection back home or to your next destination. Meal Plan: breakfast
Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Gorillas Inclusions
- Airport Transfers
- Flight fare to Kasese and from Kisoro Airstrips
- Transportation by a 4wd safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Chimpanzee permits for Kyambura
- Boat trip in Queen
- Bush walk Ishasha
- One Gorilla Habituation permits per person to be secured and paid for in advance
- Park fees
- Game drives
- Crater tour Kibale
- Services on an English-speaking Driver/guide.
Excludes
- Airfares, visas or insurance,
- tips to local guides,
- porterage or laundry,
- soft or alcoholic drinks or mineral water (excl. water in the vehicles),
- Items of a personal nature, any meals not indicated above, any tours not mentioned in the itinerary above