4 Days Gorilla Trekking, Chimps, Big 5 & Big Cats Safari

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Kanungu and Kisoro, Kabale Uganda
Early in the morning at 7am, your guide will pick you from your hotel and transfer you to Bwindi impenetrable rain forest. You will have a brief stop at the equator for photography and experimentation and an en route lunch in Mbarara. The beautiful scenery of Kabale also referred to, as the “Switzerland of Africa” will be a big spectacle as you traverse the vast countryside. Arrive in the evening to prepare for gorilla trekking the next morning.
Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Buhoma Community Bandas/ Similar

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi and cultural walk

Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Kanungu and Kisoro, Kabale Uganda
Get up early at 6:00 am, take breakfast and report to the Park headquarters at 7am with your packed lunch for briefing by the senior park ranger guide. You will then set out to track the gentle giants through thick vegetation as you hike up and down slippery slopes. Be vigilant to listen to their vocal communications and follow them until you finally catch a sight of them. An hour with them is a guarantee as you observe and learn their habits while taking photos. After tracking, you will return to the lodge for refreshing. In the evening, you may go for cultural walk to the Batwa community and the neighboring local community. Dinner and overnight.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Buhoma Community Bandas

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park and boat cruise

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
After an early breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth NP via Ishasha – the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park in search for the rare tree climbing lions whilst not avoiding sights of antelopes like kobs, gazelles, and bush bucks among others. Arrive for lunch and in the afternoon go for a 4pm boat cruise along the Kazinga channel connecting lakes George and Edward which will reward you with close range views of crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, elephants and a variety of birds like pelicans, African skimmer, African fish eagle. You will then embark on evening game drive on return from the boat in search of some game as lion, leopard among others. Dinner and Overnight.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

Day 4: Chimps tracking and Transfer to Entebbe

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
After an early cup of coffee, you will drive to kalinju forest for chimpanzee tracking in the forest. You will encounter other primates as baboons, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys among others. On return, you will set off back to Entebbe via Mbarara for a lunch stop and later proceed to Entebbe arriving late in the evening.
Duration: 9 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.