4 Days Uganda Gorilla & Wildlife Safari

Activities

• Equator Experience
• Gorilla trekking
• Batwa Cultural Experience
• Game drive
• Nature walk
• Boat cruise

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Depart Kampala-Equator Experience-Transfer to Bwindi National Park 

After breakfast, you will be picked up by one of our representatives from Great Nest Image Safaris. You will be brief about the whole safari before you start off your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Have a stopover at the Equator for refreshments, equator experiment as well as take some photos. Later, head to Mbarara town where you will enjoy your lunch. Thereafter, proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park arriving late afternoon and checking in at the lodge.

Accommodation

• Gorilla close-up lodge
• (Mid-range lodge outside Bwindi National Park)

Day 2: Gorilla trekking-Batwa cultural experience

Have an early morning breakfast, then drive to the park headquarters. Here, you will be briefed by the park rangers about do’s and don’ts while trekking in the forest. Afterwards, you will be divided into a group of 8 individuals and later start off your gorilla trekking.

Generally, this is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas do their day to day activities. However, the time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. Later, you will return to your lodge and in the evening visit the Batwa community. These will expose you to their culture basing on how they live, dance and also hearing stories concerning their culture. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Accommodation

• Gorilla close-up lodge
• (Mid-range lodge outside Bwindi National Park)

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park-Evening game drive

You will have breakfast and later set off to Lake Mburo National Park via Mbarara town. In fact, Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks. You will arrive in the early afternoon and take some rest before proceeding out for the evening game viewing. During the game drive, expect to see elands, zebras, topi, impalas, Uganda kob, Cape buffalos, etc. Later, relax at your lodge where you will spend the night.

Accommodation

• Mihingo Eco-Lodge
• (Budget lodge outside Lake Mburo National Park)

Day 4: Nature walk – Transfer back to Kampala

Enjoy your morning breakfast and proceed for the Mburo morning park (bush) walk. Actually, this is done in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guide. While here, you will have the opportunity to encounter; Zebras, Giraffes, Eland, Topi, Cape buffaloes, etc. Take the trail to the top of the hills and enjoy views of the Lake Mburo. From this vantage point, you will also have a great view of 9 of the twelve crater lakes surrounding Lake Mburo National Park. Afterwards, return to the lodge, checkout and then hit the road to catch up your flight/your hotel.

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