Day 1 Transfer from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National park
Our Safari Guide from Uganda Adventure Safaris will pick you up from your hotel after your Breakfast and set off heading west, the journey will offer you highway Sights of Rural and semi Urban Uganda with several fruit and Vegetable Markets, Crafts and drum makers along the Roads. You will have a Stop at the Equator Monument to experience how you can be in both hemispheres at once. Proceed to Mbarara Town for your Lunch, after continue your journey through the lush hills to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a Game drive Enroute. On arrival check into your Hotel for your dinner and Overnight at:
Midrange Accommodation: Parkview / Kingfisher Lodge / Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge / Enganzi Game Lodge / Queen’s Bush Lodge.
Budget Accommodation: Engiri Game Lodge / Simba Safari Camp / Mweya Hostels / Elephant Center Campsite / Pumba Safari Cottages.
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner (HB).
Day 2 Game drive and Launch cruise on Kazinga Channel
An early morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains on the western shores of the adjacent stunning Lake George, just near to the area where the Kazinga Channel confluences with this lake. The region around Kasenyi is actually an open savannah, and it is swarmed with various wild animals with the Uganda Kob as the major breeding area within this park. For that reason, Lions are commonly seen here during the various game drives as they are drawn by the large Kob population which is their main prey in this area.
In the afternoon we shall enjoy the day with a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which adjoins the Lakes Edward and George viewing a variety of game on the banks, seen drinking at the water’s edge as Buffalo linger in the shallows and a tremendous variety of birds grace the grasses on the shores including the Great White, Pink-Backed Pelicans, Great and Long-Tailed Cormorants, Open-Billed Stork, African Jacana etc. Later return to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight as above.
Meal Plan: FB.
Day 3 Queen Elizabeth National Park Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through Ishasha Sector.
After an early breakfast, we depart by road through Ishasha, which is a sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for tree climbing lions. Ishasha is dominated by acacia woodland and scrubland and features the meandering Ishasha River, banked by a riparian forest as you enjoy a Game enroute, you will have a stop enroute for your Lunch and later Proceed with your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for your Overnight at:
Budget Accommodation: Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp / Gorilla Valley Lodge / Travelers Rest Hotel / Buhoma Community Camp / Bwindi View Bandas.
Meal Plan: FB
Day 4 Gorilla Tracking – Community Visit
Get up Early in the morning for your breakfast and with packed lunch, transfer to the park headquarters for briefing about the does and don’ts while on your Gorilla trekking and then later on at 8:00 am, set off along the tracks to penetrate through the jungles of the impenetrable forest in search for these great apes. Depending on the movement of these humble giants the walk might take between 2-8 hours or even a full day due to the location of gorillas. The walk is tiresome. However, meeting these great apes and spending some time with them while looking deep into their expressive brown eyes, is an exhilarating and a breathtaking experience. You are permitted 1 hour to watch them. Ensure you carry enough water with you, hats, sun glasses, rain coats, and non-flash cameras. Later after the trek, head back to the lodge; have lunch as you prepare to for a community visit among the Batwa people in the evening. Later transfer you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: FB
Day 5 Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi Island enjoy a Canoe ride and an afternoon to Relax by the Lake Bunyonyi Island
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi Island, Enjoy your Lunch and later in the afternoon enjoy a Boat / canoe ride to neighboring Islands. You could also choose from other Optional activities; High ropes Course, Zip lining, and Hike to the Pygmy Community). Later in the evening enjoy your dinner and overnight at;
Budget Accommodation: Bunyonyi Overland Resort / Supreme Adventure Park
Meal Plan: FB
DAY 6 Lake Bunyonyi Island - Transfer Back to Kampala
After Breakfast, transfer back to Kampala with an Enroute Lunch stop, On arrival in Kampala, transfer to your Hotel for Overnight Or to Entebbe Airport for Flight Back Home
Price Includes:
Transport:
●Pick-up and Drop-off at Kilimanjaro International Airport/ Zanzibar Airport or Other Destination.
●Group transfer to the trailhead
●Pick-up at the exit from the trailhead and transfer to the hotel.
Safari and safety equipment
●Oxygen Meters
●First Aid Kits
●Bottled Oxygen for emergency use only
●GPS-tracking service
●Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing
Safari Guide:
●Professional guides, licensed by Tanzania Government. All our guides are the holder of Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness First Aid certifications.
●Dedicated support (assistant guides.).
Entry fees:
●All destination permits, , rescue fee and Value Added Tax (VAT) and all other fees collected by the Tanzania National Parks Authority.
●Crater fees.
●On safari – Vehicles equipped with ice chest with mineral water, wildlife guidebook, karibuni .
●welcome packet with useful information for all guests.
Meals:
●All meals on the tour.
●Prepared by our professional cooks. (vegetarian/gluten-free/halal options are available at no extra cost )
●Celebration dinner after safari
●All drinks on the safari (coffee, tea, juice, hot chocolate and water).
Accommodation:
●Nights at a 3 - star hotel with breakfast included ( before and after Safari )
Please note:
All accommodation is on sharing basis (i.e. you will be sharing with your travel companion a twin/double room in the hotel and a tent during the hike. If you travel alone, we will match you with a same-sex adventurer), however a if
