5-Day Gorilla Trek Experience in Uganda

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Overview

This trip offers a variety of activities like the game drive which gives you an opportunity to encounter a number of animals like buffalos, lions, elephants among others and the afternoon boat cruise which gives you an opportunity to encounter a number of aquatic animals like hippos, crocodiles among others. Bwindi park gives you an opportunity to encounter a number of activities like gorilla tracking.

Day by Day Activities

Day- 1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison

 Early in the morning the driver guide will pick you from Kampala where he will be briefing you about the trip. Depart from Kampala to Murchison falls national park via Luwero triangle and have a stopover at Masindi town for lunch as you enter the park via kichumbanyobo gate. You will be welcomed by sound singing birds and stubborn baboons and check in to the lodge in the afternoon.

In the evening hike to the top of the falls where you will have stunning and memorable experience as you see the water Swiss into a 7 meter gorge and 300m3 water volume. U will be rewarded with site viewing a number of aquatic animals like hippos, crocodiles. Then return to the lodge late in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; Murchison River Lodge

Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise

After an early morning breakfast start your day with your hands up and open cameras and then go for a game drive that will take 3-5 hours and you will encounter a number of animals like buffalos, elephants, lion’s giraffes, lots of antelopes among others. Return back to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon have a boat cruise along the river Nile and this gives you the most rewarding and memorable experience where you will encounter a number of aquatic animals like crocodiles, hippos and water birds like the pied king fisher’s, long tailed comrades among others.

Accommodation; Murchison River Lodge

Day 3: Transfer from Murchison to Bwindi

Have an early morning breakfast, and then check out of the lodge as you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park via Fort Portal. Have a stopover at Kasese town for lunch, and then proceed to Bwindi arriving to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

 Accommodation; Gorilla Mist Lodge

Day 4: Gorilla tracking experience

You will have an early morning breakfast and then go to the tracking briefing points as you go for gorilla tracking experience and expect to see animals like baboons, forest elephants and lots of birds. Return back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; Gorilla Mist Lodge

Day 5: Transfer from Bwindi to Kampala

After some good days of much activity, you should be tired and eager to go home with good stories about Uganda (the pearl of Africa). Wake up in the morning have breakfast as you prepare for departure. There will be a stop for lunch at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara. Another stop will be at the the equator crossing for photos and refreshment before continuing to Kampala or Entebbe.

Inclusions;

Gorilla and chimp trekking permit

All meals and accommodation

All ground transportation

Proffessional driver guide

4WD tourist vehicle

Rates

Solo traveler USD2425

Per person sharing USD2035