6 Days Gorilla Tracking & Wildlife Safari in Uganda

Overview

6 days gorilla tracking and wildlife safari. Our professional and experienced guide / driver will meet you and pleasantly welcome you before transporting you to a previously booked hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you may choose to rest for a day after the long flight or begin your 6-day wildlife and gorilla safari the next morning, which will include activities such as rhino tracking at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, game drives through the Murchison Falls National Park, sightings of tree climbing lions in the Ishasha plains at Queen Elizabeth, and gorilla trekking in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. On the day you arrive at Entebbe Airport.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park.

We set off from Kampala at exactly 7:00 am after your early morning breakfast for our 6-day wildlife tour with gorilla tracking safari package driving through Luwero where we pick a couple of fruits, like the pineapples, passion fruits, oranges, pawpaws and many others, to the Nakasongola district with a long stretch filled with Acaccia plants to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Tracking trip package, The tracking may take up to 2 hours depending on where the Rhinos are

Continue to Masindi town for lunch at the Masindi Hotel, then proceed to the park entrance and be taken to the top of the magnificent Murchison Falls.

Overnight at:

Fort Murchison Lodge (Budget)

Murchison River Lodge is a midrange option.

Paraa Safari Lodge offers luxurious accommodations.

Day 2: Comprises an early morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise.

After breakfast, embark on a four-hour game drive via Murchison Falls National Park. It is another amazing morning to be only a few meters away from the Lions, Warthogs, Giraffes, Elephants, Jackson’s Heart Beasts, Jackals, and the Hippo Pool for breakfast.

We return to our lodge at 11:00 a.m. for a freshening up and lunch, and at 2:00 p.m., we board a boat for a three-hour ride on the Victoria Nile, where we will see great Nile Crocodiles, Buffaloes, Hippos, and a variety of birds. You will also be shown Ernest Hemingway’s crash point.

Overnight at the budget-friendly Fort Murchison Lodge.
Midrange: Murchison River  Lodge
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge

Day 3: Murchison falls to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After an early breakfast, check out of the park and drive around Lake Albert to the escarpment area for a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley, then on to Hoima for lunch at the Kolping Hotel. After lunch, travel through Mabale and Kagadi towns with views of the local people, schoolchildren, and thatched buildings before arriving in Kyenjojo.

Not to mention that there is a gravel road connecting Murchison Falls National Park to Kyenjonjo town. Drive 55 kilometers to Fort Portal Town, then continue for 1 hour and 45 minutes on a paved route to Queen Elizabeth.

Lodges to choose from
Budget: Bush Lodge.
Midrange: Kingfisher Lodge.
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 4: Early morning game drive, then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

After breakfast at Ihamba Lodge, we drive via Ishasha, which is located in the southern area of the Bwindi Forest National Park. Elephants, tree-climbing lions, baboons, waterbucks, buffaloes, and other animals are common sightings along the path. Then, en route to the Savannah Hotel for lunch, proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park.

Accommodation budget: Buhoma Community.
Midrange: Silverback Lodge
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge.

Day 5: Gorilla trekking at Bwindi Forest Park

We will have an early breakfast and packed lunch before heading to the park headquarters at 7:30 a.m. for a training on gorilla tracking etiquette.

Following the briefing, we begin gorilla tracking, which will take us through the Impenetrable Forest in search of these lovely giant gorillas. We will be accompanied by a knowledgeable guide and armed rangers.

Keeping in mind that gorilla tracking can take a full day or even just 5 minutes of walking into the impenetrable jungle to spot the gorillas.

Accommodation budget: Buhoma Community.
Midrange: Silverback Lodge
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge.

Day 6: Return to Kampala or selected destination.

After breakfast, we drive back to Kampala, stopping in Mbarara and Masaka for lunch along the way.

END OF THE TOUR