6 Day Uganda Wildlife And Gorilla Tracking Budget Tour

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today we drive from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park , Uganda's second largest park and is located at the base of the majestic Rwenzori Mountain range, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George. The park has prolific game, including Uganda kob, warthog and water-buck.

Be prepared for huge numbers of Hippo and Elephant , and keep your eyes peeled for lions or a Leopard. Your lodge is located on the edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Watch wildlife at the waterhole from your own private veranda.

Time permitting, you will go for a short game-drive into the park in the late afternoon, You will stay in a nice lodge and fall asleep to the roaring of Lions on the distant Savannah. This truly is Africa!

Morning Game Drive and Boat safari on Kazinga Channel

Today you wake up early. A little before sunrise head out for a long game drive in time to see the first rays of light. You will search for all the wildlife in the park and are likely to come across Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Water buck, Leopard, Uganda Kob, and many Warthogs.

A well-deserved brunch will be served back at the lodge in the late morning.

In the afternoon you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel which joins Lake George and Lake Edward. Here, you will see a lot of hippos, as well as a variety of other animals which come to the channel to drink or bathe.

You can expect to see buffalo, crocodile, bathing elephant, and a range of beautiful birds. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour.

After the boat-safari you game drive back to the lodge.

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Today you drive to Rubuguri town close to bwindi impenetrable forest national park , You cross a beautiful of the country often referred to as 'the Switzerland of Africa'. You will pass the country-side, have great views of the Virunga Mountains.

We will stop at a local restaurant for lunch, arrive late in afternoon, check and relax early preparation for the upcoming big day.

Gorilla Trekking

Prepare yourself for an encounter with Bwindi's gentle giants. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees - the only forest in Africa which can make this claim, in fact it also hosts five other species of primate, 120 species of mammals, over 200 butterflies and 348 birds.

En route to the gorillas, your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots.

The time taken to track the gorillas can be limited to between 2 and 7 hours. Your track will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the gorilla spot.

Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda's very own 'Gorillas in the Mist'.

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi is Uganda's deepest lake and the most beautiful, the lake boosts of a whooping 29 islands, which command breath taking views, after breakfast we will transfer to lake bunyonyi spend the rest of the day on the lake, safe for swimming, you will have a good relaxing day, and you can opt for a visit to the islands or a hike to the top of the Mountain.

Return back to the lodge for dinner and over night.

Transfer Back to Entebbe

After an early breakfast at the lodge, we will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe Airport stopping at the equator for the requisite snapshot and a bit of souvenir shopping.

Reach entebbe later in the evening.