Overview
The 6 days Uganda wildlife and gorilla safari exposes visitors to different wildlife species. Among these are the mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi is one unforgettable experience on your Uganda safari.
Visit Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park to enjoy the diverse wildlife. These include lions, elephants, buffalo, antelopes, warthogs, zebras, hippos, and crocodiles, among others. This safari also exposes visitors to the Uganda equator in Kayabwe. This place offers the best photographic moments, experiments, and African art and handmade crafts.
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Arrive at the airport, connect with the guide, and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Feel free to make stopovers if you need to grab a few items from any store or exchange currency.
Queen Elizabeth National Park will be accessed using the Kampala-Mityana-Mubende-Kyenjojo Road. Later, connect to the Fort Portal – Kasese Road.
You will be welcomed with a game drive as you approach your accommodation facility. This park is amazing with interesting parts like the Ishasha sector having the rare tree- climbing lions. Enjoy the Kazinga Channel with hippos, crocodiles and different bird species. Explore the Kyambura Gorge with chimpanzees, Mweya peninsular and Kasenyi plains with different mammals. Then, you will check in the safari lodge booked.
Day 2: Full day in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Take a morning game drive in either Kasenyi Plains or Mweya Peninsula after breakfast. Head for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel after lunch. Explore the different wildlife, such as four of the Big Five (lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo), civet, Spotted hyenas, crocodiles, hippos, among others, and birds like terns, pelicans, and fish eagles, among others.
While on the game drive, you’ll be lucky enough to sight lions and leopards but alternatively you can engage in an experiential lion tracking experience for almost assured sightings.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Head to the Ishasha sector to spot the rare tree-climbing lions in the trees while heading out for Bwindi. Enjoy a glimpse of the lions resting on the fig tree branches.
Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park later. This park has 4 gorilla sectors hosting several gorilla families. The journey through Ishasha leads to the Buhoma sector, which is the nearest to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is among the few gorilla destinations in the world. On arrival, you will check in to the accommodation facility for dinner and a nap.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and Batwa community tour.
After breakfast, head to the park headquarters for briefing, assignment of the park ranger and group to trek with plus cross-checking of gorilla permits. The driver-guide will remain at the park offices waiting for you and then head to the forest to start the search. You will have the first sight for just an hour.
In that hour, you will be enjoying the gorillas feeding, walking, and leader of the group-silverback practicing its leadership prowess and females maybe breastfeeding. Thereafter trek out of the forest and meet the driver guide who will take you back to the lodge for lunch.
Take a community tour of the Batwa where you will be entertained with the dances, making of fire using natural ways and you can support the community by purchasing some handmade crafts. The day ends after returning to the safari lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Mburo National park and evening boat cruise.
Have an early breakfast and depart for Lake Mburo National Park, which is the nearest national park to the capital, Kampala. It is also the smallest savannah park in the country. The park has amazing features in the form of attractions such as impalas, zebras, and Ankole long-horned cattle, among others.
On arrival, you will straight away head to Lake Mburo which is the biggest lake in the park for a boat cruise. You will be able to spot crocodiles and hippos among others and this will be followed by checking in the accommodation site.
Day 6: Game drive and transfer back to Kampala.
Take a morning game drive with packed breakfast and get into the savannah plains where you will be able to spot animals like zebra, impala, topi, eland, bushbuck, buffalo, warthog, leopard, hyena among others.
Thereafter, proceed and embark on the journey to Kampala with a stopover at Uganda equator for photos, experiment and lunch. At this point, you may have a chance to purchase some souvenirs. Be dropped at the airport in Entebbe and this will be the end of a 6 days Uganda safari.