Exploring Akagera National Park and the Big Five Safari in Rwanda

6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari

6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari

Introduction

6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari : This 6 days Uganda Gorilla, Chimps & Big 5 Safari will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for memorable gorilla trekking experience and then Murchison Falls National Park in northwestern Uganda for the great wildlife safari. The safari will start and end in Entebbe with one night in Kampala City on return from Bwindi. This tour exposes you to Africa’s Big Five as well as other game as bushbucks, giraffes, as well as primates which include gorillas, chimpanzees, and baboons among others.

Highlights for 6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari.

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Day 3: Transfer to Kampala

Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls National park

Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Budongo

Day 7: Transfer Back to Entebbe and Departure.

Detailed Itinerary for 6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari.

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park

Transfer to Bwindi: You will be picked from your hotel in Entebbe/ Kampala in the morning and set off on a scenic drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with stopover at the equator for photography and experimentation. You will also have lunch in Mbarara before continuing to Kabale, also known as the Switzerland of Africa. You will reach Bwindi National park in the evening for dinner and overnight at Buhoma Haven Lodge/Ichumbi Lodge.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Gorilla Trekking: Early morning after your breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters at 7am for pre tracking briefing where you will get information about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. You will also be allocated the gorilla tracking group depending on your fitness level. At 8:30am, you will set off to the forest in search of these amazing apes. This may take 1-8 hours or more, depending on their movement in their natural wild. Once you encounter the gorillas, you will stay with them for one hour taking photography and observing their behavior. You will then descend back and your driver will take you for refreshment.

6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi: You will later drive to Lake Bunyonyi for dinner and overnight at Lake Overland Resort.  

Day 3: Transfer to Kampala

In the morning after relaxed breakfast, you may have an optional boat cruise around the islands to see the beauty of well terraced hills. You will then set off to Kampala where you may stop at the Equator to take photos and later proceed to Kampala reaching in the evening for dinner and overnight at Forest Cottages/Skys Hotel/Serena Hotel.

Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls National park

In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked from the hotel at 7am and set off to Murchison Falls National Park. You will pass Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking, an activity that will take one hour. You will have lunch and continue to Murchison Falls National park where you will visit the top of the falls for a breathtaking scenic view of the mighty Nile forcing itself through a 7 meter gorge, powering down with a thunderous roar. You will then drive to your Lodge for dinner and overnight at Heritage Lodge/ Paara Safari Lodge/Chobe Safari Lodge.

Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Morning Game Drive: Early morning, you will cross over with the ferry and go for game drive up to the northern part of the park. You will be in the lookout for game as giraffes, elephants, buffalos, lion, leopard, bush bucks, gazelles among others. You will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch while on a Uganda Safari.

Afternoon Boat Cruise: In the afternoon at 2pm, you will go for a boat cruise on River Nile up to the bottom of the falls. This will reward you with game as Hippos, crocodiles, lots of bird species among others. You will return to the lodge by 4pm for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Budongo

Chimpanzee Tracking: After breakfast transfer to Budongo forest outside Murchison Falls national park for your chimpanzee tracking experience. You will have briefing from the park warden before entering the forest for chimpanzee tracking. Tracking will take 1-3 hours and a maximum of one hour is allowed to stay in presence of the chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight at Budongo Eco Lodge.

6 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 Safari
Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest

Day 7: Transfer Back to Entebbe and Departure.

Transfer Back to Entebbe: After having delightful breakfast, you will set off back to Entebbe passing through Kampala, reaching Entebbe in the evening to check in for your scheduled departure flight.

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