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French4 Days Uganda Mountain Gorillas, Lake Bunyonyi & Wildlife Experience
Offered by - Amakula African Safaris
Tour Features
This safari takes you to see Mountain Gorillas as you track them in their home Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, visit and enjoy the cool breeze and outstanding sights of Lake Bunyonyi as well as explore lake Mburo national park to meet some wildlife species.
| Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Broadbill safari lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 2 | Bunyonyi Rock Resort No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 3 | Rwakobo Rock No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 4 | Budget Accommodation No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- EYou will be picked up from Kampala after breakfast by your guide. Thereafter drive to the southwestern part of Uganda via Masaka, you will have two stopovers; at the Equator to take photographs and buy souvenirs and also in Mbarara for lunch. Later continue as you drive through the rolling hills with banana plantations, the stunning terraced Kigezi highlands. Basically, it will be a great journey as you will have great views of various landscapes. On reaching the park check you will have dinner and an overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Broadbill safari lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Gorilla tracking and Transfer to Lake BunyonyiOn this day when you are done with your early breakfast, leave the lodge with packed lunch and report to the park headquarters for briefing at 7:30am which includes the rules and guidelines for gorilla trekking. Thereafter in the same area is the starting point as you go on to trek mountain gorillas, you will be guided by an experienced and knowledgeable park ranger guide who will take you to see these gentle giants. How long it takes to track gorillas is determined by their location in a place so it can take 2 to 8 hours. After meeting the gentle primates of the jungle, spend a full hour to take photos, watch the young ones play with the adults and later retire from the forest. Meet your guide and drive to Lake Bunyoyi for yet another exciting adventure experiences.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Canoeing and Drive to Lake Mburo National ParkAfter your breakfast, go for a canoe trip on the lake whereby you will be able to see various birds, communities, landforms such as the islands. Take as much photographs as you can. After the canoe, have lunch and drive to Lake Mburo national park for an afternoon game drive in search for zebras, impalas, elands, buffalos, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, topi and reedbuck. Retire and drive to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Walking Safari in lake Mburo- Return to EntebbeEnjoy your breakfast and checkout from the lodge and head to the pack for an exciting walking safari in the park. This is the one of the experiences that will introduce you closer to nature! You will get closer to animals like Zebras and several antelopes. After drive to Kampala having lunch en-route. You will arrive at Entebbe international airport in the evening with great memories.
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
Excludes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
Excludes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Bwindi Impenetrable NP and ends in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Bwindi Impenetrable NP and ends in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Amakula African Safaris
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Amakula African Safaris ltd is directed by Ugandans who have studied , worked with nd have operated in tourism a well-known tour and safari firm with experience organizing safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Southern Sudan, with extensions to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We provide cultural, trekking, camping, wildlife safaris, bird watching safaris, and whitewater rafting adventures that are off the main path. With a strong, knowledgeable, and ready-to-serve workforce, we are a dynamic, innovative, and flexible firm that has created numerous engaging and cost-effective experiences and solutions for our enthusiasts, backpackers, adventure seekers, leisure, and business visitors. Amakula African Safaris and Travel, a Ugandan-based safari company that organizes adventure safaris throughout Eastern Africa, will help you plan the perfect Uganda safari vacation.
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