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French5 Days Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari
Offered by - Tubale Safaris
Tour Features
This 5 Days Wildlife and Gorilla Trekking Safari specifically gives you a chance to enjoy/Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park. Furthermore, the park is found in western Uganda against the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains. It offers a medley of wonders including over 95 species of mammals as well as over 600 species of birds. This biodiversity hotspot was for instance gazetted in 1952 as Kazinga National Park. And presently extends for an area of 1978 square kilometers. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Located in the south-western side of Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the most popular gorilla trekking destinations sheltering more than half the World’s surviving population of mountain gorillas with more than 40 families, 20 of which are habituated for trekking. Bwindi Forest was gazetted into a National Park in 1991 and was later declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4, Boat. |
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 | Twin Lake Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 2 | Twin Lake Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3-4 | Rushaga Gorilla Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | All Meals Included |
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 - Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.After an early breakfast, you will shortly be picked up by our professional guide to kicking off your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Kampala-Masaka highway. The 6-7 hours journey involves two stopovers and the first one is at the Uganda Equator crossing in Kayabwe here you will spend at least 30 minutes taking photos of this remarkable landmark and experimenting with how water drains (clockwise or anti-clockwise) when placed in the northern and southern hemispheres. You will continue with the journey to Igongo Cultural Center and Country Hotel for your mouth-watering local/traditional and international dishes as well as an optional tour of the local Museum known as “Erijukiro” Museum to have a view of some of the original artifacts of the Ankole people. You will then continue through Mbarara the land of milk and honey, Bushenyi where the cool air and lush vegetation will leave you open-mouthed, yet your arrival at Queen Elizabeth National Park will introduce you to real Paradise.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Twin Lake Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 2 - Game Viewing and Launch tripGet up early for breakfast and finally start the game drive at exactly 6:30 am for a chance to encounter the lions and leopards returning from their hunt. The Queen’s mile as well as Kasenyi tracks within the vast savannah plains reward tourists with the opportunity of sighting numerous wildlife species for example side-striped jackals, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, Topis, elands. A game drive doesn’t mean that your options will be limited to wildlife but also introduces you to numerous bird species like Chapin’s flycatcher, martial eagles, black bee-eaters, and many others. Eventually return to the Lodge to freshen up, have lunch, and relax. In the afternoon, you will head for the launch trip along the Kazinga Channel, lasting about 2 hours and will be filled with surprises like spotting huge Nile crocodiles and hippos lazing on the banks of the channel as well as Uganda kobs, elephants, and buffaloes drinking or cooling their bodies during the hot sunshine. Birds in large numbers will also be spotted during the cruise and the must-see species are the African fish eagles, pink-backed pelicans, African skimmer, and Martial eagles among others. Continue to the Lodge for a quick snack and have a brief evening game drive to spot the nocturnal mammals such as leopards, spotted hyenas, and lions
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Twin Lake Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Morning Game Drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable NatiAfter your early breakfast, you will have a morning game Drive and then continue with your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will have your lunch in Kihihi towards the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National park and check in at your lodge in order to freshen up and relax.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Evening Cultural visitBreakfast will be served early so that you can find your fellow gorilla trekkers at the Park Headquarters at 7:00 am for briefing. Be briefed on how to behave when in the presence of Mountain gorillas and your expectations of the activity. The trek is usually challenging and involves going through muddy trails, scratching, and misty vegetation but the face-to-face encounter with the mountain gorillas and spending one hour with them is a rewarding experience. After spending quality time with them they descend to the trailhead and back to the Lodge for lunch. After enjoying your lunch and relaxing, firstly head for a relaxed evening walk to the nearby Batwa community to have an insight into how they lived in the forest before eviction. Secondly, you will see their traditional houses, see some of the plants used for medicinal purposes, see how they use sticks to make fire, and be entertained by their traditional dances.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Transfer Back to Kampala/ Entebbe for your flightStart the most important meal of the day from the Lodge earlier before checking out and leaving for Kampala or Entebbe. This 8-9 hours journey certainly involves one stopover in Mbarara Town for lunch and continuing straight to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your return flight (if it’s at 21:00 hours and beyond). Alternatively, if your flight is earlier, you can depart through Kigali International Airport which is 3-4 hours away. Thus the End of 5 Gorilla Chimpanzee Tracking Safari.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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
- 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
Excludes
- 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
May 23, 2023 - Dec 23, 2023
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- 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
Excludes
- 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 Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, 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 Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, 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
Tubale Safaris
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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