A 5 DAY PRIVATE SAFARI
ITINERARY TO BWINDI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Day 1
Your safari guide will meet you and set off for Bwindi impenetrable
National park. This scenic drive takes a min of 8 hours and
the drive takes you through the grasslands of Ankole, famous
for its long horned cattle. Continue through the highlands
of Kigezi with their beautifully terraced hills usually referred
to as “Switzerland of Africa”.
Here you will have lunch break and opportunity to stretch
your legs. Continue with the journey through beautiful scenery
sighting the volcanic Virunga mountains on a clear day. Arrive
in Bwindi National Park in the evening.
This park is the home of the rare mountain gorillas. There
are also a wide variety of primates to see including the blue
and red tailed monkeys in this dense green forest. You take
an early sleep to be able to wake up early the following day
for your expedition.
Overnight at Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas (FB).
Day 2
Very early in the morning after an early breakfast and guides
and guides briefing, set off for your Gorilla tracking activity
in the forests of Bwindi. Gorilla tracking can be strenuous,
you will need to carry a packed lunch, drinking water, wear
comfortable boots or jungle shoes suitable for steep muddy
slopes ,put on ear plugs for those who feel uncomfortable
with jungle sounds and take a rain jacket. Walking sticks
will be made available for those that require one by the park
rangers.
Return to the camp exhilarated to retrieve the encounter with
friends over a drink. Dinner and overnight. If you have the
energy, go for a village walk, see how local people live,
visit the medicine man!
Overnight at Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas (FB).
Day 3
After break fast, we will depart early with our packed lunch
for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will drive through the
southern sector of Queen Elizabeth known as Ishasha, famed
for its tree-climbing lions. Ishasha is a remote and beautiful
extension of Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will see buffalo,
topi and hippo among other species. It is a fabulous sight
to see the lions draped from the trees and nowhere in Africa
do you stand a better chance of seeing this than in the large
low-limbed fig tree of Ishasha.
After checking in and having some time to relax, we will head
for a late afternoon game drive. We often spot Elephants,
waterbucks, warthogs, hippos and others.
Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Institute of Ecology (FB).
Day 4
After a cup of coffee , Embark on an early morning game drive
along Kasenyi track and Queens mile in the park and expect
to see Lions, Elephants, cape buffalo, Warthogs, leopard,
hyena, mangoose, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, Topi and lots many
small animals and birds.
After lunch, enjoy the unique evening 2-hour boat cruise on
the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes
through possibly the highest concentration of Hippos and many
animals may be seen drinking at the water's edge. This launch
cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird
watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful
and stupendous with well over 550 resident species.
Dinner and over night at Mweya Safari Lodge / Budget Institute
of ecology. (BLD)
Day 5
After breakfast, depart with a packed lunch for Kampala arriving
in the early evening.
OR There is an optional activity of chimpanzee
tracking in Kyambura gorge in the morning before driving back
to Kampala.
End of this Uganda safari.
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