A 4 DAY PRIMATE SAFARI
ITINERARY TO LAKE MBURO AND BWINDI NATIONAL PARK
DAY 1
Abacus safari guide will meet you and depart by road for Lake
Mburo National Park. You will have a stop over at the Equator
for photographs and snacks. On your way to the park, game-drive
as you check in Mantana Tented Camp (basic) or Rwonyo rest
Camp (budget). After lunch, enjoy a boat ride in Lake Mburo
amidst Hippos. Other animals like Crocodiles herons, African
King fisher, Fish Eagles, Pelicans, Crested Cranes including
local fishermen and fishing villages may be seen. Evening
guided walks can also be arranged.
Overnight at Rwonyo camp or Mantana tented camp (FB).
DAY 2
After breakfast make an early morning game drive and expect
to see Warthogs, Elands, Uganda kob, Buffaloes and many birds.
Depart to Mbarara stopping for Lunch at Regency Hotel or Agip
Motel Mbarara. Make a scenic drive to Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park via Kabale through big terraced hills, valleys
and forests.
Overnight at Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas (FB).
DAY 3
Up relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the
energy needed for gorilla tracking. Before 8:00 am report
to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of
the rangers; the guides will then take you through the bush
pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers,
to track the gorillas. (This trek can take from half an hour
to 5 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required
as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes) Sit in the forest
among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other,
and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback.
It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest
knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain
gorillas. It’s amazing to think there are only about
650 of these beautiful creatures left!
If you have the energy this afternoon, take a guided walk
on the Munyaga River trail, which is an ideal short walk.
This trail leads to three delightful crystal clear waterfalls,
and there is a profusion of tree ferns, epithytic ferns, orchids
and Bwindi’s colorful array of butterflies. Here you
may also see birds and primates from the forest edge.
OR You will go for a village walk to see
how Ugandans live, see how they perform their traditional
dances!
Overnight at Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas (FB).
DAY 4
An early breakfast at the camp before the drive back to Kampala.
Lunch en route.
End of this Uganda safari.
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