Brief tour description
The 5 day Africa safari involves gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, a community visit within Echuya forest so you can learn about the Batwa people of Uganda and their unique culture, also a great water tour in a canoe while on Lake Bunyonyi in South-western Uganda, with a unique scenery of the islands that will keep you excited during your trip. Enjoy this marvellous walk of a life time!
Day 1: Airport pick up
You shall be welcomed and picked by our guide upon arrival at Entebbe international airport and transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay at Airport guest house. However some activities may be suggested in case time allows between arrival and dinner time basing on the clients preference.
Main destination: Entebbe town
Accommodation: Airport guest house
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Wake up to an amazing morning breakfast and head to Masaka on your way to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you shall have a stopover at the Uganda equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing and exciting photo shoot, water experiments can be made to justify the geographical separation between the southern and northern hemispheres, later head to Igongo cultural centre 12 kilometres before Mbarara town for a traditional lunch, why not try some local food to add up the experience? Have dinner and an overnight stay at Rushaga gorilla camp.
Main destination: Bwindi impenetrable national park
Accommodation: Rushaga gorilla camp.
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
After your breakfast and with packed lunch, go for briefing by the park guide at the headquarters about gorilla trekking and then hike into the forest in search for the fascinating mountain gorillas. Get a chance to look at their deep rare eyes, their way of feeding among other interesting features about the ancient apes that are endangered in the world. Gorilla trekking may take up to 8 hours depending on the weather and where the gorillas are at that particular time. Bwindi features a minimum of 400 mountain gorillas in which 12 groups are habituated for trekking. There are 4 regions from which the trek is done that is; Ruhijja, Buhoma, Nkuringo and Rushaga. Have dinner and stay at Rushaga gorilla camp.
Main destination: Bwindi impenetrable national park
Accommodation: Rushaga gorilla camp.
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Batwa trail and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Enjoy your morning breakfast and let us embark on an amazing community visit that is a forest walk within the Batwa community, the famous pygmies in Echuya forest with quite an exciting way of life later transfer to Bunyonyi where you shall have a beautiful scenic view of Kabale as you drive through the Kigezi highlands, the cool temperature have awarded this area "The Switzerland of Africa" because of its resemblance to the Swiss alps, have lunch and go for canoeing on the second deepest lava damned lake in Africa with its 29 islands, numerous birds shall be viewed like the black rump button quail, cattle egrets among others, take wondrous photos of the lake there is peace and quiet this will help you relax. Have dinner and an overnight stay at Bunyonyi overland resort.
Main destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation: Bunyonyi overland resort
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala-Entebbe
Drive to Entebbe airport depending on the travel ticket which marks the end of the safari.
Main destination: Entebbe international airport
Accommodation: No accommodation.
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & Lunch (dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Solo Traveler (1 Room) | USD 2,033 per person |
2 People (1 Room) | USD 1,938 per person |
3 People (2 Rooms) | USD 1,742 per person |
4 People (2 Rooms) | USD 1,700 per person |
5 People (3 Rooms) | USD 1,604 per person |
6 People (3 Rooms) | USD 1,594 per person |
Included
- 1 Chimp permit per person (for non-residents)
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labelled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation (unless clearly labelled as optional upgrade)
- Round trip airport transfers
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labelled optional)
- All taxes/VAT
Excluded
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Tips: tipping guideline of $10 per person per day for the guide and crew