TSSU 1: Express Gorilla Trek Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Safari and Queen Elizabeth National Park. 5 days/4 nights

TSSU 1: Express Gorilla Trek Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Safari and Queen Elizabeth National Park. 5 days/4 nights

 

Day 1

Early in the morning set off for Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park. This safari will take a minimum of nine hours drive. The drive takes you through the grasslands of Ankole, whose common sight are the famous long-horned cattle; then to the highlands of Kigezi with their beautifully terraced hills. Break off for lunch at any hotel enroute.

Continue with the journey through beautiful scenery and arrive Bwindi National Park in the evening. This park is home of the rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of Uganda Safari primates to see including the blue and red tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it.  Overnight at at Buhoma Homestead or Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Bandas),

 

Day 2 (Gorilla safari) :

After breakfast set off early with your guide to track the gorillas. The trek is potentially strenuous but the thrill of the encounter will erase the difficulties. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink. Have dinner and over night at Buhoma Homestead or Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Bandas).

 

Day 3

Breakfast, then depart for Queen Elizabeth National park passing through the unique Western Rift valley. Game drive enroute in search of tree climbing lions before proceeding to the Mweya Peninsular; park headquarters. Arrive in the evening and check in at your Lodge.
The park boasts of a variety of big game like; lions, buffaloes, kobs, elephants, bushbucks, and the rare occasional leopard. Have dinner and over night at one of the Lodges on the peninsular overlooking Lake Edward and the lush Kazinga channel.

Day 4

Early breakfast and drive to Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee safari. Your guided walk may last three to five hours and in addition to seeing the chimps, you may sight the colobus monkeys, baboons, red tailed and velvet monkeys, and other primates.

*It is important to note that the chimpanzee safari is subject to availability of permits and good weather because occasional flooding can make the trails impassable.

After lunch, drive to the dock, for an afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which joins Lakes Edward and George. It is a waterway that is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes, and elephants, which can be seen at the banks. There are also a rich variety of birds on the channel. Retire to the lodge for dinner and over night.

 

Day 5

Early morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You are likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas and leopards, bushbuck, water buck and stripped jackal and of-course the several warthogs.
Visit a Salt Lake (salt explosions) to see how salt is mined locally and its different grades. Return to Kampala with a stop over for lunch enroute. Along the way you will see banana plantations, long horned cattle and the undulating hills of Ankole. Stop over at the Equator in Masaka, Mpambire drum makers or any other craft display centre before proceeding to Kampala

 

 

 

Optional: A 4-day extension beach holiday at the Kenyan coast with its beautiful sandy beaches & azure warm waters.

 

 

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