Gorilla Safari Tour Uganda

Featuring Mgahinga National Park & Lake Bunyonyi.
Highlights: Gorillas, the equator, bamboo and afro-alpine forests, birds, otters, islands, volcanoes

DAY 1: Depart from Kampala early in the morning and head southwest to Kabale district. Stop over for lunch at Agip Motel in Mbarara. This journey will take you about 5 hrs through very interesting landscapes of forests, swamps, grasslands and agricultural land. You will have your dinner and overnight .

DAY 2: After breakfast, take a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi to tour the islands and enjoy the serene beauty of the lake and its surroundings. Depart for Mgahinga Gorilla Park after lunch. We shall use the winding road around Lake Bunyonyi. This 2hr journey takes you through breath taking steep rift valley escarpments, a bamboo forest and gives you the best views of the mysterious Crater Lake. Check in at Volcanoes Rest Camp and enjoy the sunset.

DAY 3: After an early breakfast and the tour guide's briefing at the park HQ, the Gorilla trekking activity begins under the gaze of the imposing volcanoes. Carry with you a packed lunch, a water bottle and wear stout boots/shoes for this activity. You will need to be physically fit to climb the steep slopes!
The gorilla tracking may take 2hrs to the whole day depending on where the gorillas maybe. The park offers sites of rare birds, butterflies, plants and other primates as well. After the tour, you can freshen up at the camp and enjoy dinner.

Day 4: After a late breakfast, depart You will arrive in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon swimming in the lake or take a short hike on one of the hills for great views and photographs of the lake and the surrounding hills. You may also take a canoe ride on the lake to view the elusive otters and water birds.

Day 5: Take a boat ride to tour the islands on the lake. You can enjoy the market day at Kyevu and even watch the traditional dances by the pygmies. The history of the lake will be narrated to you on this tour. In the afternoon, drive to the hot springs and take a refreshing swim in the hot waters to rejuvenate your health! Visit the local ironsmiths on your way back. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Depart for Kampala after breakfast. Stop over briefly at Agip Motel for refreshments. Stop for lunch at Highway Take away and have another stop at the equator. You will arrive in Kampala in the afternoon. Gorilla safari tour.

Hiking option
You may hike to Mgahinga National Park from Lake Bunyonyi. This exciting option takes you across the lake by boat, you then climb a few hills though bamboo forests and interesting landscape to get there.

Mountain gorillas are the major attraction in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. The only remaining population of these endangered apes needs to be conserved by you and me. All policies in these 3 destinations encourage conservation of wildlife in the parks and environmental protection of the natural resources. We also echo the same sentiments and believe in conservacy trends. We dont not encourage hunting sfaris in any way.
Besides gorilla tracking or trekking, there is more to see like the primates including the chimpanzees, monkeys, baboons e.t.c while on your safari vacation or tour to Africa.
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