Safari Africa Uganda

Gorilla tracking (Bwindi) & Queen Elizabeth National Park (6 Days)

Day 1: Kampala - Kabale

* Wake up for an early breakfast and set off for Western Uganda immediately.
* Stop over at the equator line for a feel of a lifetime – being in two hemispheres at the same time. Take photographs and buy crafts.
* Proceed to Mbarara for lunch.
* Continue and arrive Kabale in the evening. Enjoy the cold breeze and spend your night at Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp/cottages or Bushara Island.

Day 2: Lake Bunyonyi - Bwindi

It is the deepest lake in Uganda, 2nd deepest in Africa and 3rd deepest in the whole world! It is naturally decorated with 29 beautiful islands. Bunyonyi is also famous for crayfish – which you can’t find anywhere else in Uganda.

* After breakfast, tour the islands as you bird around. You will be amazed by the stories about the Hakampene Island.
* Take nature walks around Bushara
* View variety of bird species from which the lake’s name was derived as you tour the islands.
* Have your lunch at either Bushara Island or Bunyonyi Overland.
* After lunch, drive to Bwindi through the Kigezi terraces. You will be amazed by the beauty of the terraced hills which differentiates this area from the rest of Africa – hence Church Hill named it “The Switzerland of Africa”!
* Spend your overnight at Buhoma Community Guest House/Buhoma Homestead.

Day 3: Gorilla tracking

* Take an early breakfast and head for your adventure of a lifetime – gorilla tracking.
* Spend the day looking for these closest relatives of mankind!
* You will also marvel at this tropical forest and prove that it is indeed an impenetrable forest.
* In the evening return to Buhoma for an overnight. You will be entertained by a local dancing group giving you chance to associate with the local communities.

Day 4: Bwindi – Mweya Safari Lodge

* Wake up early and head for Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Tented Camp. Mweya Lodge is located at the peninsula overlooking Kazinga Channel. At Mweya, some wildlife such as warthogs are commendable for their hospitality to visitors as they visit you without your invitation. Endeavor to close your bedroom lest you share bed with some of these friendly creatures!

Day 5: Tour Queen Elizabeth National Park

* Take an early morning game drive for those animal which wake up early
* Return to Mweya for breakfast
* Head for a boat cruise at Kazinga Channel – host of a highest population of hippos and plentiful species of birds. The boat cruise gives you good platform to take photographs at a distance, you will view Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
* Return to hotel for lunch
* After which, take an evening game drive to view crater lakes with its solitary buffalos.
* Overnight at Mweya

Day 6: Mweya – Kampala

* Take your breakfast then head for Kampala with a stop over at Lake View Regency Hotel – Mbarara for lunch
* After lunch proceed and stop again at the equator line for a final feel of the sun’s pathway (this is optional)
* Proceed and arrive your Kampala hotel in the evening

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