5 days Bwindi gorillas and Lake Mburo wildlife safari takes you to two national parks that is bwindi impenetrable national park and Lake Mburo national park. While on a safari, you will be able to spend time with the gorillas within their habitat. Other animals such as buffaloes, leopards, Uganda kob, waterbucks, bushbucks, hippos are spotted while on a game drive within Lake Mburo national park and the boat cruise.
SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1; Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2; Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3; Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Day 4; Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 5; Transfer back to Kampala
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1; TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
The safari guide driver will pick you depending on your location and brief you about the safari. After the briefing, you will embark on the journey to bwindi impenetrable national park. While on the journey, you will have a stopover at the equator for a picture moment as well as the water experiment. After we shall proceed with the journey to mbarara where you will have lunch. After lunch, you will drive up to the national park where you will check in at your lodge and have dinner and a night stay.
DAY 2; GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI NATIONAL PARK
On the 2nd day of your 5 days Bwindi gorillas and Lake Mburo wildlife safari, After an early morning breakfast, you will head to the national parks headquarters with packed lunch and enough drinking water for a briefing. After the briefing you will be joined by the park rangers in the forest in search of the mountain gorillas. The trekking takes 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on their location. When the gorillas are located, you will spend with them an hour as you observe their behaviors and take photos and videos for memories. After the trekking, you will head back to your lodge and relax as you wait for dinner and a night stay
DAY 3; TRANSFER TO LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
Early in the morning, you will checkout of the lodge and embark on the journey to lake Mburo national park. While on the way, you will have an enroute lunch as you enjoy amazing views. Upon arrival, you will head to a walking safari where you get up close with wildlife species as well as listen to the sweet sounds of bird species and the amazing cool breeze. After the nature walk, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and a night stay.
DAY 4; MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE
After an early morning breakfast, you will head for a morning game drive where you will be able to spot animals such as zebras, impalas, giraffes, waterbucks, elands and many more as they are grazing on an open savannah plains. After the game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for an afternoon boat cruise where you will spot animals such as buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, hippos and Nile crocodiles. Birds such as bee-eaters, fish eagles, cormorants and many more. After the boat cruise you will head back to your lodge for dinner and a night stay
DAY 5; TRANSFER BACK TO KAMPALA
After having a relaxed breakfast in the morning, you will check out of the lodge and embark on the journey back to Kampala. While on the way, you will have an enroute lunch and proceed to Kampala. On arrival at Kampala, you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or any place of your convenience.
5 days Bwindi gorillas and Lake Mburo wildlife safari Includes
Gorilla trekking permit
Park entrance fees
Accommodation and meals
Transportation in a 4*4 safari vehicle
Boat cruise fees
An English speaking safari guide
5 days Bwindi gorillas and Lake Mburo wildlife safari Excludes
Tips
Insurance
Optional activities
Personal expenses