Short Itinerary

Day 1 (Oct 03, 2024) - Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 2 (Oct 04, 2024) - Game Drives and Boat Cruise at Kazinga Channel
Day 3 (Oct 05, 2024) - Kalinzu Forest (Chimp Tracking) to Ishasha (Game drives)
Day 4 (Oct 06, 2024) - Ishasha sector (Game drives) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 5 (Oct 07, 2024) - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Tracking) to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6 (Oct 08, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo (Boat ride)
Day 7 (Oct 09, 2024) - Lake Mburo (Nature walk and Game drive) to Kampala

Notes

Clients can choose to do Batwa Cultural Visit on Day 4 in Bwindi at an additional cost of 80 USD PP.

No activities included in Bunyonyi. Clients can choose to do Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching, Cray Fishing or any other activity in Lake Bunyonyi by paying additionally at the accommodation.

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Itinerary

Day 1 - Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will be picked up around 7:00 am from Kampala (or Entebbe) by our Guide who will brief you about your tour and travel westwards through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take 6-7 hours with a stopover at the Equator for an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time. Lunch will be done en-route to Queen Elizabeth, You will continue through the savanna grasslands with lots of banana plantations and several herds of local long horned Ankole cattle endemic to this part of the country. You will get to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening.

Day 2 - Game Drives and Boat Cruise at Kazinga Channel

You will set off early about 6:30 am for a morning game drive, an awesome experience to spot the animals in natural habitats. Expect to see the famous Big Five; Elephant, Buffalos, Lions, Bush bucks, Kobs, Giant forest hog, Hyenas leopards, antelopes, and Waterbucks as well as birds. You will return for breakfast and relax till lunch.

In the afternoon you will take a Boat cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel to see, at close range, the water animals to include Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There is also a variety of bird species on the water banks especially the famous Shoebill, pelican and Jacana.

Day 3 - Kalinzu Forest (Chimp tracking) to Ishasha (Game drive)

After your breakfast early morning, head to the forest for chimp trekking around 6:30 am, and chimp tracking takes 3-4 hours. Once you spot the Chimpanzees you get to spend around 1 hour with them and then head back. From here you will be transferred to Ishahsa sector. Depending on the time of arrival, you can have an evening Game drive at the Ishaha sector.

Day 4 - Ishasha sector (Game drive) to Bwindi National Park

Early morning Game drive at Ishasha sector to see the tree climbing lions if you are lucky and then post Lunch transfer to Bwindi National park.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda; harbouring an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rain-forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants.

With a strenuous day ahead, you will check into your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.

Day 5 - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Bunyonyi

After having breakfast around 8 am, you will set off to Lake Bunyonyi. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa [900 meters deep] and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilzar free. The journey takes 3-5 hours depending on which sector of Bwindi you are departing from. The landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds' ' as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake.

You will check in to the accommodation and have Lunch. Later in the evening reaching Lake Bunyonyi you can pay the extra amount for the activity (Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching and Cray Fishing...) directly at the accommodation and do the activity of your choice.

Day 6 - Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park (Boat Ride and Nature Walk)

After an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am, you will depart to Lake Mburo National Park. The drive takes 3-4 hours , and you will have lunch at the lodge reserved for you, after which you will go for an afternoon Boat Ride on the lake rich with a variety of animals such as hippos and crocodiles and bird species. In the evening take a Nature walk before you retire for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 - Lake Mburo National Park to Kampala

After breakfast, you will have an early morning game drive through the park in search of animals like zebra, hippos, crocodiles, eland, antelope, impala and a variety of birds.

Post Lunch you will depart from Lake Mburo and head to Kampala (or Entebbe) for the drop off.

Stay Locations

Day 1 (Oct 03, 2024) - Queen Elizabeth (North)
Day 2 (Oct 04, 2024) - Queen Elizabeth (North)
Day 3 (Oct 05, 2024) - Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
Day 4 (Oct 06, 2024) - Bwindi (Ruhija) or Bwindi (Rushaga) or Bwindi (Buhoma) or Bwindi (Nkuringo)
Day 5 (Oct 07, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6 (Oct 08, 2024) - Lake Mburo

Maps

Meals

Day 1 (Oct 03, 2024) - Lunch & Dinner

Day 2 (Oct 04, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 (Oct 05, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 (Oct 06, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5 (Oct 07, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6 (Oct 08, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7 (Oct 09, 2024) - Breakfast & Lunch

Transfer Times

Day 1 (Oct 03, 2024) - Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park takes about 6.5 to 7 hours (389 - 414 km)
Day 2 (Oct 04, 2024) - Queen Elizabeth National Park takes about 15 to 20 min (11.7 km)
Day 3 (Oct 05, 2024) - Kalinzu Forest to Ishasha takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (109 km)
Day 4 (Oct 06, 2024) - Ishasha sector to Bwindi National Park takes about 4 hours to 6 hours (160 kms)
Day 5 (Oct 07, 2024) - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Bunyonyi takes about 2 to 3 hours (65 to 100 km)
Day 6 (Oct 08, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo takes about 4.5 to 6 hours (243 - 292 km)
Day 7 (Oct 09, 2024) - Lake Mburo National Park to Kampala takes about 4.5 to 5 hours (244 km)

Note: These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.

Inclusions

• Chimp tracking permit in Kalinzu.

• 4x4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van.

• All Taxes and VAT.

• Park Fees (for Non-Residents).

• Meals as per itinerary.

• Activities mentioned in the itinerary.

• Drinking water while on safari (2 liters per person per day).

• Game drive as mentioned in the itinerary.

• Gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi.

• A professional English speaking driver/ guide.

Exclusions

• Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).

• Tips (Tipping guidelines).

• Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• Government imposed an increase of Taxes, Gorilla trekking permits, Chimp tracking permits and or Park Fees.

• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• International flights.

• Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.