Reserving the 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour and wildlife safari lets you to trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This gorilla park straddles in Southwestern Uganda and it offers refuge to an estimate of about 459 mountain gorillas which presently remain not more than 1063 individuals on earth. It also lets you to go game drive along Kasenyi track in Queen Elizabeth National Park which comes with remarkable sight at wildlife species like elephants, buffaloes, lions, birds, warthogs, leopards and a lot more. Your Uganda gorilla tour and wildlife safari will begin and end in Kampala.
Activities to do on 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari
- Photography
- Boat cruise
- Game drive
- Gorilla trekking
Brief itinerary of your 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari
Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Day 3: Leave Bwindi for Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Game drive and drive back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of your 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari
Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have an early morning breakfast and later, leave Kampala for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Southwestern Uganda. Since you will embark on Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Kabale route, expect to make a stopover at the Equator crossing to take pictures, relax and later, drive to Igongo Cultural Center for lunch. Proceed to Bwindi while enjoying the breathtaking view of the rolling hills in southwestern Uganda.
Accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Luxury: Mahogany Springs Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge
Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp, Silverback Lodge
Budget: Ruhija Gorilla Friend’s Camp, Nshongi Camp
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Rise up early in the morning and start your second day of gorilla tour and wildlife safari with breakfast at the gorilla lodge you booked in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Join other visitors for briefing on guidelines for gorilla trekking at the park headquarters and this normally begins at around 7:00am. The park official will also allocate to you a habituated gorilla family group which you will trek in a group of 8 visitors.
At 8:00am, the actual search for mountain gorillas begins with an armed park ranger guide who will escort you. Since this is a strenuous primate adventure, you are advised to come along with some snacks and bottled drinking water. The time you will spend trekking to see these apes varies depending on your speed of hike, nature of habitat and where they are found in the course of the day. Walk back to the lodge to your gorilla lodge to relax. In the evening, you will have a community walk to Batwa pygmy community for cultural experience.
Accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Luxury: Mahogany Springs Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge
Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp, Silverback Lodge
Budget: Ruhija Gorilla Friend’s Camp, Nshongi Camp
Day 3: Leave Bwindi for Queen Elizabeth National Park
The 3rd day of your 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife will commence with breakfast in the morning. After, leave Bwindi for Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha area, about 3-4 hours’ drive. Get to the lodge early for lunch and in the afternoon, you have a launch trip via Kazinga channel. On a boat cruise, expect to sight crocodiles, hippos, water birds especially shoebill storks, African skimmers, pink backed pelicans, saddle billed stork as well as elephants.
Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Mid-range: Kyambura Game Lodge, Enganzi Lodge
Budget: Mweya Hostel, Bush Lodge
Day 4: Game drive and drive back to Kampala
After breakfast, a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park involves you sighting savanna dwellers via Kasenyi Plains. The various wildlife species to see here range from lions, elephants, buffaloes, birds, topis, warthogs, Uganda Kobs and many more. After, drive back to Kampala but first have lunch in a hotel at Igongo Cultural Centre and at Equator for photography.
End of the 4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari
4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari includes
- Bottled water
- Park entry fees
- Game drive
- Boat cruise
- 3 nights and meals
- Fulltime English-speaking tour guide
- Relevant government taxes
- Gorilla permits
4 days Bwindi gorilla tour & wildlife safari Trip excludes
- Tips
- Visas
- Laundry service
- Hotel fees in Entebbe
- Cigarettes
- Beverages
- Insurance
- Telephone calls
- Extra activities