Experience the 4 Day Gorillas and Game Flying Safari, an adventure that blends encounters with mountain gorillas and iconic savannah wildlife. This safari features convenient domestic charter flights that maximize your time in the wild by reducing overland transfers.
Throughout this electrifying 4-day flying safari, you’ll soar to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Prepare to come face-to-face with awe-inspiring gorillas and a spectacular array of wildlife, making memories to last a lifetime.
Encountering the gorillas during this safari will offer you a close encounter and experience to see the large and powerful primates . You also have game viewing of some of the savannah wildlife like lions ,leopards , buffalo, hippos , elephants , warthogs , and many other wildlife.
The main activities that you will engage in these 4-day gorilla and game flying safaris include the game drive , gorilla trekking , community encounter , and boat cruise.
Summary of the safari
Day 1 : Arrival at Entebbe and transfer by air to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2 : Gorilla trekking and community visit.
Day 3 : Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, boat cruise, and night game drive.
Day 4 : Early Morning game drive and transfer by air to Entebbe.
Details of the safari
Day 1 : Arrival at Entebbe and transfer by air to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, you will meet the company representative who will direct you to your chartered domestic flight to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The flight from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will take about 1 to 2 hours.
Upon arrival at the airstrip in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, you will be transferred by road to the lodge for relaxation as you prepare for the next day’s adventure.
Meal plan : Lunch , dinner.
Day 2 : Gorilla trekking and community visit.
After your early morning breakfast at the lodge , you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about the gorilla trekking. In this briefing , you will be highlighted the dos and don’ts about the activity.
You will be grouped in groups of 8 people, where each group is supposed to visit one gorilla family . Later on you will continue with the activity, which will take 2 to 8 hours of the day upon where you meet the gorillas.
As you come across the gorillas ,you will have 1 hour viewing the gorillas in their natural habitat.
Later on in the evening , you will continue with a visit to the Batwa community which is one of the indigenous communities around the park that lived with the gorillas. In this community , you will engage in activities like cultural dances , coffee roasting , storytelling, and many others.
Meal Plan : Breakfast ,lunch ,dinner.
Day 3 : Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, boat cruise, and night game drive.
You will rise early morning and start with breakfast, and then later on continue with a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This transfer will take about 4 to 5 hours of day. Upon arrival in the park , you will start with a boat cruise that will take you through exploring the Kazinga Channel, which is within the park.
During the boat cruise , you will encounter several wildlife species like hippos , elephants , crocodiles , monitor lizards , and many others. After, you will return to the lodge for relaxation as you prepare for a night game drive.
Late in the evening , you will continue to the park for a night game drive, which will give you the opportunity to encounter the nocturnal wildlife around the park.
Meal plan : Breakfast ,lunch , dinner.
Day 4 : Early Morning game drive and transfer by air to Entebbe.
On the final day of the 4-day gorillas and game flying safari , you will proceed with an early morning game drive around the park. You will make a stopover for a scenic bush breakfast, and then later on you will proceed to the airstrip.
At the airstrip , you will engage in a domestic chartered flight back to Entebbe. In Entebbe, you will proceed with the outbound flight back home.
Meal Plan : Breakfast ,lunch.