The 5-day Uganda safari will introduce you to the hidden beauties of the pearl of Africa, from the scenic views, hospitable people, rich cultures and traditions, wildlife, beautiful flora, breathtaking landscape, primate trekking, green tea plantations, banana and coffee plantations.
From the savannah vegetation of Lake Mburo National Park to the rainforests of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, encounter the different antelope species, giraffes, hippos, the endangered Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi, and other small primate species, birds, local cultures, and their traditions.
Summary of the safari
Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and road transfer to Bwindi
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Cultural Experience
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking
Day 5: Road transfer to Entebbe
Detailed Itinerary of the safari
Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park
From Entebbe through the roadside towns and markets on a road transfer of about 4-5hours with a stopover at the Uganda Equator into the hilly ecosystem of savannah grassland in the heart of western Uganda
Check in at the hotel and have a relaxing, delicious lunch, head out for a guided nature walk, and crown your day with a boat cruise, having close views of the crocodiles, water birds, hippos, and other mammals
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 2: Morning game drive and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Enjoy an early morning breakfast, briefing from the ranger guide, and a morning guided game drive in the park, encountering the different antelopes, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, different bird species like the eagles, barbets, flycatchers, and more
Embark on your journey to the home of the endangered mountain gorillas, the hills, beautiful scenery and landscapes, greenery, vegetation, tea plantations, and local towns. An en route packed lunch on a drive of 7-8hours with a few stopovers on the road. Upon reaching the lodge, check in, dinner, and overnight
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Cultural Experience
Early morning breakfast at the lodge, transfer to the park headquarters for trek briefing by the ranger guide. With a maximum of 8 trekker embark on your search for the rare and endangered Gorillas in thick undergrowing and tall trees of the forests led by the ranger guides, taking 3-5hours hiking depending on the location of there feeding route, you will have an hour to have a close encounter with these gorillas as they play, feed and care for each other in their natural habitat.
Lunch followed by the Batwa cultural experience, a dwelling tribe of Bwindi Forest, enjoying the traditional dances, storytelling, ways of settlement, and traditional practices. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Mgahinga
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking
After your early morning breakfast at the lodge, a short drive to the park headquarters for a trek briefing, and set off for the trek. With the ranger guides leading the way, enter the forest hiking following the feeding routes of these in the bamboo forest, and spend quality time in close encounter with them as they feed on the bamboo shoots. Small primates like the red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkey, other mammals like the bushbucks, forest elephants, forest birds, and the breathtaking breeze of the forest
Lunch, dinner, and overnight at the lodge
Day 5: Road Transfer to Entebbe
Enjoy the last breakfast of your trip at the lodge, check out, and embark on your transfer back to Entebbe through the scenic views of the Kisiro-Kabale hills, taking 8-9hours on the road. En route lunch in Mbarara town and more stopovers till you reach Entebbe