6 days Uganda Gorilla Tour

6 days Uganda Gorilla Tour

Bwindi

From $1,800 / person sharing

Safari overview

6 days Uganda Gorilla Tour

Six days in western Uganda that combine chimpanzees, a savannah park and mountain gorillas. After arriving at Entebbe you drive to Kibale Forest and spend the next morning tracking chimpanzees with a park guide, alongside other primates such as colobus and L’Hoest’s monkeys. In Queen Elizabeth National Park there’s a morning game drive through the crater area and an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel for hippos, crocodiles and birds. The drive south passes the Ishasha sector, known for its tree-climbing lions, on the way to Bwindi, where day five is set aside for gorilla tracking, usually four to five hours in the forest. The last day crosses the terraced hills back to Kampala or Entebbe.

Day by day

6 Days, Planned to the Last Sunset

  1. Meet and greet our company driver/hotel driver – transfer to Hotel.

    • Dinner
  2. Drive to Kibale forest national park – the home of primate chimpanzees.
    8:00 am After a healthy breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park, the capital world of primates. Such as chimpanzees, baboons, and monkeys, with en-route lunch meals. Upon arrival, you will check-in at your lodge for dinner and peaceful overnight.

    • Dinner
  3. The park’s site guide will take you through this adventurous experience where you may be blessed with enormous encounters with various forest primates like the L’hoest, black-faced colobus monkeys, baboons, and other forest species. Later drive to queen Elizabeth park, Upon arrival, check-in at your lodge.

    • Full board
  4. Early in the morning set off for the morning game drive in the Northern crater area where there are a lot of dark holes called the black craters with no water. You may be able to see a lot of animal species such as Elephants, lions, buffaloes, Leopards, monkeys such as the black and white colobus, vervet, plates, red-tailed, and blue monkeys. Other animals that can be seen are the bush pigs and the warthogs, antelopes. This side of the park provides a good view of numerous craters. The activity takes 3-4 hours.
    Return for lunch at the lodge and in the afternoon go Later after lunch, you will embark on a boat cruise on the Kaziga channel. This is very rewarding with the aquatic animals like crocodiles, hippos, and many bird species like black bee carmine bee eaters and black bee eaters, Lesser Swamp-Warbler, Striated Heron among others. This takes 2-3 hours. Dinner and overnight at the booked lodge.

    • Full board
  5. You will set off and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park. This forest is home to the magnificent giant mountain gorillas and a variety of other forest primates including the blue monkey as well as a wealth of birdlife.
    Along the journey, you will have a chance to visit the Ishasha sector, commonly known for tree-climbing lions. Dinner and peaceful overnight in Bwindi NP.

    • Full board
  6. After morning breakfast, you will get ready, along with your packed lunches to embark on the lifetime memorable experience in this magnificent forest for gorilla tracking. The trail you use may reward you with exciting moments of the giant mountain gorillas in Bwindi this will be a reward for the ultimate gorilla experience’ as well as other primates that inhabit the forest. This may take you about 4-5 hrs in the jungle. You will return to the lodge for dinner.

    • Full board
  7. After breakfast, we will make our scenic journey through the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with the terraced landscape, an area referred to as the “Switzerland of Africa”. Observe the systematic cultivation of the Bakiga along the mountain slopes and enjoy the experience of what has been referred to as the Switzerland of Africa because of its cool nature. We will continue to Kampala reaching the capital late afternoon/evening. Dinner and overnight in Kampala. your driver guide will drive you to your Hotel in Kampala or to Entebbe airport for departure.
    And proceed to Kampala reaching the capital in late afternoon drop off at the hotel address / Entebbe airport for your departure.
    You can book this package as a private tour OR join our scheduled group tours, Takes off weekly each month all year round.

    • Breakfast

Transparent pricing

What This Safari Costs

Prices are per person sharing for a private 6-day / 5-night safari, and depend on the lodges you choose. Park fees, guide, 4×4 and meals are included in every tier.

Season Solo 2 guests 4 guests 6+ guests
Low season 1 March – 31 May The long rains. Lowest prices and the greenest landscape. $3,260 $2,170 $1,910 $1,800
High season 1 November – 20 December, 6 January – 29 February Dry and green in turn, with good game viewing and easier lodge availability. $3,430 $2,290 $2,020 $1,900
Peak season 1 June – 31 October, 21 December – 5 January Migration river crossings and the driest months. Book well ahead. $3,810 $2,540 $2,240 $2,110

All prices are per person sharing, in USD.

Final quotes depend on season, group size and lodge availability — tell us your dates and we'll confirm exact pricing free of charge.

The fine print, upfront

What's Included

Included

  • All Park fees
  • All activities (unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
  • All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included

  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Additional accommodation
  • Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Services not mentioned in the program
  • Travel insurance and medical repatriation
  • Items of a personal nature

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