4 Days Gorilla Trekking and Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari
On this 4 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth safari, you will visit Queen Elizabeth national park one of the most popular national parks in Uganda and Bwindi impenetrable national park home to mountain gorillas. Do a wonderful boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel known for its highest concentration if hippos in Africa, do game drive and if luck spot the famous tree climbing lions and lastly gorilla trek in the jungle forest of Bwindi on this 4 days mini safari. The safari will leave you with one of the unforgettable memories of a lifetime.
Highlights of the 4 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari
- Gorilla trek in the gorilla kingdom of Bwindi
- Boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel
- Spotting the famous tree climbing lions of Ishasha
- Detailed itinerary of the 4 days gorilla trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National park
In the morning after breakfast, our driver will pick up from your place of stay, drive west wards to Queen Elizabeth national where you will reach in time for lunch at your lodge. In the Afternoon, you begin off your safari adventure with a rewarding boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. Here you will see lots of hippos, buffaloes and elephants taking a drink on the channel waters, water loving birds and more. All you need to do is seat back with your camera and enjoy the ride.
Come back in the evening for relaxation dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: Lunch and diner
Day 2: Morning game drive safari and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
Early morning after a cup of coffee, you head out in the wild before sunrise for your game drive. The drive rewards you with early risers, nocturnals before they go back to their hideouts. Spend predators as they hunt such as lions, leopards, see warthogs, antelopes, kobs, and more. Retire from the drive and have breakfast before you head to Bwindi
Drive through the Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth where you will be able to spot the famous tree climbing lions if luck. Continue to Bwindi and check in your lodge, relax as you wait for your gorilla trekking encounter.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and diner
Day 3: Gorilla trekking Safari day
Head to the park headquarters early morning after breakfast for briefing about the activity. You will be allocated gorilla families to trek and be given groups of 8 trekkers per family. Head out to the forest with an experienced ranger guide in search for you family. On finding them, you will spend an hour with your family and then retire from the activity. It may take upto a full day depending on where the gorillas last spelt.
Come off the day with a gorilla trekking certificate from Uganda Wildlife Authority confirming your support towards the activity, go back to your lodge and relax off the evening.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and diner
Day 4: Return to Kampala
Today ends your amazing Uganda safari trip Return to Kampala and be dropped off to your place of choice or the airport to catch your flight back home. Or simply choose to continue on your Uganda safari with us to other destinations.
Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch
Safari Inclusions
- Ground transportation in a 4WD safari vehicle
- Services of an experienced safari driver/guide
- 3 nights’ accommodation in either budget, mid-range or luxury settings
- Meals as per the itinerary
- Activities as per the itinerary
- Park Entry fees for Queen Elizabeth
- Gorilla permit
- Bottled water
Safari Exclusions
- International flights and visas
- Any person interests of any kind
