7 Days Gorilla Tracking Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth, Kazinga Channel & Kibale
Overview
7 Days Gorilla Tracking Uganda
This safari involves mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo, plus game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Travel logistics
Start / Finish
Start
- Kampala
- EBBEntebbe International Airport
Finish
- Kampala
- EBBEntebbe International Airport
Highlights
What Makes This Safari Special
Trek to mountain gorillas
Chimpanzee tracking in the forest
Guided walking safari
Search for tree-climbing lions
Explore Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day by Day
Your Itinerary
In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National park through the scenic country sides of western Uganda. We pass by Kigezi hills with nice terraces through the “scenic little Switzerland” of Uganda. We take lunch on the way and arrive late in the evening at Bwindi national park for dinner and overnight at Luxurious Gorilla resort camp or Buhoma Community bandas. Full board meals.
After breakfast, we get briefing from the guides then proceed to the forest for Gorilla tracking. The time it takes to encounter the gorillas is unpredictable so we will have packed lunch with us. We will have enough time to spend with the endangered gorillas before we return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we proceed to Queen Elizabeth National park with a game drive en route through the Ishasha sector. Here, you will see tree climbing lions, bush bucks, antelopes and many other animals. You will arrive for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, you will be driven to the crater lakes region to view the various crater lakes around the park plus the Lake Katwe where salt is traditionally mined in the park.
Very early in the morning, we drive to Kasenyi track for a morning game drive in search for animal like the Leopards, Lions, Elephants, and Hyenas among many others. In the afternoon, we go for a launch cruise along the Kazinga channel where you will see Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of water birds.
We drive to Nyakasura via fort portal town to Visit the ‘Amebere ga Nyinamwiru’ caves to view the stalactites and the stalagmite. Then proceed to Kibale National park for dinner and over night at Ndali lodge, Kanyankyu tourist centre or in Fort portal where you can stay at Rwenzori view guest house.
After breakfast, assemble at Kanyankyu tourist centre for a morning chimp tracking and then we go on a swamp walk for a variety of primates like the Vervet Monkey, L’hoest Monkey, Black and white and the Red colobus Monkeys, Olive Baboons and many others. In the afternoon, you will be taken for a nature walk around Bigodi swamp to view the various bird species in the park. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
After breakfast, drive back to Kampala via fort portal Mubende road.
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Where You Stay
Handpicked
Retreats
Every lodge and camp is chosen for its location, character and comfort, so the place you rest is as memorable as the adventure itself.
What's Included
Inclusions & Exclusions
Included
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
- Camping Equipment
- Porterage
Not Included
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
- Rescue Fee
- Climbing Gear
- Sleeping Bag
Questions
Frequently Asked
The price covers park fees; all activities (unless labeled as optional); all accommodation as stated in the itinerary; a professional driver/guide; all transportation (unless labeled as optional). Budget separately for international flights (from/to home); additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour; tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day). Your personalized quote confirms the full breakdown line by line.
The prime months for this itinerary are January, February, June, July, August and December. That said, Uganda rewards visitors in every season. Tell us your travel dates and we'll advise exactly what to expect.
This is a private, tailor-made safari for your own party of 2 to 12 guests. You won't be grouped with strangers. The itinerary, vehicle and guide are yours alone.
You'll stay at Gorilla Resort Camp / Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Lodge and Rwenzori View Guest House, as laid out in the day-by-day itinerary. If availability requires it, we substitute properties of a similar or better standard and always confirm before you travel.
Send an inquiry through the form on this page and our safari experts will come back with a personalized quote within 24 hours, free and with no obligation. Once the plan feels right, we lock in your dates and lodges.
Absolutely. Treat the 7-day program as a starting point. We can adjust the pace, upgrade or change lodges, add days, or combine it with other destinations. Tell us what your ideal trip looks like and we'll shape it around you.
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