5 DAY GORILLA SAFARI IN UGANDA

Day 1: Arrive Entebbe, met at the airport by our representative and Take a 5 hour road transfer to the Agip Motel for dinner and overnight stay. 
Day 2: Morning breakfast then take a 5 hour road transfer on a very good road to the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Home to the Mountain Gorillas. In the evening, take to the Munyaga Trail to explore the Freshness of the Forest on a Nature walk along the River Munyaga. Dinner and overnight at the Bwindi Tented Camp. 
Day 3: After breakfast, report at the park offices for a briefing by the ranger guides prior to the trek to find the Mountain Gorillas with picnic lunch. The gorillas are tracked, located and after approximately one hour with them, return to base for a shower and cold drink. Dinner and overnight at Bwindi Tented Camp. 
Day 4: Travel to Kabale For Lunch at the Lake Bunyonyi where you could also take a Canoe ride to explore the many Islands. Later, depart for Mbarara arriving for dinner and night stay at the Agip Motel. 
Day 5: After morning breakfast transfer to Entebbe Aiport for your afternoon flight out.
 
 Price per person sharing Lodges $2700                  

14 days (13 nights) Express Uganda Gorilla Trekking  Safari. Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Semliki National Park, Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Virunga’s), Ssese Islands, Jinja city tour, Entebbe.

Day1
After breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls National Park with lunch enroute. Arrive at Paraa and take a ferry to the northern bank of the River Nile. Dinner and over night Paraa Safari lodge or Paraa Rest Camp. You take a drive to the “Top of the falls” for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile as it forces it’s way through a rocky gap barely six meters wide.
Day Two
Start the day with an early morning game drive where you are able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, antelope, lion, elephant, and the Uganda kob. The bird life is also impressive, with the eagle being one of the prized sightings and the rare shoebill.
During your game drive request your guide to show you the Congo Blue Mountains, on a clear morning. After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a varietyof water birds.
Day Three
After early breakfast, drive to Fortportal. Have lunch enroute.
Enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country. Dinner and overnight Hotel in Fortportal.
Day Four
Go for an early morning chimpanzee viewing in Kibale National Park. After lunch have an early afternoon nature walk to view the butterflies and
other insects. Visit the tropical swamps and their vegetation. Have a chance of seeing some water birds. Have an evening tour of the crater region, visit “top of the world’’, the natural bridge and a view of the snow cap on the Rwenzori on a clear day. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight – Fort Portal
Day Five
Visit the Semiliki National Park. This park has fantastic scenery, hotsprings, forest jungle walk, birding, primates viewing and River Semiliki meanders. At “Mungu Ni Mukubwa’’while in the mountains, the road offers scenic views of the meandering river, fuming hotsprings and tropical rain forest. Visit the Batwa (pygmy) community. Have a picnic lunch at the Sempaya hotsprings.
Return and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, dinner and overnight Mweya safari lodge or Hostel.
Day Six
Rise before the sun and drive to Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee safari. Your guided walk may last three to five hours and in addition to seeing the chimps, the trip may yield sightings of the colobus monkeys, baboons, red tailed and vervet monkeys, and other primates.
It is important to note that the chimpanzee safari is subject to availability
of permits and good weather because occasional flooding can make the trails impassable.
Return to the lodge for lunch and take an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. that joins Lakes Edward and George. It is a waterway that is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes, and elephants, which can be seen at the banks.
There are also a rich variety of birds on the channel. After lunch rest and prepare for an evening game drive to the crater area. Return for dinner and overnight at lodge (Mweya) or Hostel.
Day Seven
Rise for an early game drive. The park boasts of a variety of big game like; lions, buffaloes, kobs, elephants, bushbucks, and the rare occasional leopard. After an early lunch, drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest National Park. Have lunch enroute, dinner and overnight Buhoma Homestead or Community bandas.
Day Eight
After breakfast set off early with your guide to track the gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek.
Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each encounter is different and has it’s own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Homestead.
Day Nine
Have an early morning nature walk (optional). Visit the waterfalls, view forest water birds and butterflies and the tropical forest vegetation.
Return and proceed to Kisoro. Visit Lake Mutanda before checking-in at your Lodge. Dinner and overnight.
Day Ten
After early breakfast, head for Mountain climbing or Gorilla trekking (do one activity only) with packed lunch. There are three extinct volcanoes for physically fit hikers i.e. Mt Muhabura-4127m, Mt. Sabinyo-3669m and Gahinga-3474m.
Gorilla tracking will take three to eight hours. This is the most exciting and unforgettable experience, which will take you through the mountain jungle.
Return for dinner and overnight Kisoro at hotel or drive to and overnight Kabale depending on the time.
Day Eleven
Early breakfast and drive to Ssese Islands with lunch enroute. Arrive at Bukakata and cross to Bugala Island by ferry. Dinner and overnight.
Day Twelve
Early morning nature walk, boat ride (optional) or half day fishing (optional). Dinner and overnight Ssese Island.
Day Thirteen
After early breakfast drive to Kampala with packed lunch . Arrive around noon carry out a city tour and then proceed to Jinja. Dinner and overnight.
Day Fourteen Early breakfast, visit the Source of the Nile, Bujagali falls, do a half-day white water rafting (optional) or proceed to Entebbe and visit the Entebbe Botanical gardens and Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). Have lunch and transfer to Airport for
homebound flight.