Day 1: Airport pick up
Our driver/guide will be waiting at Entebbe International Airport to pick you up and then transfer you to your accommodation for the night.
Accommodation: Papyrus Guesthouse
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
You will embark on a drive from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. The 9-hour journey will take you through the Ugandan countryside with farms, small towns, plantations, and interesting landscapes on your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
There are plenty of interesting stopovers along the way including lunch in Mbarara. You will reach your lodge in the evening.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge / Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest
Today is the big day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with the gentle giants; the rare mountain gorillas.
For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour. You will go into the forest in groups of not more than 8 in search of mountain gorillas. En route, your guide will point out previous signs of gorilla activity such as dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots.
Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo. Upon finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour with them after which you will be led back to the starting point.
After gorilla tracking, your driver/guide will drive you to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and if lucky you will spot the tree-climbing Lions
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Chimp tracking in Kalinzu forest reserve
After an early morning breakfast, your driver/guide will drive you to Kalinzu Forest to enjoy a guided primate walk in search of chimpanzees. You might encounter some of the different species of primates that call the area home. These include the colobus monkey, the olive baboon, and the red-tailed monkey.
Your guide will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates but on all the forest fauna and flora.
After this exhilarating experience, you will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe (Airport) with a stopover in Mbarara City for lunch and souvenir shopping at the equator.
Accommodation: None
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch
