4-Day Uganda Gorillas Express

Overview

American zoologist George Schaller, one of the first people to study gorillas in the wild, once said: "No one who looks into the eyes of a Gorilla, gentle and vulnerable, can remain unchanged." Well, before having a close view of these gentle giants, your journey will take you across central Uganda through the tropical landscape with a lot of green, a bit of savannah to the highlands of the south west in an area called the “Switzerland of East Africa”.

Tour Features

Mid-range tour

This mid-range tour uses lodges and resorts.

Private tour

This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.

Minimum age

15 years old

Activities & Transport

Activities:

Gorilla trekking

Transport:

Pop-up roof minivan

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Accommodation & Meals

Day	Accommodation	Meals
1	Airport Guest House	All meals included
2	Engagi Lodge	All meals included
3	BirdNest Resort	All meals included
4	No accomodation	Breakfast included

Note: Note; The rooms will be shared if travellers are 2+ Traveller 1 2 3 4 5 Room(s) 1 1 2 2 3

Included

Park fees(For non-residents)
Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water(On all days)

Excluded

International flights(From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Itineraries

Day 1

Arrival in Uganda

You arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Victoria, where a representative/guide from Uzuri Uganda Safaris will meet and great you before they transfer you to Airport Guest House, Entebbe for your overnight stay.

Destination
Entebbe (City)

Accommodation

Airport Guest House

Mid-range guest house located in or near Entebbe
If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided

Meals

-All meals included

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2

Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Your guide will pick you up from Airport Guest House in Entebbe to commence your drive to the UNESCO World Heritage Site that is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You can make a stop at the Equator Crossing at Kayabwe for some fun pictures, refreshment or ignore that for when you return. You will continue your safari with a stop in Mbarara town for quick lunch. After lunch, you will continue onto Bwindi Impenetrable National Park/ Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Where you safari to depends on where we have secured your gorilla permits. Once in Bwindi or Mgahinga, you will check-in at Engagi Bwindi Lodge or Similar for dinner and overnight stay.

Destination
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation

Engagi Lodge

Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided

Meals

-All meals included

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3

Gorilla tracking & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

You are up at 5.00am and enjoy your breakfast. After your breakfast, be ready for the 2-hour drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - arriving at 7.30am. With packed lunch in your carry-on, your guide will deliver you to the park's HQ before 8:00 am for registration and a briefing. The guides will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting creepers, to track the gorillas. When you finally locate the family that you are tracking, sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male - the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense forest in the knowledge you are in the presence of the few remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild. After the mandatory 1 hour is up, you will be led back to the starting point where your guide will be waiting to commence the transfer to the picturesque Lake Bunyonyi. On arrival, check-in at Birdnest Resort Bunyonyi.

Destination
Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation

BirdNest Resort

Mid-range resort located in or near Lake Bunyonyi
If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided

Meals

-All meals included

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4

Drive to Entebbe and Departure

You are up early and enjoy your breakfast. At 8.00am, check-out and commence the 7-hour drive back to Entebbe. You will make a lunch stop en-route either in Mbarara town or at the Equator crossing. Where you stop depends on how well you are doing as far as time is concerned. After lunch, you will continue on to Entebbe. Iff you enjoyed lunch in Mbarara town, make the stop at the Equator crossing. From here, your driver/guide will then complete your transfer to the airport in time for you to check-in for your flight back home.

Destination
Entebbe (City)

Accommodation

Not Specified

Meals

-Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

4-Day Uganda Gorillas Express