7 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari

On arrival, you will be met and received by a guide/driver from IvaMar Safaris. You will be transferred to Kampala Serena Hotel for accommodation.

Early morning departure from your hotel/Accommodation to go to Kibaale Forest National park through Fort Portal. You will have your Lunch served in Fort Portal, after lunch transfer to Amabeere ga nyina mwiru (a famous cultural site attached to the Toro kingdom) and then continue to your accommodation. You will have your dinner and accommodation at Crater safari lodge (FB).

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred just a few meters to the chimpanzee tracking information office for a pre-briefing by your ranger guides who will then lead you into the rain forest tracking these primates (Chimpanzees). These primates are very mobile and viewing them is unpredictable but a forest walk is an enriching activity that starts at 8.00 am taking about 4 hours.

The guide will provide detailed explanations on not only primates but also on all the forest’s fauna and flora. This will see you return to have your lunch at Primate lodge. after lunch, transfer for a community initiative in Bigodi for yet more primate and bird watching experience with an opportunity to meet and interact with the local communities living here. Dinner and overnight at Crater safari lodge.

After your morning breakfast you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range most of the journey. You will have a short game drive on you way to your accommodation. Check in and relax into Lunch. After Lunch transfer to enjoy a unique two hours boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.

This launch cruise gives you a great opportunity for photography, bird watching and game viewing at close range. Return for a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight at Ihamba Safari Lodge.

After an early morning breakfast, you will head out for a full game drive along Kasenyi tracks and Queens Mile in search of animals like: lions, elephants, cape buffalos, warthogs, spotted hyenas, mangoose, waterbucks, kobs and, if you’re lucky the leopard and about 606 bird species recorded here.  You will later transfer for a game drive to the Ishasha sector in search of the rare tree climbing lions. You will now  proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Lunch will be packed. Dinner and overnight at Ruhija gorilla lodge.

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the gorilla tracking information office for a pre-briefing by the ranger guides who will then lead you into the forest trekking this great relatives of ours (Gorillas). The rainforest is dense and is crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, the thrill of spending time and observing the gorillas is a memorable one.  Gorillas are shy and peaceful animals and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they interact with each other. After this day’s gorgeous adventure, you will return to your lodge for lunch (if not parked) and if time allows, transfer for a short community/nature walk to see this local people’s way of life and cultures or just relax at your lodge, dinner and overnight at Ruhija gorilla lodge (FB).

After your relaxed breakfast, depart Bwindi national park back to Kampala via the Equator with an opportunity to perform a simple experiment and experience a tropical balance here before proceeding to arrive in Kampala and then transfer to the airport for your flight out.