Tree-climbing lion in the Ishasha wilderness area of Queen Elisabeth National Park
Main topics of the safari
Queen Elisabeth National Park – game drives and boat launch on Kazinga Channel
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – gorilla tracking
The Equator, drive through scenic landscape in rural Uganda
One night in Entebbe with a chance of visiting Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and the Botanical Gardens
Program summary
Day 1. Arrival and welcome to Uganda – Entebbe
Day 2. Drive via Fort Portal to Queen Elisabeth National Park
Day 3. Game Drive and boat launch on Kazinga Channel
Day 4. Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Day 5. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – gorilla tracking
Day 6. Return to Entebbe via the Equator
Accommodation
Accommodation can be your choice of either budget, medium or luxury.
Itinerary
Day 1. Arrival and welcome to Uganda.
The driver and guide will pick you from the air-port and transfer you to the hotel, Sunset Entebbe. Depending on the time of arrival you may have the time to explore some of the high-lights in Entebbe, like the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and the Botanical Garden as well as the local market.
Day 2. Drive via Fort Portal to Queen Elisabeth National Park
The drive takes you through some scenic parts of the country, especially as we approach, and drive along the mountains of the Rwenzoris, where some peaks are snowclad. Lunch is in Fort Portal. Thereafter the drive continues to reach Queen Elisabeth National Park by late afternoon.
Day 3. Queen Elisabeth game-drive and boat launch.
The day has an early morning game-drive in the park with the aim to see elephants, lion, buffalo, antelopes and other animals. The prepacked breakfast is taken on the edge of a large crater in the Kasenyi area. In the afternoon there will be boat-launch on the Kazinga channel, a thrill for those who like hippos, buffalos, crocodiles and birds. But there is also a chance to elephant, lions and if youre very lucky – a leopard, coming to drink.
Day 4. Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
The drive to Bwindi will take you trough the Ishasha part of the park where there is a chance of spotting the tree-climbing lions that are unique for this area and then further to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day 5. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Gorilla Tracking
The very day for Gorilla tracking. All meet at the assembly point for further transport to the starting point for tracking. You will climb a bit during the day and will also have a chance of seeing chimps or other primates. Sometimes the gorillas are found in 1-2 hours, other times it takes longer. The guides and trackers will show you many things that you may come across as you move in the forest.
Day 6. Return to Entebbe (or Kampala).
Early departure for the drive back to Entebbe (or Kampala). The drive will take you through some very nice landscape with tea an coffe plantations, undulating grasslands, towns and villages. We will stop at the Equator for photos as well as souvenir shopping before reaching Kampala/Entebbe late afternoon, where you will be dropped either at the airport or to your hotel.