Day1 : Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park & Boat Ride
Upon arrival at Entebbe airport with a morning flight, you will be picked by your guide and head to Queen Elizabeth National Park – a 7- 8hour drive through the tea Plantations in or near Fort Portal town, before heading down into the rift valley, with the Rwenzori Mountain range in the distance, to Kasese town before finally reaching our destination. You will have lunch en route and then proceed to the park and then go for the boat ride. You will embark on a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel – a natural channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. On the cruise, view great numbers of wildlife including elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and large numbers of birds like eagles, kingfishers, eaglets converging at the channel waters to enjoy a sip of the natural waters. You will then be transferred to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation:Park View Tourist Lodge
Meal Plan : Lunch en route, Dinner & Breakfast
Day 2 : Morning Game Drive & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After an early breakfast at 6.00am, your guide together with a game ranger will take you on a game drive to the Ishasha ( Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park)with parked lunch in search for tree climbing lions, hyenas, buffaloes, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda Kob plus many bird species including ibis, fish eagles and Vultures etc. Thereafter you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will check into your lodge, have lunch and relax.
Accommodation : Gorilla Close Up lodge, Nkuringo, Meal Plan : Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 : Gorilla Tracking & Batwa Cultural Experience
You will have breakfast and thereafter you will head out for gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will be transferred to the park headquarters and in the company of the ranger guides, you traverse the forest jungle, hiking steep slopes and descending narrow valleys not forgetting crossing the seasonal streams in search of these endangered apes. The whole encounter can last about 2 – 8 hours with one full hour of spending with the gorillas. You will have lunch and then embark on the Batwa Cultural Experience. The guide will pick you and take you for the Batwa Cultural Experience. It is one of
the activities that can be done near Bwindi National Park. For several years before Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was gazetted as a National park, this forest was home to the Batwa Pygmies who were referred to as the original dwellers and keepers of this tropical rainforest. After Bwindi Forest was gazetted as a National Park in 1993, the Pygmies were relocated from the forest to the nearby villages and towns. You will meet pygmies, interact with them and learn more about their culture.
Accommodation : Gorilla Close Up lodge, Nkuringo, Meal Plan : Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast
Day 4 : Transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Travel time +2hrs
Today you will be picked at your lodge, head for a city tour to visit the local market and Kigali genocide memorial ground before being transferred to Musanze near Volcanoes National Park where you will your dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation option : le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range) or Muhabura lodge (budget). Meal Plan : Full board.
Day 5 : Golden Monkey Trekking & Cultural tour
Today after your early morning breakfast, you will head for golden monkey trekking experience. Just like gorilla trekking, you will be given an hour of stay with the golden monkey. You will have enough time to take photographs as you take a look and follow these shy primates. After this golden monkey tracking experience you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, ready for a village foot safari, to explore the indigenous local life with a taste of the traditional performance. Diner and overnight at le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range) or Muhabura lodge (budget). Meal Plan : Full board.
Day 6 : Transfer to Kigali airport.
You will be picked by your safari driver guide after an early morning breakfast, who will transfer you back to Kigali to the airport to catch up with your flight to your home country. End of service !
Tour Includes
• Ground transportation and fuel
• Services of a professional English speaking safari guide
• All Park entry fees
• Genocide memorial ground
• Golden monkey trek
• En route lunch
• Game drive
• Visit to Museum
• Boat cruise
• 1 Gorilla Permit Per Person
Cultural tour
• Mineral water while on safari
• Site seeing.
Tour Excludes :
• All items of a personal nature
• Gratuities for safari guide
• Travel Insurance
• Laundry
• Visa Fees
• Air Fares and connecting flights
Alcoholic beverages
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