5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Detailed Itinerary: 5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Day 1: Pick up in Kampala and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

From a lodging facility in Kampala, your Uganda safari guide will pick you up for a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey to south western part of Uganda starts with the first stop at the equator line about 84km from Kampala.

Here you have a photography time at the world’s centre line and have a few experiments, after then you continue with the drive having lunch en route. You continue with the drive towards south western Uganda arriving in the evening just in time for check in, dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation Options: Enganzi Lodge / Ihamba Lake Side Resort
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive Time: 6 – 7 hours.

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura gorge and boat safari on the Kazinga channel

Chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura gorge

Following breakfast at your lodging facility you embark on the drive to Kyambura Gorge for chimpanzee trekking. The Kyambura Gorge is also known as the valley of apes situated in the far eastern corner of the park. Approximately 1km across at its broadest point and about 100 meters deep, this is one of the scenic places a traveler can ever visit.

After the trek, you return to your lodge for lunch and prepare for an evening boat cruise on the 42km long Kazinga channel. The boat cruise takes tourists along the hippo filled shores of the channel with sights of the elephants roaming around the shores. There also several bird species along the shores. The boat cruise / launch trip on the Kazinga channel lasts about 2 hours and is memorable no matter the time of the day.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Enganzi Lodge / Ihamba Lake Side Resort

Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Breakfast at leisure and then drive through Ishasha sector the area famed for the tree-climbing lions. Lunch in the Ishasha sector. The region is famed for the tree climbing lions and a chance to spot them is by luck. After the game drive continue to Bwindi impenetrable National Park on a scenic drive. Check in at booked accommodation and spend the rest of the evening at relaxation.

Accommodation Options: silverback lodge/Nkuringo Gorilla Camp (selection of lodges depends on room availability and allocation of gorilla permits)
Drive Time: 5 – 6 hours

Day 4: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National

After an early morning breakfast, your Uganda safari driver guide will pick you up from the accommodation facility for a drive to the gorilla trekking sector headquarters. At the headquarters, briefing on the tracking etiquette starts before 8:00am local time. During briefing, a total of 8 tourists are allocated a single gorilla family to trek according to fitness levels. Each gorilla safari Uganda trekker then receives a trekking stick and heads to the jungle in company of the park rangers and guides.

Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi is unpredictable because of the movement behaviors of the gorillas and therefore the activity lasts about 6-8 hours. These hours are spent in search of the gorillas however only 1 hour is spent the presence of these gentle giants. At the end of this memory filled 1 hour, you return to the park headquarters where you receive a Uganda gorilla trekking tour certificate. Later after that, you meet with your safari driver guide for a drive to your lodging facility.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe international airport

After a beautiful night in the foot hills of the gorilla land, you embark on the road drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for a departure flight. You will have lunch en route and can purchase any craft materials at several souvenir shops along the way if you wish to. Our Wild Jungle Trails Uganda safari guide ensures you get to your preferred end of 5 days Bwindi safari destination safely.

End of 5 Days Uganda wildlife & gorilla trekking safari