9 DAYS - GORILLA TOUR SAFARI
Day 1: On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will met by oir Uganda tour guide to brief and transfer you to Kampala town hotel for overnight.
Day 2: After breakfastdrive northwestfor an Optional visit to the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for a nature walk to see the rare rhinos in the wild. Lunch enroute. Proceed to Murchison Falls National Park, a brief stop on top of the falls, see the Nile’s perfected beauty and marvel as it csqueezes through a 7 m canyon. The 43 meter drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful rainbow in the spray. Dinner and overnight in the lodge.
Day 3: After breakfast drive through the Northern part of the park for a game drive and take photographs of elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, hippos, giraffes, Uganda kobs, lions etc. After lunch proceed for a 2 hour cruise to the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: After bbeakfast drive Southwest through the Albertine Escarpment of the great Western Rift Valley. Lunch enroute. Drive through Hoima and reach the colorful town of Fort Portal, the capital of the Tooro kingdom, situated in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon, the Rwenzori. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: After breakfast game drive en route to the lodge in time for lunch. After lunch, 2 hour trip on Kazinga Channel to see the amazing bird life and a variety of wild Animals. Enjoy an evening drive to the crater lakes region. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 6: After breakfast drive along Kasenyi track and Queen’s mile in the park see lions, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, birds etc. After lunch drive to Kyambura gorge for a forest walk in search of the habituated chimpanzees and other primates. This gorge is 16 km long on the Rift Valley and 100 meter deep. Dinner and overnight in the lodge.
Day 7: After breakfast, leave for the Ishasha sector of the park for a game drive insearch of the tree climbing lions. Enjoy your packed lunch in picnic. After the game drive in the park proceed to Bwindi for dinner and overnight in the lodge.
Day 8: After breakfast set off for the mountains gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest. Gorilla tracking is enriching and rewarding as you walk through the thick rain forest. After tracking, set off on a scenic journey to Kabale through the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with terraced landscape. An area referred to as the Switzerland of Africa. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in lake Bunyonyi.
Day 9: After breakfast enjoy a two hour boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi around the various islands on the lake for bird viewing, sight seeing and discovering the sites of the Bakiga culture. Return to Kampala with lunch enroute. Along the way see Ankole long horned cattle, banana plantations, drum makers, papyrus swamps ,roadside barbecue and friendly people. After back to Kambala arriving on time for an evening flight back.