6 DAYS KIBALE, QUEEN ELIZABETH & BWINDI

Welcome to Our 6 Days BGTS Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Entebbe Airport – Kampala 

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to Serena Kampala Hotel (High end) or Cassia Lodge (Mid range) or Forest Cottages Kampala (Budget end) for an overnight and dinner. Meal plan Dinner

Day 2: Kampala – Kibale National Park

Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit. Meals and over night at Kyaninga Lodge (Lodge facility) or Primate Lodge –Forest Cottages (Mid Lodge) or Chimpanzee Guest House (Budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”. Meal plan: (B, L, D)

Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking Kibale – Queen Elizabeth

In the morning you will have breakfast to transfer to Kibale Head quarters for briefing before setting off for a forest walk in search for chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees and primates but also on small organisms making it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates like Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed. After chimp trekking drive to Queen Elizabeth ready for an evening two hour Boat cruise along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an opportunity to see Hippo, Bufallo, Kobs, Elephants, warthogs etc. This trip also enables visitor chance to see spectacular birds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Lodge Facility) or Enganzi Lodge (Mid Lodge) or Ihamba Safari Lodge Bandas (Budget Facility) Meal Plan Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth – Bwindi

Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile makes visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs lakes and a variety of birds. Thereafter drive through the Ishasha Sector; this takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment. If time allows take on a mini game drive in Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi forest National Park.

Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility).

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking

Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort. The afternoon is spent on a village walk. The Buhoma Village Walk gives you a great opportunity to see how the people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It also is a great way to support the local community in a direct way. The Walk begins with your guide at Buhoma Community Rest Camp and is most informative, rewarding to the average visitor. It will amaze you how resourceful the local people are as you see and learn their ways. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Bwindi – Kampala / Entebbe Out

Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch enroute wit stopover at Igongo cultural centre to explore the life style of the Ankole and Bahima, thereafter proceed at the Equator Uganda before your evening departures home. Meal plan: (B, L).

End of Service

Below in the table is the Discounted NET cost for 5 days Kibale AND Bwindi Gorilla trekking respectively 2019 / 2020

6 Days Uganda Safari

2 PAX US$ PP

3 PAX US$ PP

4 PAX US$ PP

5 PAX US$ PP

6 PAX US$ PP

 

High Lodge facility

 

3,120

 

3,030

 

2,800

 

2,790

 

2,680

 

Mid Lodge facility

 

2,595

 

2,475

 

2,250

 

2,272

 

2,150

 

Budget facility

 

2,250

 

2,110

 

1,940

 

1,905

 

1,810

THE SAFARI PACKAGE INCLUDES

  1. Airport transfers 
  2. Transportation by a 4 x 4 Safari vehicle.
  3. One Gorilla permit per person
  4. One Chimpanzee permit in Kibale
  5. Community walks Bwindi
  6. Accommodation and meals as per the Itinerary
  7. Two Game drive
  8. Igongo cultural visit
  9. Two hour boat trip along Kazinga channel.
  10. Park fees
  11. Driver/guide subsistence allowance.
  12. Enroute lunches
  13. Ranger guide fees
Package Excludes:
  • Expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, cigars, etc.

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