This affordable 4-Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari takes you on a gorilla trek in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to encounter the endangered African mountain gorillas in the wild - an unforgettable wildlife encounter!
Our Uganda gorilla safari also travels to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game viewing in Uganda's top national park and a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel. Uganda safari highlights include a village walk near Bwindi Park and visiting Igongo Cultural Village.
A once-in-a-lifetime wildlife and gorilla trekking safari in Uganda with private transfers and your own guide.
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At the start of this Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari, our guide will collect you from your pre-tour accommodation in Kampala at 7:30 am. Leaving Kampala, the capital of Uganda, you travel west to Kasese, via the town of Fort Portal.
We stop for lunch in Kasese admiring the beautiful slopes of Mount Rwenzori. After lunch, we continue our journey through the scenic landscapes of Uganda to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
In the evening we embark on a two-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, getting up close to hippos, buffalos and other wildlife. The boat trip offers excellent bird-watching opportunities, as well as the chance to see elephants, warthogs and Kob antelopes. The banks of the channel are home to a rich variety of birds, including Pink-backed Pelicans, Pied and Malachite Kingfishers and Saddle-billed Stork.
The Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most popular protected area and covers about 1978 km². The park is scenically located on the rift valley floor between Lake Edward and Lake George flanked by towering mountains in the distance. The game park incorporates scenic hills and lakes and consists mostly of euphorbia tree-studded savannahs or grasslands. The varied habitats within Queen Elizabeth National Park host 95 mammal species and 612 bird species.
Tonight we enjoy dinner and an overnight stay close to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After coffee we set off on an early morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth Park, exploring the northeastern area along Kasenyi Plains (also known as Mweya), near Lake George, and the Queens Mile. Wildlife sightings include the Uganda Kob antelope, elephants, lions, buffalo, waterbuck, warthogs and various other antelope and bird species.
Next, our journey takes us along the impressive craters of the western Rift Valley escarpment and the Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth National Park. We take a game drive en route, looking out for wildlife, especially the tree-climbing lions found in this southern part of the game park. After this rewarding game drive, we travel south to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving in the evening. Bwindi National Park is home to the endangered African Mountain Gorillas, along with a rich diversity of wild animals, insects and plants. Inhabitants include various other primate species, such as the blue and red-tailed monkeys.
We enjoy dinner at our accommodation in the forested hills of Bugambira, near Bwindi Forest in the Kisoro District.
Today we set off on the once-in-a-lifetime experience of trekking mountain gorillas in the wild. The day starts with an early morning breakfast, before meeting up with our guide from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, for a briefing on the gorilla trekking excursion.
We then head off into the dense vegetation of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, best known for endangered gorilla trekking, considered the highlight of visiting Uganda and for many the high point of their travels in Africa. This gorilla walk can take up to six hours, so a reasonable degree of fitness and a sturdy pair of walking shoes are required. The thrill of encountering these gentle primates in the wild is well worth the sometimes challenging trek through the thick undergrowth.
The trek through the jungle takes us in search of a family group of gorillas. Once we find the African Mountain Gorillas we spend some time watching them feed and interact with each other. We get to hear the gorillas communicating with one another and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant adult male gorillas, called Silverbacks. Encountering these giant apes is one of Africa’s most poignant wildlife experiences. Each gorilla encounter is unique, offering its own rewards. We generally get up close to the adult gorillas to watch them feeding, grooming and resting, as well as witnessing the young gorillas at play.
In the afternoon we explore a local community on foot, to gain insight into the ways of the Ugandan people living near Bwindi Park. See what rural life is like in this part of Africa, meet the locals and support the Buhoma community in the process. After our walk in Buhoma village, we have a drink together, recounting our unforgettable adventures with the African Mountain Gorillas.
We enjoy an early breakfast on day four and then return to Kampala, visiting Igongo Cultural Village en route. Here we learn about the Bahima and Ankole cultures of Uganda, getting a glimpse into the history of these interesting people.
Along the way we cross the equator, stopping to take photographs and to have lunch. We arrive back in Kampala and Entebbe, bringing this Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari to a close. Airport drop-off can be arranged free of charge if you are flying out on the last day of this Uganda safari.
Located in southwestern Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park covers part of the diverse Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for its primate populations, being home to about half the world’s mountain gorillas. There are just over 1000 endangered mountain gorillas in total in the wild. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest ecosystem is exceptionally high in biodiversity, with rich flora and fauna species. This lush forested area hosts some of the richest tree, small mammal, bird, butterfly, reptilian, and moth populations.
Bwindi is a birding paradise, home to 348 bird species. This area is one of Uganda’s best bird-watching destinations supporting nearly all of the Albertine Rift endemic species found in Uganda, along with several Red Data Book species.
The Bwindi Forest of Uganda is an ancient rainforest, said to have survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed World Heritage Site, Bwindi is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world hosting unique and precious floral species. There's also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa where these two apes live together.
This Uganda gorilla safari offers a choice of accommodations ranging from budget to mid-range and high-end. For more information please see the full pricing information.
This tour does take children.
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