On arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Entebbe is a small, quiet town located on the shores of Lake Victoria and is easy to explore on foot, boda bodas (local motorbike) or taxis. Soak up the local markets filled with clothes and crafts, shop for souvenirs in curio shops, or explore the Botanical Gardens on Lake Victoria. Enjoy the wide variety of restaurants serving many different cuisines as well as several bars and clubs where you can sample the local beer and chat with local Ugandans known for their open, friendly nature.
Transfer from the Boma Hotel to the domestic airport for your scheduled flight to airstrip located between Bwindi/Queen Elizabeth National parks.
The flight takes just over an hour. Transfer to Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The drive to the lodge is through local villages and mountain roads – lovely scenery and very interesting en route!
Today will be a lifetime experience! Coming face to face with mountain gorillas is a rare wildlife encounter. Experienced guides and trackers will accompany your party on an early morning trek into the dense rain forest on the mountain slopes. The opportunity to come within meters of these magnificent apes, sharing in their daily lives and experiencing their day-to-day activities, is an experience you won’t soon forget! Mountain gorillas are extremely rare with only an estimated 880 remaining in the wild. Please note that gorilla tracking may be fairly strenuous with treks ranging from 30 mins up to six hours or longer, at high altitudes. Also, mountain gorillas are wild animals and, as such, sightings cannot be guaranteed. However viewing success rates are over 95%.
Following the trek, return to your accommodation. Massage available and optional or take a walk in the village.
Option to do 2nd gorilla trek in the morning.
This afternoon we depart Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and travel (2-3 hours) to Ishasha in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Visit a Community Project enroute if time allows. Here the local people allow you to enjoy some time in their homesteads, as well as see some of the crops and curios they produce, and visit the local elephant trench project – which stops elephants coming into the village and raiding crops.
Game drives will be enjoyed in the Ishasha area, looking for the huge herds of buffalo, elephant, Uganda kob and of course the famous tree-climbing lion typically found in the area.
Morning Game drive and then head north for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.
Search the Kyambura Gorge for chimps this morning. Their noisy chatter will amaze you. Enjoy a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Chimp Trekking
Game Drive
Morning game drive and transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Entebbe. Please do no book at international flight out of Entebbe before 7pm.
