Start your African Experience in a fashionable style. Visit Queen Elizabeth National park and Gorilla zone don in Bwindi to register a mark on Uganda's amazing Wildlife. The tour involves a visit to Queen Elizabeth Park to see the variety of wildlife like lions, hyenas, monkeys, and lots of birds. Do not miss the thrilling boat cruise to record terrific pictures of birds. The tour extends to the world of jungle to see the cousins of man, the mountain Gorillas while relaxing in one of the thickest green zone belt on Africa continent.
Your Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport, take a 40 minutes drive and transfer to Kampala-Uganda’s Capital and Hotel Fang Fang. This is an ideal 4 Star quiet and cool environment Hotel with Clean self-contained rooms. The Hotel has a resting room, with a secure green environment. Check in room for each couple with your luggage. Prepare visit Kasubi tombs. This is one of the most popular historical sites. Its grass thatched oval shape makes a unique for any visitor to admire. Crafts are also available for shopping. Extend your Kampala tour with a visit at Uganda Museum just 10 minutes drive from the tombs. Here you will see all Uganda under one roof. Lots of African crafts for you and history to learn. At 1.00 pm in the mild sunny afternoon, we transfer to Speke Country resort in Munyonyo for Lunch, just 15 minutes drive south of Kampala aside of Africa’s biggest water body Lake Victoria. Speke Country resort is a little world of itself. The recreation facilities make it absolutely pleasurable and comfortable experience. The resort covers a big gorgeous landscape overlooking Lake Victoria. After lunch you can enjoy activities like; Swimming, fishing and boat riding. In the evening, return to Hotel, relax, dinner and over night. Included: (B), (L), (D).
Day 2: Wake up by 8.00 am, breakfast will be ready at Hotel dinning. English tea/coffee, banana, Uganda’s passion juice, bread, Eggs Sambusas, chapatti, apples will be available for breakfast. Depart from Hotel, at 8.30 am, to head the western part of Uganda. Your driver will be at your door to pick you up from your hotel. Drive through Kampala and escape the city to Masaka Road by 9.00 a.m. At 10.30 am, stop at the equator on Masaka Road. This is a chance to stand in two hemispheres of the world simultaneously. Take photographs, a chance for you to look at beautiful African crafts, not forgetting that you can send a post card to your friends back home, to tell them that you were on an African safari. Head further west, pass through, Lyantonde Township and then through Lake Mburo National Park. You may have a chance to see the beautiful African Zebras by the roadside and popular impala Kobs. Take a stop over in Mbarara for Lunch. Continue with the journey through Mbarara town; pass through the undulating landscape of western Uganda, commonly known as the Switzerland of Africa, till you enter the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. A short drive of 200 meters, lots of wildlife especially the famous Uganda Kobs and Waterbucks will welcome you to their home. Check in the luxurious Mweya Safari Lodge. At 3.00 pm, head to shores of Lake George to take one of the most fascinating boat cruise in the park. This Launch trip starts on Lake Edward and moves along Kazinga water channel. Other tourists from other countries will join you. A guide will be on the trip to answer every question. Lots of water animals, e.g. Crocodiles, Hippos, beautiful water birds, water buffalos, 65 year old Elephants, drinking water by the shores. You will have a chance to see a hippo at a closer range and say hello. This will be a perfect chance to record your African experience. The cruise takes two hours after which you will come back, and if time allows take an evening game drive. Drive back, relax. Included: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Wake up early morning, by 6.30 am, the African experience rocks again. Start a great game drive around the park. You have a wildlife guide with you, to tell you all about animals. This is a chance to see thousands of wildlife e.g., Monkeys, hyenas, lions, Elephants, Uganda Kobs, Warthogs, and thousands of beautiful birds. You will have a chance to view up to 604 different species of birds-the highest number of bird species to be found within any nature reserve in Africa. The game drive takes up to 4 hours around the park. Remember to pass with your Camera to electronically record this experience. Return for Breakfast at 10.00 a.m. After Breakfast head to a small park museum within the park, to learn about the history of the park. Relax after a 4-hour drive at the swimming pool. There is a bar besides the pool to grab a soft drink. After this morning activities, we take a drive to the historical Bwindi Impenetrable National park, the land of mountain Gorillas. After about 2 hr Hour drive from QENP, you will be in Bwindi National park. Check in Buhoma lodge. If time allows, we shall to a Nature walk in the evening, return for Dinner and over night. Included: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Wake up early morning, by 6.30 am and Breakfast will be ready at 7.00 a.m. At 7.30 am, your Gorilla trekking Guide will conduct a brief lesson on Gorilla trekking with other trekkers before you set off. Enter the sanctuary and enjoy the beauty and freshness of the forest, home of the mountain gorillas. Proceed through dense bush to trek for these endangered animals. You will move further and enter this unspoiled thick environment to discover the African natural treasures. Tour Guides will discover gorilla and you will indeed enjoy them. Their behaviors are unique. Gorilla trekking may take 3-6 hours. Looking deep into the eyes of these gentle giants is one of the best things Africa can offer. As you are moving in the trails, you will listen to music of nature. Birds will be flying and singing, butterflies of different colors. Your guide will be with you all the times to answer any question you may pose and of course to tell you the dynamics of nature that goes on in Bwindi Impenetrable National park. Other primates also live in the forest including the black-and-white Columbus monkey, red tail monkey and chimpanzee. Return to the Accommodation at Buhoma for dinner and overnight. Included: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Wake up by 8 am; take breakfast, and afterwards Prepare to travel to Kampala. Drive out of park passing through several fresh tea plantations and great Uganda landscape taking a different return route to Kampala. Various stops can be done for personal shopping of African crafts, which are quite cheaper in the countryside unlike Kampala. We shall arrive in Kampala, in the evening and drive straight to your Hotel. Included: (B), (L).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
The Price quote is per person per day.
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