Overview

The fantastic 8 days tour takes you to the most exciting destinations in Uganda. These are Lake Mburo National park, Mgahinga Gorilla national park in Kisoro district. Before the end of the tour, a visit to Bwindi Impenetrable National park for primate safaris is inevitable. While on the tour, you will enjoy the amazing chimpanzee trekking activity, golden monkey trekking, gorilla trekking with chances of spending some time with the habituated primates in their natural habitats with activities like photography that kick off after the meeting. Besides, you will have excellent views of the big five mammals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, hippos, zebras and giraffes through activities like game drives and boat cruises.

Highlights

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Lake Mburo National park.

Day 2: Morning game drive and transfer to Mgahinga National park.

Day 3: Mountain gorilla trekking.

Day 4: Golden monkey trekking and Batwa cultural experience.

Day 5:  Set off and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.

Day 6: Gorilla trekking.

Day 7: Birding and cultural encounters.

Day 8: Departure from Bwindi to Kampala/ Entebbe.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Lake Mburo National park.

From your place of residence, Wake up early enough and have your breakfast. Our experienced driver guide will pick you up and give you a precise briefing about the adventurous trip. Embark on a 5-6 hours journey to lake Mburo national park with a stopover at the equator for refreshment and photography for 45 minutes. On arrival at the park, have lunch and go for an evening boat cruise on Lake Mburo with beautiful sceneries of birds and animals like crocodiles. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

ACCOMMODATION:

• Mihingo lodge.
• Mantana Safari tents.

MEAL PLAN: lunch and dinner.

Day 2: Morning game drive and transfer to Mgahinga National park.

After grabbing your breakfast, have a morning game drive through the park. Expect to see wild game like zebras, giraffes and lions. With enroute lunch, embark on a 4-5 hours drive to Mgahinga National park. Check-in at the booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

ACCOMMODATION:

• Mount Gahinga lodge.
• Travellers Rest Hotel.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Mountain gorilla trekking.

After breakfast, head to the park offices for briefing and registration and then commence the trek with packed lunch. The activity will take hours to a full day and will give you an opportunity to meet the gorillas, look in their eyes and spend about 1 hour with them. Head back to the lodge as you think about the awesome experience, have dinner and rest.

Day 4: Golden monkey trekking and Batwa cultural experience.

Have breakfast in the morning and drive to the offices for briefing. With the team leader you will be led and head to the Virunga mountains for the endemic and beautiful monkeys. Watch the gold-coated monkeys as they feed on the bamboo leaves for 3 hours. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon prepare for the Batwa experience through the forests and find out how the Batwa lived in the old days. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 5:  Set off and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.

After having a heavy breakfast, set off for a journey via Kabale- Kisoro road with scenic views of the Kigezi highlands to Bwindi impenetrable national park using the Rushaga sector in the South. Check-in at the booked lodge for dinner and overnight in preparation for gorilla trekking the following day.

ACCOMMODATION.

• Buhoma lodge.
• Buhoma haven.

MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 6: Gorilla trekking.

As early as 7:00 am after breakfast, our guide will pick you up and take you to the park headquarters for registration and briefing. You will be informed about the precautions to take and Later, you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek after being divided into groups of 8 depending on your pace. Head to the forests where the mountain gorillas live for the amazing experience with 1 hour for photography and return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge chosen from above.

Day 7: Birding and cultural encounters.

 After having breakfast in the morning, you will embark on the birding activity in the park in Rushaga region. With over 350 bird species and 23 endemics, you will be able to see different bird species like Blue-headed Sunbird, Short-tailed Warbler among others. Have enroute lunch and in the evening have a walk to the cultural communities of Batwa and Bakiga and encounter with them. They will portray their past life through storytelling, singing and dancing. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day8: Departure from Bwindi to Kampala/ Entebbe.

After grabbing breakfast, you will be transferred back with a stopover at the Equator for lunch and photography to Kampala or Entebbe International airport to catch your next flight.

Includes

• Gorilla trekking permit.
• Chimpanzee trekking permit.
• Park entrance fees and game drives.
• Boat cruise.
• Vehicle and fuel.
• Professional guide’s fee.
• Bottled drinking water.
• All activities included in the itinerary.

Excludes

• Life insurance.
• Tipping.
• Optional activities.
• Personal expenses.