4 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari

The 4 Days Uganda gorilla safari includes a visit to Bwindi Impenetrable for gorilla trekking and game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National parks. The famous tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector is a big highlight.

Trip Summary

Day 1: Transfer Queen Elizabeth national park and launch cruise
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking – transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
Day 3: Gorilla Tracking and Cultural Walk to Batwa Communities.
Day 4: Departure

4 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari – detailed itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Wildlife park – Afternoon Launch cruise
4 Days Uganda Gorillas Safari
In the morning transfer from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth national park with a stop-over at the equator for photography.

Kampala to Queen Elizabeth national park takes 6 to 7 hours drive. We normally break off for lunch in Mbarara town, thus arriving at the lodge in the park before sunset. Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya safari lodge/ Katara lodge/park view lodge/Enganzi Lodge.

Day 2: Game drive and a boat cruise

An early morning game drive to the northern sector of the park will reward you with a good wildlife experience. Expect cats such as leopards, lions and the serval cats, among others. The park harbors other mammals such as Elephants, buffaloes, hippos, water-bucks, warthogs, and different antelope species among others.

At 10:00 O’clock return to the lodge for breakfast. You may enjoy swimming at the lodge’s pool as you prepare for lunch at 1:00 O’clock. At 2:00 O’clock the guide will transfer you to the Kazinga Channel, that connects lakes Edward and George, for an afternoon boat cruise. The Channel is a magnet for migratory birds. A bloat of hippos, a herd of buffaloes and a float of crocodiles along the Channel are a big spectacle.

Day 3: Ishasha – Bwindi national park
Breakfast will be ready for you at 8:00 am. Your guide will be ready to transfer you to Bwindi national park. A drive en route through Ishasha – the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park, on a lucky day will reward you with sightings of tree-climbing lions in the fig trees. Its roughly a 2 hours drive from Ishasha to Buhoma.

At 13:00 O’clock transfer to Savannah Hotel for a hot lunch and later proceed to Bwindi national park for an evening Batwa (Pygmies) community walk. Overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp / Mahogany Springs.

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking
4 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari
After breakfast transfer to the park headquarters for briefing before the gorilla trek. You will organized in groups of 8 people and the game rangers will lead you through well maintained trails deep into the forest. On a lucky day you may encounter the gorillas in just an hour or two. After spending an hour with the gorillas return to the lodge for relaxation. In the afternoon a community walk includes a nature walk and Pygmies (Batwa) experience. Dinner and overnight at the lodge (Day 2).

Day 5: Departure
After breakfast transfer back to Kampala.

End of the Safari

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