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6-Day Gorilla Habituation & Game Viewing Safari In Uganda
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Safari, Sunset Cruise

  • Duration

    6 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, French, Spanish, Swahili

Description

Explore Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a UNESCO world heritage site, on a gorilla habituation experience, and delve into the remarkable wildlife viewing experience in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a safari game drive where you browse the beautiful savannas and on a launch cruise along the breathtaking boat cruise.

Highlights
  • Embark on an 8-hour Gorilla Habituation adventure with researchers
  • Witness tree-climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Enjoy a memorable Kazinga Channel wildlife cruise experience
  • Day 1: Airport arrival and pick-up expand_more
    • You will be warmly received by the company guide on arrival at Entebbe International Airport, who will transfer you to your overnight (o/n) accommodation in Kampala.

    O/n: Imperial Royale Hotel; Meal Plan: Bed only

  • Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest [Approx. 9hrs drive] expand_more
    • Today, you will be picked by the guide early at the hotel and start off the day's long journey by 6:30 am all the way to the southwestern part of Uganda, heading to Bwindi Impenetrable forest.
    • En-route, you will stop at the equator, where you will have breakfast and a simple intro tour and water experiment. You will also stop at Igongo cultural center for lunch.
    • O/n: Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Dinner)
  • Day 3: Gorilla Habituation in Bwindi impenetrable forest expand_more
    • Start with an early breakfast at the lodge and later transfer to the park headquarters, where the activity sets from.
    • Here you will receive a briefing about the gorilla habituation etiquette starting at 7:00 am, and around 8:00 am, you will enter the forest to start the experience.
    • The activity lasts about 8 hours to the entire day, with 4 hours available to you in the presence of these world's Great Apes. It is the only activity that gives you more time with the gorillas.
    • In this activity, you follow researchers and habituators in their activity of monitoring the gorillas and getting them used to human presence.
    • O/n: Rushaga Gorilla Camp. Meal Plan: B, L, D
  • Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park [Approx. 5 hour drive] expand_more
    • Have a hearty breakfast and transfer early from Bwindi, heading to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
    • You will enter the park through the southern sector of Ishasha, known for its resident tree-climbing Lions; this is an opportune moment for you to take some of the rarest and stunning Kodak moments of the King of the savannas lying in tree branches if luck permits.
    • Transfer to the lodge, where dinner and overnight will be.

    O/n: Buffalo Lodge; Meal Plan: B, L, D

  • Day 5: Safari Game Drive and Launch trip expand_more
    • Start off the day with an early breakfast and transfer to Kasenyi for opportune moments to spot the predators like the Lions, Leopard or Hyenas before they return to their hideouts. Expect to see other big and small mammals stride across a huge expanse of the savannas of East Africa as you browse the plains.
    • In the afternoon, have a lunch break and later take on an exquisite launch trip along the Kazinga channel which is crammed by several wildlife. You will cruise past Hippopotamuses and spot Nile crocodile birds among other wildlife on the shores.

    O/n: Buffalo Safari Lodge; Meal Plan: B, L, D

  • Day 6: Transfer back to Kampala (Approx. 6hours drive) expand_more
    • Checkout from the lodge after breakfast and board the vehicle for the journey back to Kampala.
    • You will be dropped off at the hotel or transferred to the airport in Entebbe for your international flight back home.
    • End of Safari

    Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

What's Included
  • All activities as stipulated in the itinerary and park entry fees

  • Ground transportation in a 4x4 safari van with a pop-up roof and fuel

  • Services of a professional English safari guide/ranger or driver

  • All meals as stipulated in the itinerary or meal plans provided by the booked accommodation

  • Bottled drinking water on-board the vehicle during transfers

  • Gorilla habituation permit per person

  • Accommodation/overnights as shown in the itinerary on the day of arrival and during the tour

  • Fruits where available

  • AMREF Air Cover

What's Excluded
  • Post-tour/safari accommodation

  • Travel insurance and any expenses of a personal nature like tips, gratuities, laundry fees, as well as foods and beverages outside the itinerary/meal plan

  • Tourist visa [can only be arranged for on request and payment of the necessary fee]

  • Domestic and International air tickets [arranged on request]

  • Any activities outside the itinerary

What to bring
  • Light water-proof pants and rain jacket
  • Proper hiking /walking boots and footwear like sandals
  • Hat, sunscreen, and insect repellant
  • Simple flashlight
  • Camera and accessories, binoculars if possible
  • Re-usable water bottle to pack drinking water.
  • A simple back to carry your items like passports, etc
  • Toiletries if necessary for convenience, but accommodations provide 
Know before you go
  • Fees for a gorilla habituation permit are paid for upfront and are fully non-refundable.

  • There are only 2 gorilla groups worldwide in the Bwindi and Virunga ranges. Only Uganda's Rushaga sector in Bwindi Impenetrable forest offers the Gorilla habituation. A maximum of 4 people are allowed to participate in this activity in a day. Early/advance payment for a permit is required, and a permit is only secured after complete payment of the permit fees. 

  • Children below the age of 15 years don't go for gorilla habituation.

  • People with infectious diseases don't see the gorillas.

  • Gorilla Habituation and Game Viewing Safari in Uganda

  • On this safari, you explore Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest on a gorilla habituation safari and also have an otherworldly experience in the yellow-golden savannas of Eastern Africa on a game-viewing expedition in Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

Meeting Point

Entebbe, Uganda

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Persons
1 To 4 USD 4378 Per Person

This is a group tour

Private Tour Price USD 5123
Maximum no. of people 4
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USD 4378 / person