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10 Days from$7109 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Uganda,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Luxury
Tour Overview
This is a specialized gorilla and birding safari that gives you the very best experience of beautiful Uganda. This safari offers Uganda’s finest and most diverse bird watching as well as wildlife viewing, including Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s safari hotspot, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the mountain gorillas, and Mabamba Wetland, one of the best locations to see the shoebill. As well as fantastic destinations for African birding, you will also stay at the best ecotourism accommodation facilities.
General Information
- Safari types:Big Five Safari, Birding Safari, Gorilla Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
- You will visit:Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo
- Wildlife:Birds, Mountain Gorilla, Cheetah, Zebra, Hyena, Antelope, Hartebeest, Sitatunga, De Brazza’s Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, Grey Mangabey, L'Hoest Monkey, Blue Monkey, Black-faced Vervet Monkey, Golden Monkey, Patas Monkey, Forest Pig, Ugandan Kob, Hippo, Crocodile, Duiker, Bush Buck, Jackal, Oribi, Topi, Waterbuck, Warthog, Big Five
- Activities:Game Drive, Game Viewing, Trekking, Boat Cruise, Nature Walk, Birding
- Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle
- Start/end:Start in Entebbe, end in Entebbe
- Minimum age:15
Highlights
- Birding in Mabamba
- Gorilla trekking
- Birding in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Guided nature Walks
- Birding in Lake Mburo
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 7,109 per person
What's Included
- Accommodation & meals
- Drinking water
- Transport in 4×4 safari vehicle
- Services of an English-speaking guide
- Activities as per itinerary
- Gorilla permits
- Park entrance fees
- Birding fees
- Airport transfers
- Covid-19 Test arrangements
What's Excluded
- Flights & visas
- Pre and post accommodation
- Tips and gratuities
- Laundry services
- All items of personal nature
- Covid-19 Test
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Ganyana Safaris Uganda‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Ganyana Safaris Uganda‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
Our Ganyana safari driver/guide will meet you upon arrival at Entebbe international Airport and transfer you to your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation: Best Western Premier Garden Hotel/Admas Grand Hotel
After breakfast and a briefing about birding set off to Mabamba Wetland which is the nearest site for the shoebill, lesser jacana, blue swallow, black-shouldered nightjar, afep pigeon, blue breasted bee-water, papyrus gonolek and white winged warbler. In the afternoon visit the botanical gardens which is another bird haven in Entebbe.
Accommodation:Best Western Premier Garden Hotel/ Admas Grand Hotel
After breakfast, depart for Lake Mburo National Park, with a stop over to look at the royal drum makers and stand on the Equator before continuing to Lake Mburo National Park. Upon arrival, check in and have lunch. Afterwards you will embark on an evening nature walk to see the unique fauna, gigantic eland antelope, as well as zebra, topi, impala, hippos, crocodiles and several acacia associated bird and a variety of water birds.
Accommodation: Mburo Safari Lodge
After an early breakfast head out on a game drive to find bird species such as the brown chested plover, red faced barbet, southern ground hornbill, papyrus yellow warbler, yellow billed oxpecker, African fin foot, black collard barbet and much more. Enjoy an afternoon boat trip and later an evening game drive before retiring at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Mburo Safari Lodge
After breakfast, proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest best known for its mountain gorillas while the montane forest also attracts spectacular birds. Take a nature walk through Munyanga Waterfall, discover primates such as the grey cheeked mangabey, blue monkeys and others species. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
Whole day bird watching in Bwindi Forest to Mubwindi Swamp and later transfer to Buhoma birding en-route, then overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
After an early breakfast you set off on your gorilla tracking adventure at 8.00 am. We recommend that you wear good walking shoes and carry a rain jacket and flask of water. Tracking can be tough and we trust you are in reasonably fit condition. You will carry a picnic lunch into the forest with you. You will be thrilled to have seen these rare primates (no guarantee) and the return journey will be easier.
Accommodation: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
After breakfast transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, a home of different bird species. You’ll enjoy bird watching here as well as seeing the elephants, hippos and many more animal species.
Accommodation: Kyangabi Crater Resort
After breakfast, enjoy a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel, when you can view wildlife up close such as hippos, buffalo and a tremendous variety of birds that grace the grasses on the river’s edge.
Accommodation:Kyangabi Crater Resort
After an early breakfast, you leave for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains and Ishasha Sector to see if you can spot the tree climbing lions as well as many bird species. Return to the lodge afterwards, check out and transfer back to Kampala. Upon arrival, you will be dropped at a place of your choice or transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight.
