7-Day Gorilla and Magical Lake Bunyonyi

Day 1: Airport pick up

You shall be welcomed and picked up by our guide upon arrival at Entebbe international airport and transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay at the Airport guest house. However, some activities may be suggested in case time allows between arrival and dinner time based on the client’s preference. 

Main destination: Entebbe Town

Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe

Meals and drinks: Meals not included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Wake up to an amazing morning breakfast and head to Masaka on your way to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you shall have a stopover at the Uganda equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing and exciting photo shoot, water experiments can be made to justify the geographical separation between the southern and northern hemispheres, later head to Igongo cultural center 12 kilometers before Mbarara town for a traditional lunch, why not try some local food to add up the experience? Have dinner and an overnight stay at Rushaga gorilla camp.

Main destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Gorilla Trekking

After your breakfast and with packed lunch, go for a briefing by the park guide at the headquarters about gorilla trekking and then hike into the forest in search of the fascinating mountain gorillas. Get a chance to look at their deep rare eyes and their way of feeding among other interesting features about the ancient apes that are endangered in the world. Gorilla trekking may take up to 8 hours depending on the weather and where the gorillas are at that particular time. Bwindi features a minimum of 400 mountain gorillas of which 12 groups are habituated for trekking. There are 4 regions from which the trek is done that is; Ruhijja, Buhoma, Nkuringo, and Rushaga. Have dinner and stay at Rushaga gorilla camp. 

Main destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Batwa Trail and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Enjoy your morning breakfast and let us embark on an amazing community visit that is a forest walk within the Batwa community, the famous pygmies with an exciting way of life and have been considered to be an endangered people who will soon come to extinction from the world, therefore, we observe the people and their culture later transfer to Bunyonyi where you shall have a beautiful scenic view of Kabale as you drive through the Kigezi highlands, the cool temperature have awarded this area “The Switzerland of Africa” because of its resemblance to the Swiss alps, have lunch and go for canoeing on the second deepest lava damned lake in Africa with its 29 islands, numerous birds shall be viewed like the black rump button quail, cattle egrets among others, take wondrous photos of the lake there is peace and quiet this will help you relax. Have dinner and an overnight stay at Bunyonyi overland resort. 

Main destination: Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation: Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Transfer to Entebbe

Drive to Entebbe airport depending on the travel ticket which marks the end of the safari. 

Main destination: Entebbe international airport  

Main destination: Entebbe Town

Accommodation: No Accommodation

Meals and drinks: Breakfast and lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Included

• 1 Gorilla permit per person (for non-residents)
• Park fees (for non-residents)
• All activities mentioned (unless clearly labelled as optional)
• Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
• All accommodation (unless clearly labelled as an optional upgrade)
• Round-trip airport transfers
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labelled optional)
• All taxes/VAT

Excluded

• International flights (from/to the client’s home country)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items) 
• The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees
• Tips: tipping guideline of $15 per person per day for the guide and crew

Please note:

It is not possible to ‘reserve’ gorilla tracking permits. Therefore we can only purchase them only after you have booked and the down payment made. 

The bookings with the lodge are mentioned in the itinerary depending on availability. Reservations will only be made after your booking. Just in case the hotels listed are fully booked during the requested period, we will let you know and then book a hotel of the same standard for you

Transport

Our standard safari vehicle offered for budget and mid-range tours is a 4wd Safari Van with a pop-up sunroof with each passenger can have a seat near a window.

If you wish to up things a bit and get an even smoother ride, then you can opt for an upgraded vehicle for your travel. For this, we use a full-size 4wd Toyota Land cruiser

Travelling with 1-4 people is often preferred and suitable for African safari because of the terrain besides that, it is an elevated durable and pop-up roof that will reward you with a great view.

We also have 4wd Extended Toyota Land Cruiser Travelling which seats 5-6 people and is spacious, elevated, and strong with a pop-up sunroof for exceptional views and a fridge inside to keep our drinks cool.