TYPE: Mid-range or Luxury Safari

ACTIVITIES DURING THE TOUR:

-Gorilla tracking

-Golden Monkey Tracking

TOUR ITINERARY IN DETAIL:

Day 1: - Arrival in Entebbe

You will arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into the largest fresh-water lake in Africa (Lake Victoria), where our driver-guide will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel for an overnight stay. On arrival at the hotel, the driver-guide will brief you about the tour and also advise you on the time of departure for day 2.

Mid-range Accommodation: The Boma Entebbe, Best Western Premier Hotel or 2Friends Beach Hotel

Luxury Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe or Hotel Number 5

Day 2: – Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Early in the morning, our driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala and bring you to the airport to check-in for your domestic flight to Kisoro Airstrip. The flight takes about 1.5 hours flying over the countryside of Uganda and on arrival at the airstrip, the driver from the lodge will be waiting to transfer you to the lodge. Once at the lodge, you will check in, rest a bit, have lunch and then you can either choose to remain at the lodge relax or do an activity. Below are some of the activities that can be done;

• Community walk & Batwa cultural trail experience at USD $40 per person
• Nature walk + waterfall tour inside the park at USD $80 per person
• Nature walk + waterfall tour outside the park at USD $40 per person
• Community walk at USD $30 per person

Flight time: ± 1.5 hours

Driving time from Kisoro Airstrip: ± 1.5 hours

Accommodation: Gorilla Leisure Lodge

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: - Gorilla Trekking Experience/Transfer to Lake Mutanda

Very early in the morning after breakfast, you will carry your packed lunch and be at the park ranger station by 7.30am for registration and briefing and start the Gorilla trekking experience at around 8:00am. This remarkable experience of searching for the famous Mountain Gorillas is strenuous thus requires one to be physically fit, however, the thrill of encountering these humble and gentle giants erases the poor memories you went through while finding them.  The trekking takes 2-9 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas in the jungle and you will spend one hour with them as you take photos and learn about their behaviors. After the trekking, we will embark on the journey through a bad dirt road to the Lake Mutanda where we will spend the rest of the evening relaxing at the lodge while enjoying the views of this beautiful lake.

Travel time: ± 1.5 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort

Mid-range Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge

Day 4: - Golden Monkey Tracking

Very early in the morning, we set off from the lodge and drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park driving on a poor dirt road that will give you the ‘African massage, so brace yourselves. Mgahinga is one of the smallest national parks in Uganda, located in the South Western part of Uganda. This National park is home to different wildlife species, including mammals, primates like the endangered Mountain Gorillas, Golden Monkeys, L’hoest Monkeys, and a variety of bird species. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park harbors one habituated gorilla family, Nyakagezi, which is available for trekking daily but today we will focus on trekking the other primate specie in the park that is Golden monkeys. Golden Monkey Tracking can take 2 to 4 hours and you will get to spend 1 hour with them so please take as many photos as possible. The route you take to find the monkeys is attractive as you tread, looking for young bamboo branches as a clue to their location. A hike is taken through the bamboo forest. Along this activity always remember to carry your camera to freeze your golden monkey tour memories, a pair of binoculars for birding, hiking boots, hand gloves, a rain poncho, and a long-sleeved shirt, thus making you safer on your visit to the park.

Travel time (to Mgahinga): ± 1 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort

Mid-range Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge

Day 5: – Fly back to Entebbe/Departure

This morning you will have an early breakfast and start the drive to Kisoro Airstrip to board the flight back to Entebbe and once at Entebbe International Airport, you will connect to your flight back home or to your next destination.

Driving time: ± 40 Minutes

Flight time: ± 1.5 hours

Meals: Breakfast only!

OUR ADVENTURE WITH YOU ENDS HERE!!!