5 Days Gorillas And Game Safari
Overview
This 5 Days Gorillas and Game Safari will take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives and a boat cruise on Kazinga channel which has the highest concentration of hippos in the whole world, over 600 species of birds can be spotted an on a good day, this boat cruise can expose you to more wildlife than you can find on any given game drive. It then takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will have a chance to trek one of the habituated mountain gorilla families and take back memories. This 5 Days Gorillas and Game Safari starts and ends in Entebbe International Airport.
Things To Consider in the 5 Days Gorillas and Game Safari
• Accommodation is Inclusive
• Small Group Safari: Max 12 People per group
• Tour Can Depart any day
• Tour can be customized
• Solo travelers can join this tour
• Age Limit: 15 years and above
Things To Consider in the 5 Days Gorillas and Game Safari
• Accommodation is Inclusive
• Small Group Safari: Max 12 People per group
• Tour Can Depart any day
• Tour can be customized
• Solo travelers can join this tour
• Age Limit: 15 years and above
Inclusions
- 4 nights accommodation
- Local taxes
- USD600.00 Gorilla Permit per person per trek
- National Park fees
- TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- All activities
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Private tour
- Round-trip private transfer
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What to expect
Day 1: To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After Breakfast, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi located on the Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator for photograph and lunch in Mbarara town. You will then drive past banana plantations, Farms and beautiful hills of Kigezi for your overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp orCrater bay Cottages in Kabale town.
DAY 02: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park headquarters for briefing and joining others for gorilla trekking. You will start your trek which can take from 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of mountain gorillas on that particular day. Once you have found them, you will be around one hour of observation and photography before returning back to the park headquarters for certificate and overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp or Crater Bay Cottages at Lake Bunyonyi.
DAY 03: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park located in western Uganda arriving in time for Lunch at Bufallo Safari resort. This will be followed by a short relaxation and an evening game drive in the savannah plains of Kasenyi where wild animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes and big cuts such as lions and leopards can be spotted depending on your luck. Return to your lodge for overnight.
DAY 04: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive to try to find what could have missed the previous day. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will head to the jetty along kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flock the channel for drinking water.
DAY 05: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
After morning breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out.
End of Tour
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)
After Breakfast, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi located on the Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator for photograph and lunch in Mbarara town. You will then drive past banana plantations, Farms and beautiful hills of Kigezi for your overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp orCrater bay Cottages in Kabale town.
DAY 02: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park headquarters for briefing and joining others for gorilla trekking. You will start your trek which can take from 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of mountain gorillas on that particular day. Once you have found them, you will be around one hour of observation and photography before returning back to the park headquarters for certificate and overnight at Broad Bill Forest Camp or Crater Bay Cottages at Lake Bunyonyi.
DAY 03: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park located in western Uganda arriving in time for Lunch at Bufallo Safari resort. This will be followed by a short relaxation and an evening game drive in the savannah plains of Kasenyi where wild animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes and big cuts such as lions and leopards can be spotted depending on your luck. Return to your lodge for overnight.
DAY 04: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive to try to find what could have missed the previous day. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will head to the jetty along kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flock the channel for drinking water.
DAY 05: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
After morning breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out.
End of Tour
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- A minimum of 02 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Most travelers can participate
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Jonathan B
August 2023
I can wholeheartedly recommend this tour. It was awesome! My guide and driver for the 5 days was Stephen. He was friendly and knowledgeable. It was great meeting him. The selection of food, restaurants and hotels/lodges was great as well. It was always comfortable to sleep and no issues with mosq...
I can wholeheartedly recommend this tour. It was awesome! My guide and driver for the 5 days was Stephen. He was friendly and knowledgeable. It was great meeting him. The selection of food, restaurants and hotels/lodges was great as well. It was always comfortable to sleep and no issues with mosquitos. The animals you see on the tour are breathtaking! Lions, leopards, elephants (two even roamed the lodge 😍), buffalo, hippos, crocodiles and more are all part of the wildlife at Elizabeth National Park. Then of course the gorillas of Bwindi Forest! This was unreal, you could see them at such a close range and experience them in their natural habitat. Simply amazing, a trip of a lifetime! Maybe two comments of note: you are in the car quite a lot. The animals of course don't live near the cities, so the trips can be long and a bit bumpy. But even driving in the car is fun, as you can see different parts of Uganda and different people as well. Also, your guide makes the ride fun as well. The other topic is the communication. At first my trip was not registered with my tour operator. The problem was the messages via the TripAdvisor App didn't come through to the operator. In the end everything worked out, Encounter Africa even came to my hotel to figure out the best plan to carry out the tour and they were constantly checking up on me via WhatsApp as soon as we connected. So my advice, if you have a question before the trip, ask them directly via email or telephone, not via the messaging service of the app. Although, also in this regard, TripAdvisor itself was also very helpful. So, in conclusion, go on this trip! You will never forget it 😍Seeheathergo
July 2023
My partner an I had the most incredible vacation! It is difficult figuring out which safari company to choose since there are so many. BOOK THIS ONE!! We travel the world and visit several countries a year. We wanted the best and we got it! We went on a 15 day safari in Uganda. I customized it wi...
My partner an I had the most incredible vacation! It is difficult figuring out which safari company to choose since there are so many. BOOK THIS ONE!! We travel the world and visit several countries a year. We wanted the best and we got it! We went on a 15 day safari in Uganda. I customized it with the help of Denis. Denis was so patient with me in the planning process. He was so quick to respond and give feedback via WhatsApp. Denis planned everything. Our guide/driver was Steven. Steven made our trip amazing. Steven is amazing! The trip was everything I wanted it to be. Steven went above and beyond to make sure all of our experiences was what we wanted. The exact trip would not have been the same without Steven. If you want a guarantee incredible Safari company this one is it. To name a few things we did .. we went chimpanzees trekking, climbed Mt. Stanley in the Rwenzori Mountains, Queen Elizabeth National Park (Stayed at the Buffalo lodge which was my favorite) we saw elephants from our room. I loved the riverboat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park (tons of elephants and hippos) The river boat cruise in Lake Mburo National Park was amazing (saw HUGE crocodiles, tons of hippos, variety of birds. Uganda has so much to see and do. Things to know: You need a yellow fever vaccine to enter Uganda. You must have the vaccine to apply for a visa (you upload a picture of proof when during the visa application process)NYCgirl04
July 2023
Seamless experience from start to finish. Great communication with Denis when booking. Denis gave me several options for lodges/tours and provided guidance along the way when deciding which was the best option for me in order to maximize my time in Uganda. He promptly answered my many questions a...
Seamless experience from start to finish. Great communication with Denis when booking. Denis gave me several options for lodges/tours and provided guidance along the way when deciding which was the best option for me in order to maximize my time in Uganda. He promptly answered my many questions and was able to adjust my itinerary two weeks before my departure (including quickly securing a new date for my gorilla permit) when I had an unexpected last minute change. Upon arrival, driver/guide Godwin provided excellent service from start to finish - because of Godwin’s excellent guiding I was able to cover a lot of ground, see and learn many things about Uganda during my short 5 day tour. I had an unexpected delayed flight upon arrival and Godwin was able to adjust to a different border crossing (which was a much longer route) effortlessly driving in the dark on bumpy mountainous roads in order to ensure we made it to the lodge in time for my gorilla trek the next morning. All of the lodge choices were top notch with excellent service. I would recommend using Encounter for all of your safari needs. I will be booking with them in the future when I return to see more of Uganda!Inspire31726485136
May 2023
Top class establishment! Would recommend them for sure. We did a 3 day gorilla trekking with them, and it was very well organized and communication was great. We dealt with Denis via email and Martin was our driver. We were picked up promptly at 0600 for our journey to the Bwindi Impenetrable For...
Top class establishment! Would recommend them for sure. We did a 3 day gorilla trekking with them, and it was very well organized and communication was great. We dealt with Denis via email and Martin was our driver. We were picked up promptly at 0600 for our journey to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Unfortunately the main raid was washed out so we had to take a detour so the journey from Entebbe to the forest was a long trek. It was about 10-11hrs. Our driver, Martin was excellent. He was friendly, and made several stops along the way and tried to help us find some Jackfruit! On the way back unfortunately we got stuck in brutal traffic. But Martin did his best. Martin our driver was great! The gorilla Trekking was amazing! Oh my goodness. We loved it. It was so worth it. So the only thing that I could maybe suggest is that when Denis first replies to an email, let the clients know that you MUST apply for an online, not in the airport like a Uganda used to do. And that you also MUST have yellow fever vaccination, and it must be fine 10 days before you arrive. I knew you needed a visa, but when my wife was previously in Uganda, you got a visa at the airport. It could have been really bad had we not figured that out. That’s the only advice I would offer. It was stated that the Visa cost was not included in the price, but we thought originally it was like Tanzania where you get the visa when you arrive. But I would highly recommend them. I might recommend doing another tour while you’re up there. As it was a long long drive for the gorilla trekking, while of course it was well worth it, I almost wish that Denis tried to upswell me and we stayed out that way for another day or 2 and did maybe chimp trekking or something like that! 5/5 for sure! Thanks for a great trip Martin!Rina R
April 2023
thanks to encounter and our guide steven, the 5 days of gorilla trekking and game safari was the best experience of our honeymoon. From planning to implementation, everything went extremely well. we didn't have to worry about anything during the trip, we could only enjoy it. thanks to steven we h...
thanks to encounter and our guide steven, the 5 days of gorilla trekking and game safari was the best experience of our honeymoon. From planning to implementation, everything went extremely well. we didn't have to worry about anything during the trip, we could only enjoy it. thanks to steven we had a fun and adventurous time.Karl_Brigitte2023
March 2023
Encounter Africa Safaries is an excellent company. Our contact person Moniica was outstanding in her prompt, clear and professional communication. Her advice was always outstanding, be it the search for hotels or the selection of our guide and driver, Obed Tukwasibw. Karl Hirschhäuser and Brigi...
Encounter Africa Safaries is an excellent company. Our contact person Moniica was outstanding in her prompt, clear and professional communication. Her advice was always outstanding, be it the search for hotels or the selection of our guide and driver, Obed Tukwasibw. Karl Hirschhäuser and Brigitte Rohde