Safari
Uganda - Africa
UGANDA
TOURS AND SAFARIS Gorilla Safari Day
One: Arrive at Entebbe Airport where your guide from Sun and Sandals will warmly
greet you and transfer you to either Speke Resort Munyonyo or Hotel International
Muyenga for the night. B/B. Day Two: After breakfast
and a briefing from the General Manager, your guide will collect you from the
hotel and set off on the southbound road, have a stop over to look at the Royal
Drum makers, stand on the Equator and be in both hemispheres at once and there
after proceed to Kabale the Switzerland of Uganda with beautiful scenery and terraced
farming arriving in the afternoon. You will have
lunch at Bunyonyi Overland Camp and later go for an afternoon boat trip to Bushara
Island arriving at the White Horse Inn in the evening for the dinner and the over
night. Day
Three: After breakfast, you will then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest arriving
in the afternoon. Best known for its Mountain Gorillas, the Montane Forest also
attracts spectacular birds. There are 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemics including
the African Green Broadbill, Bar Tailed Trogon and other beautiful forest species.You
will need to have a good night’s rest to get ready for the following day’s gorilla
tracking. (F/B).
Day Four: This morning you will
have to wake up very early to get ready for Gorilla tracking. Do not forget to
take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla,
perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. There are now
only 650 left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but its
well worth the effort. There are always Park Guides with you who interpret the
flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. In the afternoon relax at the
camp or take a forest walk. Overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp or the Uganda Wildlife
Authority Park Bandas. Full Board. Day Five:
After breakfast, you will depart the Impenetrable Forest for Queen Elizabeth National
Park arriving in the afternoon. Relax around the pool after lunch and later go
for an early evening game drive. Its little wonder that Queen Elizabeth boasts
one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park or reserve in the world,
- from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and brooding Crater
lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Almost 100 mammal species that include Lions,
Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest
Hog plus remarkable 606 bird species that include the Black Chested Eagle, the
Swallow Tailed Bee Eaters, to mention but a few. The Primates include Chimps,
Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black Faced Red Colobus, and Red Tailed
monkeys and Olive Baboons. Over night at Mweya Safari Lodge or the Institute of
Ecology. Day Six: Early morning drive to the
crater lakes in Kyambura Game Reserve to see thousands of colorful Lesser Flamingoes,
as they feed in these soda lakes. Then go for the afternoon boat trip along the
Kazinga Channel. Hippos huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, Buffalo linger
in the shallows, a tremendous variety of birds grace the grasses on the shores.
Spend the night at Mweya Lodge or the Institute of Ecology. (F/B). Day
Seven: This morning, we will have a game drive to the Kisenyi area to look for
Lion prides and other wildlife like the Uganda Kob that mate around this area
before you head back to Kampala arriving at Entebbe in the afternoon to catch
your flight back depending on the International departure times |