FRENA ADVENTURES

This 8 day Uganda wildlife and gorilla tracking safari takes you to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second largest national park, with plenty of wildlife, birds and primates. The park also offers some spectacular scenery of the crater lakes and rolling savannah plains which overlook the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountain Range. In the park, you’ll embark on game drives, boat cruise rides, chimp tracking, and a walk along the Africa’s second deepest lake. After that, you can go on a Batwa cultural trip where you’ll get to experience about this bushmen pigmy tribe that live in the forest. Following that, you can wind up your trip in Lake Mburo National Park with some game drive.

Safari Highlights

Equator experience
Royal drum making tradition
Game drive
Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla tracking
Boat cruise on Lake Mburo
Batwa cultural trail experience

Day 1: Travel to Bwindi from Kigali

You will be picked after break-fast from Kigali and drive to Rwanda Uganda border clear and cross then proceed Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in the south western part of the country, arriving in the afternoon have you’ lunch rest and in evening go for some nature walk around the park. Dinner and overnight will be at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort and Campsite (Budget) Broadbill Forest Camp/Gorilla Mist Camp

Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Batwa cultural trail

After an early morning breakfast, you’ll move to the park headquarters where you’ll be joined by other trackers and receive a briefing about the gorilla tracking rules. The trekking journey will progress through thick creepers and undergrowth and it can take somewhere between 1 to 8 hours to spot the gorillas depending upon their location. The forest area is dense but is crisscrossed by animals moving in herd which make is easy to access by tourists. You will have one hour to stay with the Gorillas once sited, after head back to you’ Lodge for lunch in the evening go for Batwa cultural experience you will go through their villages to have an experience of how they go about their daily routine activities and be amazed by the way they skillfully cultivate the hill sides and how they care for their animals (cows) that are a prime source of pride. Dinner and overnight will be at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort and Campsite (Budget) Broadbill Forest Camp/Gorilla Mist Camp

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a canoe ride

After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the Bunyonyi Lake which is one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. The territory through which you’ll traverse is stunning and varied because of which it is sometimes referred to as “The Switzerland of Africa.” Bunyonyi is also the second deepest lake in Africa with a depth of 900 meters. As the lake is bilharzisas free, it is safe for swimming. You will take a canoe ride on this lake and hike to different view-points before returning for Dinner and overnight will be at Bunyonyi Overland (Budget)/Bunyonyi Resort (Mid-range)

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth

Wake up early in the morning have your breakfast, set off for Queen Elizabeth through volcanic formation of the western Rift Valley towards Queen Elizabeth N.P. The descent reveals a stunning panorama of lakes George an Edward amidst game-filled plains where you will reach in the afternoon check in you’ Lodge have lunch and some rest for sun to go down, later go for an evening game drive with a chance to see Elephants Lions leopards etc return for dinner and overnight Tembo Safari Lodge (Budget)/Baboon Safari Resort or Bush Lodge (Mid-range).

Day 5: Game drive and Boat cruise

Wake-up early morning have breakfast go for the game drive of where you will see so many animals like lions, leopards, giant forest hog, buffalo, elephants, deffasa, water buck, topi, Uganda kobs are so many and bush buck it takes 3/4hours later return at your hotel for lunch relax and in the afternoon go the unique boat cruises that takes 2hrs on the Kazinga channel and onto L.Edward. The trip passes through possibly the highest hippo concentration in Africa and many mammals may be seen drinking water. The cruise offers the excellent platform for photography and game viewing. The birdlife is colorful and abundant, For dinner and overnight return Tembo Safari Lodge (Budget) /Baboon Safari Resort or Bush Lodge (Mid-range).

Day 6: Full day game drive in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth

You will after breakfast head to the Ishasha Sector home to the famous tree climbing lions, for entire day, which is a fascinating experience to many tourists, Queen National Park diverse eco-system of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is a home to an incredible abundant wildlife, after that game in Ishasha, you will later return to you’ lodge for dinner and overnight at Tembo Safari Lodge (Budget) /Baboon Safari Resort or Bush Lodge (Mid-range).

Day 7: Transfer to Lake Mburo for an afternoon boat and nature walk

You will depart Queen after breakfast for Lake Mburo National. The drive takes 3-4 hours with stopovers at areas of tourist attraction, You will have lunch at the lodge reserved for you, after which you will go for an afternoon boat trip on the lake rich with a variety of animals such as hippos and crocodiles and bird species. It will take you hours, in the evening take a nature walk before you retire for dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock tents/Rwonyo Camp(Budget)Eagles Nest(Mid-range)

Day 8: Game drive and transfer back to Entebbe

You will have an early morning game drive through the park in search of plain game like zebra, hippos, crocodiles, eland, antelope, impala and a variety of birds. After you will depart for Kampala arriving in the afternoon in time for transfer to the airport for your departure

End of the service

Whats included in this itinerary?

Airport transfer
Car hire services and fuel
Drivers allowance
Park fees
Gorilla trekking
Lunch en-route
General walk/hiking trails
Accommodations
Game drives
Boat cruise

Whats not included in this route?

Drinks/spirits
Laundry
Tips

Note:

Any and all tours can be combined or modified to fit your particular needs. Please tell us your specific requirements using the contact us page. Prices are subject to change based upon accommodation availability, your tour alterations and other parameters until time of full and final confirmation.