This is a fantabulous 5 days safari traversing Uganda’s primates world doubled with enjoying stunning landscape and associating with locals painting a true picture of pearl of Africa. On this adventure you will have an opportunity to trek Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi National Park, a ‘UNESCO World heritage site’ and a home to roughly a half of the world’s mountain Gorillas population. Additionally, you will tour the beautiful town of Jinja exploring the source of river Nile which is the longest river in Africa and the second longest in the world where you will enjoy adventurous white-water rafting experience.
Entebe International Airport
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our company tour guide who will welcome you to Uganda, brief you about the entire safari and transfer you to your booked lodge in Kampala for an overnight stay awaiting for the next day’s adventure. Depending on your arrival time and traffic situation of the day, you may pass through the city center for a brief city tour (not included in the costing) before proceeding to your booked lodge
Meal Plan: Dinner
Accommodation: Acactus Hotel or equivalent depending on availability
The day will commence with an early morning breakfast at your lodge and then head out for a drive to Jinja for adventurous white-water rafting experience at River Nile and explore the source of River Nile, Africa’s longest river and the world’s second longest. The drive will go through a stunning greenery vegetation cover of Mabira forest a tropical rain forest in central Uganda, tea and sugarcane plantations arriving at Kalagala falls in time for your full or half day white water rafting adventure at the Nile. You will then be driven back to Kampala arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Acactus Hotel or equivalent depending on availability
Upon your early morning breakfast at the lodge you will embark on a long drive journey of approximately 8 to 9 hours to Bwindi national park in the south western part of Uganda. On your way you will have a stopover at Equator line for Photo shoots and hand craft shopping if interested. Proceed to Mbarara town where you will make another stopover for Lunch at Igongo cultural center and continue to Bwindi National Park through the scenic views of rolling hills covered with greenery vegetation of tea and Banana plantations arriving in the evening. Check in into your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Lodge: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Buhoma Community Rest Camp or Ichumbi Gorilla Camp Lodge depending on availability
The day will commence with early morning breakfast and then head out with your packed lunch for briefing at the Park headquarters prior to trekking about the entire Gorilla trekking process. After briefing you will start your trek through a steeply forested and incredibly dense landscape but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists.
Tracking will last for about 2 to 6 hours depending on how far or close Gorillas will be found. Upon spotting these amazing human-like creatures you will be allowed 1 hour to observe their behaviors, and taking photos. Return to the lodge for a well-earned afternoon rest and later in the evening dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Lodge: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Buhoma community rest camp or Ichumbi Gorilla Camp Lodge depending on availability
Upon morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and board our safari car to return to Kampala With a stopover in Mbarara town for lunch at Igongo Cultural Center and then proceed with a drive to Entebbe International Airport for your return flight or to a Hotel in Kampala for your stay. Dropping off at the airport or at a hotel will mark the end of your 5 Days Gorilla trekking and Jinja white water rafting adventure and we shall have to wish you a safe flight back to home and perhaps greetings to your loved ones.
Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Lodge: No accommodation (End of tour)
