Gorillas and Safari on a Budget
Once in a lifetime experiences for less!
Safari Length
6 Days
Price Guide
From $1900
Best Time to Go
May - October
December - February
Overview
A truly amazing little tour that allows you to track gorillas and experience a big game safari for a not so big price. On this tour, we have tried to make these once in a lifetime wildlife encounters affordable, whilst still maintaining quality!
You Will Visit:
Price based on budget style accommodation for 6 people sharing 3 double rooms and includes:
All accommodation
All meals as shown in the itinerary
Gorilla
All park entry fees and activities
Experienced guide
4WD safari vehicle and fuel
Drinking water in the safari vehicle
Day 1: Arrive in Entebbe
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by your guide, briefed about your upcoming journey and transferred to your lodge. We feel it's best to stay in Entebbe after your flight, the last thing you want to do after a long flight is going on another long car journey. If you arrive early there are many excursions available, and great places to eat. Ask your regional expert for more information.
Meals Included: none
Accommodation: Entebbe Backpackers
Day 2: Transfer to Queen
After breakfast, you will be met by your guide and be driven south to Queen Elizabeth National Park, stopping for lunch en route. Before checking in at your lodge, and if there is time, head out on an evening game drive.
Meals Included: Dinner
Accommodation: Bush Lodge
Day 3: Game Drive and Kazinga Channel Boat Safari
Head out in the morning to enjoy the magnificent game on offer in Queen, including 4 of the 'Big 5', many other big game animals and the vast array of birds that live within the park. In the afternoon, you will enjoy one of Uganda's great wildlife experiences, the Kazinga Channel boat cruise, where you can see a huge variety of wildlife playing and taking a water break along the shore.
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Bush Lodge
Day 4: Game Drive and Bwindi
Grab a packed lunch from your lodge and spend the day winding south through Queen, where you will get the chance to see the tree-climbing lions that have made this national park so famous. Your eventual destination is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, you should arrive in the evening just in time to take in the breathtaking views of the mountains and the dense forest.
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Bwindi View Bandas
Day 5: Gorilla Tracking
After an early breakfast, you will set off towards what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your safari, the unforgettable experience that is Mountain Gorilla tracking. After trekking through the dense forest to where the Gorillas were found the day before, you begin your tracking, searching for the largest primate in the world. Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for one hour as they eat, rest and bond with their young. To reach them it can take anywhere between 30 mins to 4 hours, so be prepared for a long trek through the humid rainforest. Afterwards, you will spend the afternoon relaxing and taking in your beautiful surroundings.
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Bwindi View Bandas
Day 6: Back to Entebbe
After your breakfast in Bwindi, you will transfer back up to Entebbe for your evening flight home, stopping on the way for lunch, and at the equator for the almost compulsory photo with the sign.
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch