This is a fantastic 5 days program traversing the primate world in Uganda while enjoying the beautiful landscape and the local people. It is booked with luxury lodges and a selection of upmarket boutique hotels. Spend your time with the gorillas and later come to the beautiful town in Jinja and experience the Nile at its best undertaking the much adventurous activity of white water rafting.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival and Transfer to Kampala

Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport you will be met and transferred by our guide to Kampala for your overnight in BB. Depending on the traffic situation of the day, you may pass through the city center for a brief city tour (not included in the cost and optional) before proceeding to your overnight accommodation.
Drive time: 1 and half hours
Accommodation: Acactus Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast.

Day 2 – Transfer to Jinja for rafting on Nile

Early morning drive to Jinja for the Magnificent Uganda adventure experience. The journey will take you through Mabira forest the tropical rain forest in central Uganda, tea and sugarcane plantations plus several roadside markets arriving at Kalagala falls in time for your full or half day white water rafting adventure on the Nile. You will then return back to Kampala arriving in the evening for overnight at Acactus Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Acactus Hotel
Drive time: 1 and half hours.

Day 3 – Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

Early departure to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in Southwestern Uganda with a stopover at the equator for some informative talk, photography and some experiments before proceeding to Mbarara town arriving in time for Lunch. Drive through the rolling green hills of Banana and Tea plantations arriving in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening.
Drive time: 8-9 hours.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp Lodge / Bakiga Lodge (subject to room availability at time of booking)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 4 – Gorilla Tracking and Batwa Talks Experience

Early morning, breakfast with your packed lunch, you will report to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Gorilla Tracking at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three quarters of the day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. Dinner and overnight as previous night.

Day 5 –  Transfer back to Entebbe!

Early morning breakfast with your packed lunch, start the long drive back to Entebbe. This day is reserved for late night flights. Drive Time: 8-9 hours
End of safari.

 

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