4-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Tour

Entebbe for Queen Elizabeth National Park

Start your 4-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Tour from Entebbe/Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park, your first destination in the 4-day Bwindi gorilla safari & wildlife. Take the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara city route, which allows you to make a stopover at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe. It is a long route, taking you about 5-7 hours’ drive, but rewarding. Enjoy a view of the beautiful surrounding areas en route and arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second-largest park.

Undertake an afternoon launch trip on Kazinga Channel, a 45 km channel that stretches to connect 2 magical lakes, Lake George and Lake Edward. For about 2-3 hours on a boat cruise, expect to be excited by the remarkable sight of submerged hippos, Nile crocodiles as they bask on the banks, aquatic birds, and others. Have the opportunity to take photos and get back. If time allows, go game drive via the channel trail to enjoy an incredible view of diverse wildlife as they return to their areas to retire for the night.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge, Katara Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp
• Mid-range: Marafiki Safari Lodge, Enganzi Game Lodge, Bush Lodge
• Budget/Basic: Bush Lodge in the tents, Pumba Safari Cottages, Kazinga Channel View Resort

Queen Elizabeth National Park and connect to Bwindi via Ishasha area

Begin your day with a leisurely cup of tea or coffee, and after, undertake a morning game drive via Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. A game drive in Queen’s top 4-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Tour highlights, and you will perfectly get the best of this wildlife experience in a 4×4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van with a pop-up roof. Enjoy 2-3 hours of viewing the diversity of wildlife ranging from elephants, buffalo, warthogs, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, leopards, spotted hyenas, and birds, to mention but a few.

Retreat from a game drive along Kasenyi track to check out of the lodge, then drive to Bwindi through the Ishasha area in the Southern Queen Elizabeth National Park. Expect to strike your imagination with the tree-climbing lions at Ishasha sector, plus elephants, buffalo, and a lot more. Proceed to Bwindi, Southwestern Uganda, with en-route lunch at Savanna Resort.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Haven Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge
• Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp, Ichumbi Lodge
• Basic: Nshongi Camp, Wagtail Eco Safari Camp

Embark on gorilla trekking & drive to Lake Bunyonyi- undertake evening boat ride

Have breakfast early morning and after, assemble at Bwindi park offices for a briefing on gorilla trekking rules. Undertake a gorilla trek beginning at 8:00 am. You will track one of the 20 (twenty) habituated gorilla groups. Your 4-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Tour adventure takes 2-6 hours, inclusive of one hour to be spent with mountain gorillas.

After a gorilla trek, descend back to your lodge for a lunch break and check out, ready to transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Enjoy a boat ride along Lake Bunyonyi to any one of the 29 islands. On a boat ride, expect to enjoy the sight of birds and the magical view of the surrounding areas, then you relax, dine, and spend a night at the lodge.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Birdnest @Bunyonyi Resort
• Mid-range: Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi, Bunyonyi Safari Resort
• Basic: Lake Bunyonyi Eco-Resort, Bushara Island Camp

Day 4: Return from Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala/Entebbe

Have a heavy breakfast and later, depart Lake Bunyonyi for Kampala/Entebbe. Drive via Mbarara and have a lunch break at Igongo Cultural Centre, and take a photo at the Equator crossing. Drop off at a hotel or place of residence in Kampala/Entebbe.

End of 4-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Tour