7 Days Gateway Gorilla. Experience a whole new adventure in the wilderness of Uganda in just a week with this affordable 7 days Most selling Uganda safari. This tour package highlights a Chimpanzee tracking in the primate capital of the world – Kibale National Park, a wildlife viewing experience in Uganda’s most popular national park – Queen Elizabeth National Park, and a gorilla trekking Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
7 Days Gateway Gorilla overview
If you are looking to visit Uganda’s most popular national parks, this package is for you. This 7 days Uganda tour highlights an awesome experience with the chimpanzee in Kibale Forest National Park, a game viewing experience in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and a mountain gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
7 Days Gateway Gorilla Itinerary
Day 1: Breakfast And Transfer To Kibale National Park
This 7 Days Gateway Gorilla begins with an early breakfast at your lodge or hotel or rather an early morning pick up from Entebbe International Airport. Our representative shall pick you up and transfer you to Kibale Forest National Park having lunch en route in Fort Portal. We should arrive in the national park in the evening, have dinner and retire.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge| Crater Safari Lodge| Primate Lodge
Midrange: Isunga Lodge| Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Best Budget: Kibale Forest Camp| Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale
Have early morning breakfast, later we head to the park headquarters for a short briefing session before heading out to the forests for a Chimpanzee trekking experience. This experience should take you between 2 to 3 hours depending on how long it takes to locate the Chimpanzees inclusive of a full hour encounter with these primates. We shall then return to the lodge for lunch then proceed for an afternoon walk at Bigodi Swamp where we should see various species of birds.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge| Crater Safari Lodge| Primate Lodge
Midrange: Isunga Lodge| Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Best Budget: Kibale Forest Camp| Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer To Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have early morning breakfast and head for a 3 – 4 hours drive to queen Elizabeth national park, arrive in time for lunch in Mweya where we shall have sights of various wildlife species and birds. afternoon we go for a boat ride on Kazinga Channel.
a haven of various species animals and birds. Over 75% of the total wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park can be spotted along this channel hence, a perfect opportunity for you to take lifetime photographs.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge| Mweya Safaris Lodge | Katara Lodge
Midrange: Ihamba Lakeside Safaris lodge | Enganzi Lodge | Park View
Best Budget: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Game Drive And Kyambura Gorge Experience
After having early morning breakfast, you will get on a game drive towards the Kasenyi tracks for a much broader sight of wildlife such as lions, antelopes along with other predators. We shall then return for lunch at your lodge then head for a very exciting Chimpanzee trekking experience in the Kyambura Gorge or rather an adventurous forest walk in the thick Maramagambo forest up to the Python Cave.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge| Mweya Safaris Lodge | Katara Lodge
Midrange: Ihamba Lakeside Safaris lodge | Enganzi Lodge | Park View
Best Budget: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Today we shall embark on a transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, driving towards the southern sector (Ishasha sector) of Queen Elizabeth national park as we see the rare tree-climbing lions relax in fig trees. You will have a delicious parked lunch while at the tree-climbing lions, then proceed to Bwindi where you shall arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Gorilla Heights | Gorilla Forest Camp
Midrange: Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge |Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge | Gorilla Mist Camp
Best Budget: Ride For a Women | Gorilla Friendly Camp Ruhija | Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After having breakfast, you will report to the park headquarters for a brief meeting that should instill you with knowledge about the dos and don of gorilla tracking. It is from this same briefing that we shall be split into groups and allocated gorilla families to track. We shall then make our strides into the forests of Bwindi for a gorilla tracking experience. If we return early from gorilla hiking then we shall head for an evening visit to the Batwa Pygmies where you will watch them dance, tell stories and blend with you. after this, we shall have dinner and overnight.
Accommodation;
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Gorilla Heights | Gorilla Forest Camp
Midrange: Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge |Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge | Gorilla Mist Camp
Best Budget: Ride For a Women | Gorilla Friendly Camp Ruhija | Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Transfer Back To Kampala
Today we end our 7 Days Gateway Gorilla with early morning breakfast and then transfer back to Kampala with stopovers in Mbarara for lunch and at the equator for photography. We shall reach Kampala in the evening where you will choose to either catch up with your night flight or rather have an overnight stay in Entebbe.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch.