Day01. The arrival of your flight into Entebbe international airport, Customs and immigration
procedures then exit. You will be warmly welcomed by your representative and proceed to have
your Covid-19 test. (You will have to present another one taken at least 72 hours
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Day02. Wake up early, enjoy a morning breakfast from the hotel after which you will be picked
from there by your guide at 07h30 who will brief you and you will then embark on the 6 hours
journey to Queen Elizabeth.
Along the way you will have few stopovers at the Equator, here you will take enough
photographs and in Mbarara town at Agip Motel for your lunch.
Thereafter proceed to the Park as you drive through the spectacular landscape characterized with
open grasslands, Ankole long horned cattle, tea plantations, the Rift valley Escarpment and
various woodlands.
Reach the park in late afternoon and have a ON the Bush lodge: FB – Lunch, Dinner, Bed &
Breakfast (or similar)
Day03. Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and
Queens Mile allows visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda
Kobs lakes and a variety of birds.
Queen Elizabeth National Park occupies an estimated 1,978 square kilometres (764 sq mi).
The park extends from Lake George in the north-east to Lake Edward in the south-west and
includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes.
The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park. It was renamed two years later to
commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its wildlife, including African buffalo, Ugandan
kob, hippopotamus, Nile crocodile, African bush elephant, African leopard, lion, and
chimpanzee. It is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species. The area around
Ishasha in Rukungiri District is famous for its tree-climbing lions, whose males sport black
manes.[6] Poachers killed six elephants in the park in 2015, triggering both anger and frustration
within the Ugandan conservation community.
The park is also famous for its volcanic features, including volcanic cones and deep craters,
many with crater lakes, such as the Katwe craters, from which salt is extracted. Services in the
park include a telecenter run by Conservation through Public Health and the Uganda Wildlife
Authority, neighboring the Queen's Pavilion, park lodges, game and scenic drives, and boat
launches.
Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax at the lodge in the mid-morning, followed by lunch.
This afternoon, a two hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an
opportunity to see Hippo and crocodiles. The Kazinga Channel supports the biggest number of
Hippos in the whole of Africa. Predators as well as nocturnal animals normally come to the
shores in the late afternoons for a drink. In addition, a large number of antelopes like the
Waterbuck as well as the Uganda Kob also come here to quench their thirst.
This trip also enables visitor chance to see spectacular birds. Return to the lodge in the evening,
Dinner and overnight Bush lodge or similar: FB – Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Day04. After breakfast at the lodge, check out and settle all extras. Depart for BWINDI
impenetrable forest and national park. It is estimated half of the world’s surviving population
of mountain gorillas –300 and more live within Bwindi boundaries.
Lunch in Buhoma, Bwindi north,
Bwindi National Park offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but
crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourist. Apart from the gorillas, there
are a variety of primates to be seen including the blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, and black &
white Columbus monkeys. The great blue turacos are often seen and even for a non-bird watcher
they are marvelous sight.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest on one meter away from your veranda. It feels like you are invited
into to home of the majestic mountain gorillas. But these gentle giants are not your host, just
your neighbours, occasionally coming out of the forest to spend some time in our garden. This is
what makes Gorilla Valley Lodge so special. Located on the border of the impenetrable forest
and set on a steep slope the lodge has a truly unique setting. Imagine waking up to the sounds of
the forest, having your cup of coffee or tea on you private terrace, experiencing the forest coming
alive and the mist mysteriously giving way for a lush jungle.
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Day05. Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing
from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle
boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have
been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the
rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The
tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but its well worth the effort.
Once done, you will return to the lodge for a hot meal and much needed rest.
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Day06. Rise early, have breakfast and check out. Drive to Kampala, then with lunch en-route.
You will stopover at Igongo cultural centre to explore the life style of the Ankole and Bahima,
thereafter proceed to the Equator Uganda.
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Day07: Transfer airport for departure
