On arrival to Entebbe International Airport you will be welcomed by our safari guide who will brief you about your safari and then drive you to your booked accommodation in Kampala to have a rest and overnight.

DAY 1: TRANSFER TO LAKE BUNYONYI VIA IGONGO CULTURAL CENTER

After your early morning breakfast our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and start your journey to Lake Bunyonyi. You will have a stopover at the Equator Monument in Kayabwe where the earth is divided into the northern and southern hemispheres. At this very point, a water experiment is also carried out to furthermore explain the geographical discovery of the Uganda Equator.

While here, you may opt to look into the shops selling African art and crafts. Later,you will proceed to Igongo Cultural Centre for an hour’s lunch break. Thereafter, you will have a tour around Igongo Museum which is armed with an illustrious history of the western cultures and the ancient life of the Ankole kings. After this activity, you will continue on the drive to Lake Bunyonyi reaching in the evening for check in dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Bushara Islands Resort/Heritage Lodge Habuharo/Birdests Nest Resort/Arcadia cottages

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Travel time: 7-8 hours

DAY 2: CANOEING AND TRANSFER TO BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

Waking up to the soothing breezes of the beautiful Lake, your breakfast will be served as you prepare for your morning canoe on Africa’s second deepest lake. The sereneness on Lake Bunyonyi is a mind relaxer, its scenic views of relief and the surrounding islands at sunrise offer a rewarding adventure on its own, and with binoculars you can enjoy the plentiful birdlife plus the far-reaching islands. Later, you will return to checkout of your accommodation and transfer to Bwindi National park reaching at lunch time.

You will then check in and have a sumptuous lunch. Later in the evening, you will have a community walk and visit the Batwa people. The Batwa are the ancient settlers of Bwindi, they were hunters and fruit gatherers back then. They now earn a living by providing a walk-through of their ancient lifestyle in performances of dance and drama, crafts making demonstrations and guiding you through their culture and activities for example how to make fire out of wood. You can opt to buy a craft souvenir for your safari remembrance, then later return to your accommodation to dine and have an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Mgahinga Rest camp / Travelers rest house/Buhoma community rest camp/Haven lodge/Buhoma lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast lunch and dinner

Travel time: 1- 2 hours

DAY 3: MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING EXPERIENCE

You will have breakfast as early as 6:30 am then proceed to the park headquarters with packed lunch where you will be briefed by the professional park officials on the code of conduct while visiting the forest. Thereafter, you will be guided into the forest by park rangers to trek the famed mountain gorillas. This excursion will take between 2 and 8 hours to encounter a habituated family of gorillas. When you come face to face with a habituated family, you will be allowed to be with them for 1 hour as you watch them play around, jumping from one tree branch to another, take memory pictures.

Besides seeing gorillas, you will have a chance to see different bird species, Butterflies, golden monkeys on a lucky day in the forest. You will have a picnic lunch then go back the park head- quarters where you will be rewarded a certificate for completing a Gorilla trek in Bwindi- Uganda. Later on, you will return to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and an overnight in Bwindi.

Meal plan: Breakfast lunch and dinner

DAY 4: TRANSFER TO KASESE- MT. RWENZORI AND GAME DRIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

You will have a leisurely breakfast followed by checking out and start the journey to Kasese where Mt. Rwenzori the third highest Mountain in Africa is found. You will drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive, expect to see many elephants, Kobs, Warthogs, the famous tree climbing lions among many others.

After this activity you will have lunch and then drive to your booked accommodation at Mountain Rwenzori park for relaxation, dinner and overstay.

Accommodation:

Hotel Margarita

Meal Plan: Breakfast lunch and Dinner

Travel Time: 5-6 hours

DAY 5: HIKE MOUNT RWENZORI – SINE HUT

After your morning breakfast, our guide will drive you to the park head quarters where you will meet the park officials for briefing about the hike. With your packed lunches, hiking gears on and your armed rangers you will start the climb using either Kilembe trekking route or Rwenzori central circuit. The hike starts early from the valley floor through tall forest trees of the montane forest zone as you continue on a steady climb with sights of different bird species and some primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys among others, you will listen to the sound of wild chimpanzees from a distance playing and swinging on trees.

The vegetation along this climb is incredible, it is covered by flowers, bamboo thickets, fungi, low shrubs, moss, lichens, and covered vines hanging on tall trees. This day climb will take you to Sine Hut which is about 2,680 metres, while at this hut there is a wooden hut set between tall trees on a narrow ridge where you can sit, relax and enjoy views of the montane forest and the refreshing sound of Enock’s falls crashing down over the rocks as you look down. These falls are about 200 metres from Sine Hut. Dinner and over-night at Sine Camp.

Accommodation

Sine camp

Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6: DESCEND – TRANSFER BACK TO KAMPALA

Yow will enjoy breakfast and descend back to the head quarters from Sine Hut. You will meet our guide who will receive you and then embark on the journey back to Kampala. You will have different stops on this journey as you enjoy different sights, have lunch on the way then proceed to your booked accommodation in Kampala/ Entebbe.

Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Travel Time: 7- 8 hours

Price Inclusions

• Transportation in a Tour Van/Land Cruiser

• Service of an English-speaking tour guide/Driver

• Park Entrance fee

• Gorilla Permit

• All meals on Safari

• Accommodation on full board.

• Transfers to and from Entebbe Airport/Kampala

Price Exclusions

• All activities not mentioned in the tour

• Tips

• International Transfers

• Personal insurance