Day One: Kampala – Bwindi
We will travel to Bwindi Impenetrable forest the home of gorillas. A magnificent verdant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertine Rift Valley, this ancient rainforest - one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age is home to half of the world's mountain gorillas. Looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these gentle giants is surely the most thrilling and poignant wildlife encounter that Africa has to offer - but we should not let it distract us from Bwindi's broader biodiversity, a result of its immense antiquity and an altitude span from 1,160 to 2,607m. The national park has 90 mammal species, including 11 primates, of which the black-and-white colobus, with its lovely flowing white tail is prominent. The forest birding ranks with the best in Uganda, with 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics present. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhomma community Bandas
Day Two: Gorilla trekking
Gorilla tracking is a very captivating activity; it involves walking in the wilderness in search of these great apes. It can be a challenging activity, therefore ensure physical fitness. Evening entertainment by the Pygmies (Batwa). The Batwa were once recognized as the owners of the high montane forest. The men used to hunt, and collect honey and other forest products, which were exchanged for village goods, while the women gathered vegetables, mushrooms and fruits as well as working for local farming people. At the end of the 19th century, when what is now southwest Uganda was part of the Kingdom of Rwanda, the Batwa, like their counterparts in Rwanda, Kivu and Burundi, were valued as court entertainers and soldiers. At the beginning of the 20th century some Batwa leaders became powerful enough to claim tribute from their neighbors. Since then however, as the forest has been cut down by local farmers, the Batwa have become destitute and despised. Most are entirely landless; they live as tenants or squatters on other peoples land', church or state land, and pay the landlord with their labour in exchange for food: collecting firewood and water and doing farm work. Those who do manage to get a little land are liable to be evicted by more powerful neighbors, and find it almost impossible to get redress.
Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma community Bandas.
Day Three: Drive to Mbarara evening entertainment by the Banyankole in ekitaguriro. Overnight stay at Lake View Regency Hotel or Agip Motel
Day four: After breakfast drive to Lake Mburo National Park for a game drive and after noon boat trip. Dinner and overnight stay at Mantana camp or Rwonyo camp.
Day Five: Morning beak fast and drive to Kampala arriving in the after noon.
SAFARI QUOTATION :
No OF PAX |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury | 3510 |
2760 |
2600 |
2450 |
2419 |
2325 |
| Budget | 3320 |
2510 |
2338 |
2200 |
2156 |
2070 |
Prices quoted include
1 Underground Transportation
2 Safari driver/guide allowance
3 Destination guiding allowance
4 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
6 Game Drives and all other itinerary related activities
Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes.
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.