6-Days Uganda Safari

6-Day Uganda Safari; Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth & Kidepo National Park is a Long Uganda Gorilla trekking and wildlife safari.

Activities undertaken on the 6-day trip include Mountain Gorilla trekking, boat cruises, and game drives. The safari starts with pick-ups and transfers between parks by a safari van till to the end of the trip. 

Mountain Gorilla trekking is one of the popular Uganda safari activities and the Bwindi Forest offers such a remarkable experience. It’s such a wonderful moment to spend several hours walking/hiking through a tropical jungle in search of Mountain Gorillas and spend 1 hour in their presence.

Uganda has an abundance of wildlife that can be spotted during game drives both at Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park. You will also have a boat cruise on the popular 40 Km long Kazinga channel where you see lots of wildlife and bird species.

Tour Summary

Transfer from the pick-up station to the destinations

Activities include Gorilla trekking, Game drives, nature walks and boat cruise 

Accommodation before and after the trip can be arranged on request at an extra cost

Safari lasts 6 Days and 5 Nights

What you need to know

Pack the right Gorilla trekking clothes

The minimum age for Gorilla trekking is 15 years 

A gorilla permit is included in the cost

Inclusions

Park entrance and all activity fees

Accommodation & meals as indicated

safari vehicle costs

A professional English-speaking knowledgeable guide. 

Bottled drinking water on board

Exclusions 

International flights & Visas 

Tips

Alcoholic/soft Drinks

Any changes to the itinerary 

Laundry

Transport

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1. Itinerary
2. Day 1: Transfer by a tourism van from the pick-up station to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
3. Day 2: Mountain Gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi Forest
4. Day 3: Transfer from Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park, conducting an evening boat cruise at Queen Elizabeth National Park
5. Day 4. An early morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, transfer to Gulu city
6. Day 5. Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park, conducting an evening game drive 
7. Day 6.  Morning game drives to the hot springs and transfers back to the pick-up station. 
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9. Detailed Itinerary
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11. Day 1: Transfer by van to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
12. Depending on your suitable time of arrival, you will board a tourism van to Bwindi Forest. Setting off can be early morning, mid-morning, or in the Afternoon for about 4 to 6 hours. 
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14. Then a transfer to a booked hotel where you will have lunch and spend the evening in relaxation. 
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16. Accommodation is communicated depending on availability at the time of booking. 
17. Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
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19. Day 2: Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest
20. Early morning, your hotel will provide breakfast such that you get ready for the transfer to the park headquarters. You are expected to be at the park headquarters by 8:00 am local time for a briefing on the gorilla trekking etiquette from the park rangers.
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22. It is at this time when the allocation of a gorilla family for every 8 members to trek is allocated. If you have any specific needs or are unable to hike for further distances communicate during briefing such that you are allocated a close family.
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24. After the briefing, you receive your trekking stick and start the walk to the forest for the experience. Trekking to and from is dependent on where the gorillas spent their previous night, the nearer they are the faster you see them and vice versa. However, when you meet the family, you are allowed to spend only 1 hour seeing them go along with their daily lifestyle.
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26. Take this time to enjoy the experience and record memories using your non-flash photography camera. After one hour, you trek back to the park headquarters where you receive a congratulatory certificate and be driven to your hotel by the driver.
27. Lunch can be packed, or you return for probably late lunch at the hotel. Accommodation as of the previous night.
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29. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 
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31. Day 3: Transfer from Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park
32. From your hotel, most probably during mid-morning, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park. To a booked hotel where you have lunch and get some rest preparing for the evening launch cruise on the 40km long channel that connects Lakes, Edward, and George. Take as many photos as you can here as wildlife will be up-close. on the Kazinga channel where you will be able to view different bird species alongside aquatic life. 
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34. Meal Plan:  Lunch, Dinner 
35. Accommodation Options:
36. Mid-range: Enganzi Game Lodge 
37. Budget: Bush Lodge 
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39. Day 4: Morning Game drive and transfer to Nakasongola. 
40. After a desired breakfast at the hotel then proceed for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. During the game drive, you explore an array of wildlife and these may include Elephants, Buffaloes, Warthogs, Hyenas, lions, and several bird species.
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42. The game drive lasts about 2-4 hours with several chances to spot and photograph wildlife in the wilderness. After the game drive, you are driven back to the lodge for relaxation. 
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44. Later on, you will embark on a journey to Kidepo Valley National Park, with a stopover in Hoima oil city where you will have your lunch before proceeding to Gulu city for overnight at your booked accommodation.
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46. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 
47. Accommodation will be at any desired hotel. 
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49. Day 5: Proceeding with the transfer by safari van to Kidepo Valley National Park 
50. Depending on the time of departure after breakfast, arriving at Kidepo Valley National Park will be accompanied by an evening game drive after relaxation in the booked lodge 
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52. Embarking on this journey will require lunch to be packed and had on the way before reaching the final destination. Food will be got from the previous hotel. 
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54. The game drive offers a chance to see wildlife species including Buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks, Jackson’s Hartebeests, Rock hyrax, Elands, Giraffes, Zebras, side-striped jackal, and many more. 
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56. Meal Plan: Dinner 
57. Accommodation:
58. Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge/Adere Safari Lodge
59. Midrange/Standard: Kidepo Savannah Lodge/Nga’moru wilderness camp
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62. Day 6: Morning Game drive to the hot springs and transfer back to the pick-up station. 
63. The next morning still in Kidepo, you’ll have breakfast then get back to the park for another morning game drive. This morning you take the circuit to the “hot springs” at the furthest point of the park. 
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65. For this drive, be sure to carry insect repellent since there are tsetse flies in some parts of this section. Many park endemics survive on this side of the park, and you may see the dik-dik (smallest antelope), cheetah, and birds like Ostriches. 
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67. Going past the Kidepo River, you have an amazing view of the scenic mountains around the park. After this morning's game drive, you return to the lodge for a break and then set off back to the pick-up station.
68.  It will be a long ride; therefore, you will get stopovers in Kitgum and Gulu or Kigumba before reaching the final drop-off station 
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70. Meal plan: Lunch

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