Mountain Gorilla In Uganda

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Mountain Gorilla in Uganda Overview

Bwindi is located in southwestern Uganda, a beautiful stretch of greenery that runs through the steep ridges of the Albertine Rift Valley. This ancient rainforest is one of the few rainforests in Africa to thrive and is home to half of the world’s endangered mountain gorilla in Uganda. Looking into the expressive brown eyes of these giants is without a doubt the most interesting and insightful wildlife encounter Uganda has to offer.

Mountain Gorilla in Uganda Highlights

Mountain Gorilla In Uganda

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, our representative will pick you up and transfer you overnight to your chosen accommodation. Right before the unique experience of exploring Bwindi Forest National Park and meeting mountain gorillas in Uganda.

Day 2: Transfer Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, your Uganda adventure begins with a drive northwest to Masindi Reserve and Murchison Falls, Uganda’s largest reserve, home to stunning steppe landscapes to the north and tropical forests in the south. You’ll stop for a nature walk at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a breeding project that has seen a resurgence of the endangered white rhinoceros species in Uganda. You will be able to observe them closely by walking freely in the reserve that is their natural habitat. Lunch at the restaurant. Continue to the national park.

Day 3: Game Drive and Evening Boat Cruise

After breakfast, you’ll begin your morning outing, exploring the Nile Delta savannah on the north shore of Lake Albert. While observing and taking memorable pictures of wildlife, you may encounter elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, water antelopes, bush antelopes, spotted hyenas and very rarely leopard apricot. Return to the guesthouse for lunch.
In the afternoon, you take a boat along the Nile to the foot of the majestic Murchison waterfall. It is amazing to see the concentration of wildlife on the banks of the Nile, including hippos, crocodiles, and many species of birds such as African eagles, pelicans, kingfishers, Egyptian geese and even more more than that. You begin your tour with a hike to the ‘Top of Falls’, where the Nile creates a narrow gorge with roaring water as it descends into the Albertine Rift Valley. You will have a view from the top of the waterfall

Day 4: Chimp Trekking at Budongo

Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will head to Budongo forest, in the Kaniyo-Pabidi eco-tourism area, to walk in the rainforest to meet great apes, chimpanzees in their natural habitat. The forest is also home to many other primates such as black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed macaques, green monkeys, vervet monkeys and baboons. You can go hiking with chimpanzees thanks to a conservation effort by the Jane Goodall Institute and the park government to protect forests and endangered chimpanzees. Lunch or packed lunch. In the afternoon, you can participate in cultural activities with the Boomu Women’s Group eco-tourism site or the Kapega association conducted by a local guide who used to work in the forest. This is your chance to interact with the people living near the forest, see how they live.

Day 5: Hoima-Queen Elizabeth National Park - Mountain Gorilla In Uganda

After breakfast, head to Hoima and travel southwest along Lake Albert’s rift valleys and cliffs while admiring the park’s stunning vistas. South of Hoima, near the Bugoma forest, we made a stop. Chimpanzees and Mugabe monkeys can be found in Uganda in the Bugoma Forest.
It’s also advised to go on nature hikes and plant trees in the forest, depending on the time of day. On the way, get lunch at a restaurant. To get to the settlement of Kasese, the road follows the Rwenzori Mountains.

Day 6: 10 Days Safari in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park - Mountain Gorilla In Uganda

Take an early morning hunting drive along the national park trails to Lake George and the village of Kaseni in the north. You may see lions, elephants, buffalo, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, Uganda gnomes, and the rare leopard. Queen Elizabeth enjoys the unique landscapes and views of Crater Lake and the Albertine Rift Valley that make this region so special and unforgettable. lunch.

In the afternoon, embark on the most exciting safari by boat from the Mweya Peninsula along the Kazinga Strait. This is one of Uganda’s most popular spots for wildlife, birdlife and photo opportunities. Plus, you can see lots of hippos, water buffaloes and elephants while drinking water from the canals.
In the evening, travel briefly to the Ishasha area of ​​the park and check into your chosen accommodation.

Day 7: 10 Days Safari in Uganda: Ishasha Sector – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, go on a photography safari in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park to look for the “tree climbing lions,” which are often seen dozing off on top of Fig trees during the sweltering midday hours. Additionally, you may view herds of buffalo, elephants, topi antelopes, and other bird species. Lunch on the way.
Note: Depending on the location where gorilla permits are distributed and the state of the roads, today’s transfers could take up to seven hours. Depending on the availability of permits, a gorilla safari’s destination can be chosen.

Day 8: Transfer: Bwindi Forest National Park for mountain Gorilla in Uganda

For the gorilla safari, you enter Bwindi’s tropical rainforest in the morning. The activity begins at 8 am, and you will hunt for the habituated family of mountain gorillas that was allotted according to the permits as part of a group of no more than 8 people, following the ranger guides. According to 2012 gorilla population surveys, Bwindi forest in Uganda is home to roughly 420 gorillas, which is half the global population. The amount of time you’ll need to spend with the gorillas is unpredictable. You have an hour to photograph the primates’ behaviors and observations of them. Make sure you pack a lunch and drink, and you may require the assistance of any available porters to do this.

Day 9: 10 Days Safari in Uganda: Bwindi – Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, head to Lake Mburo National Park, a small hunting national park in Uganda’s Ankole district. A great place to stop on the way from Bwindi to Entebbe. After lunch, go on a game drive in search of beautiful impalas, elands, topis and numerous antelopes, buffaloes and zebras.

Day 10: 10 Days Safari in Uganda: Lake Mburo National Park – Entebbe

After breakfast, drive to the finals and have lunch. Then, drive to Entebbe for your departure flight from Entebbe International Airport.