GORILLA AND WILDLIFE TOUR (4 DAYS)
There are four habituated families of mountain gorillas in the park living in the thicker tropical forests. Tracking from Bwindi is however a more challenging adventurous activity given that it involves you walking on the steeper forested hillsides looking for these great apes. Other residents of the park include birds, monkeys and orchids
Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
The guide picks you from the hotel and briefs you about the safari. Then drive to Lake Mburo, arriving at the park during lunchtime. Take on a canoe trip on Lake Mburo where you will see different animals at the lake shores as well as water birds. Take an afternoon game drive and see different animals such as buffaloes, antelopes, zebras, impalas, topis among others. Dinner and Overnight at Mantana Tented Camp
Tour Information
The gorilla safari will take you to one of Uganda’s small savanna national parks, Lake Mburo National Park where you may see different wild animals such as the gigantic eland antelope, topis, impalas, sitatungas, bush duikers, among others. The five lakes within the park also attract hippos, crocodiles and a variety of water birds, while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists such as the sitatunga antelope and red, black and yellow gonoleck. The safari will later take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will track the endangered mountain gorillas. Looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these gentle giants is surely the most exciting and memorable encounter that you do not need to miss.
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Gorilla Park
After an early breakfast depart for Buhoma in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest located in the south western part of Uganda. After having lunch, visit the local communities to have an experience of their lifestyles and culture or take a nature walk in the forest or relax at the lodge. Overnight at Buhoma Homestead
Day 3: Gorilla Tracking Tour.
Following breakfast, go gorilla tracking deep in the dense tropical moist forest. Tracking in Bwindi requires stamina and can often take most of the day, you must move with your packed lunch. After, you relax at the lodge or engage in any activity you had missed before. Overnight at Buhoma Homestead.
Day 4: Transfer to Kampala.
After breakfast return to Kampala arriving late afternoon. inquire here..