Game Viewing, Launch Cruise And Gorilla Tracking Africa Uganda

On this Africa Safari to Uganda for 5 days, you will have the opportunity of an early morning game drive in Murchison Falls national Park where pride of lions, herds of elephants, rich avian life and incredible view can be seen. CONTACT US

The show stopper for this safari is the breathtaking launch cruise to the Murchison falls where the River Nile water squeezes through a narrow gorge and burst out to form cloudy appearance.

Meeting the mountain gorillas is a life time experience as they are the only surviving mountain gorillas in the entire world. You are a winner of a gorilla trekking permit as the demand for them is very high worldwide.

Day 1: Drive To Murchison Falls National park And Ziiwa Rhino sanctuary
Rise up early in the morning for breakfast and drive to Murchison Falls National park. This park is bisected by River Nile which is the longest river in Africa the second longest in the World.

Enroute, have an excursion to Ziiwa Rhino Sanctuary where rhinos are being rehabilitated after extinction during the civil wars in Uganda in 1980s. Have your lunch and proceed to Murchison Fall national park enjoying a game drive enroute where you may have the chance of seeing  warthogs, Rothschild girafees, statugas to mention but a few. Arrive ready for diver and overnight at
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge/ Nile safari Lodge/ Red Chilli Campsite

Day 2 Game Drive And Launch Cruise

Rise up early in the morning for breakfast and head to the northern part of the park for a game drive. You may have the opportunity of seeing animals like lions, leopards, hartebeests, Rothschild giraffes, cape buffaloes rich avian life, olive baboons, crater lakes the list is endless. Its hard to drive without seeing any animals going about there day activities.

Return to your lodge for lunch and head for spectacular launch cruise with great drama. The Nile water squeezes through a narrow gorge, bursts out in a roar and forms a cloudy appearance as it joins the rest of the course. The water miraculously starts vibrating making a foamy appearance.

The cruise boat stops at a distance to give you an opportunity of taking photographs and enjoy this stunning moment. Return to your lodge to relax at your lodge.

Day 3: Fly/ Drive To Bwindi Forest National park
Early in the morning, your driver guide will pick you from your overnight accommodation and embark on the journey to Bwindi forest national park. This forest is one of the still serving forests of the prehistoric era with a fantastic varying canopy. The drive is quite long but very entertaining. 

Arrive in the evening ready for dinner and overnight.
Gorilla forest camp/ Gorilla Resort/lake Kitandara camp/Buhoma community Bandas

Day 4: Gorilla Tracking day

After your early morning breakfast, move to the ranger station for briefing. Carry a light backpack with the relevant gorilla tracking gear including packed lunch. For the safety of your skin, dress up in long trousers because there are stinging nettles in the forest.

Join others for briefing at the station by the Uganda wildlife Authority ranger guide who will later lead you into the forest to start searching for the gigantic brown eyed mountain gorillas. Although the time you take to find these apes is not definite, the walk is rewarding as you may have an opportunity to meet other primates  like baboons, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey tailed mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys the list is endless.

 After this remarkable encounter crown it up with a visit to the Batwa land probably if you are not so worked up. These are pygmies whose life full depended on Bwindi forest for survival till the early 90s when conservation of the mountain gorilla habitat by the government became reason to relocate them.

 To keep there ancient cultural candle burning they demonstrate there past way of life to there visitors through amazing stories and unique traditional performances. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Return Home After Gorilla Tracking

Finally after the 5 day gorilla trekking drive to Entebbe Airport to catch up with your flight back. In Uganda, this is the shortest gorilla trekking safari you can book.
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