One Week Gorilla Trekking And Wildlife Africa Uganda Safari

When interested in an Africa holiday, you may want to spend a week in the wild but you need to prepare in advance. You may choose a pre-organised itinerary or tailor your itinerary to shoot your needs. Select your preferred activities and the tour consultant will put it together to avoid back tracking.

Uganda Holiday In One week

How To Spend a Week Holiday in Africa Gorilla Tracking and Wildlife Safari viewing

Summary

Day 1 Drive To Bwindi Forest National Park

Day 2 Gorilla Tracking

Day 3   Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 4 Game Drive And Launch Cruise

Day 5 Drive To Kibale National park

Day 6 Chimpanzee Trekking

Day 7 Drive To Entebbe Air port

Day 1 Drive To Bwindi Forest National Park

Get up early in the morning for breakfast and drive to Bwindi forest National Park. This natural forest is home to numerous primates and forest animals. This is also the birder’s haven as several birds linger around including the albertine endemics which are represented by about 23 species of the 24 renowned albertine endemics.

On the way, have a stopover at the equator to perform a water experiment, take pictures standing on both sides of the earth at the same time. Carry on passed the rolling hills of Kigezi arriving in the evening to check in to your room.

Day 2 Gorilla Trekking

Rise up early in the morning for breakfast, wear your gorilla trekking wear and carry your light bag with gorilla trekking gears like the camera, energy bites, garden gloves, water and so much more. You will meet other trekkers at the ranger station where briefing takes place

Later you will be divided into groups of 8 and escorted into the forest to start searching for the mountain gorillas. You may meet black and white colobus, vervet monkeys, grey cheecked mangabey, olive baboons, blue monkeys and so much more. Birds that linger in the forest make the trek very interesting as they whistle from the branches.

Finally when you get to meet the gorillas, stand at a distance of about 7 meters take there photos, watch the infants play and interact with each other. Return to the lodge to relax

Day 3 Drive To Queen Elizabeth National park

Home to the tree climbing lions is Queen Elizabeth National Park. Its backdrop is beautifully designed with snowcapped Rwenzori ranges. As you drive into the park, you may have the chance of seeing animals like lions, buffaloes, hyenas, giant forest hogs, topis, water bucks to mention but a few. The drive is about four to five hours arriving ready to relax.

Day 4 Game Drive And Launch Cruise

An early morning game drive gives you the chance to see animals return to there day hide outs and early risers get to there day hangouts. Northern crater area is rick with wildlife and most of the jungle drama can be witnessed in this area. Lots of crater lakes are found in this area both dry and wet but the most outstanding is Lake Nyamunuka with a putrid smell that you notice as you drive by. You may have the chance of seeing animals like lions, elephants, buffaloes, mangoos, topis, leopards, hyenas, warthogs, wild dogs, tsavo cats to mention but a few

After lunch a launch cruise welcomes you to the wonders of Queen Elizabeth National park. First of all lots of crocodiles, hippos find home in the waters of Kazinga channel.  The banks are regularly graced by thirsty animals like herds of buffaloes, prides of lions, elephant families, leopards, waterbucks and birds that flock the shores.

Day 5 Drive To Kibale National park

Kibale national park is rich with primates but host of the biggest number of habituated chimpanzees in Africa. Birds are in plenty and butterflies also add color to the busy forest. The drive from Queen El;izabeth National park to Kibale forest may last between 2 to 3 hours.

Day 6 Chimpanzee tracking and visit Bigido Sanctuary

Having taken your breakfast you will head to Kanyanchu the briefing point before chimpanzees trekking. You may spot out some of new species of primates that you may have missed out in Bwindi forest like black and white colobus, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, the list is endless. Birds also have the forest drama and listen to there hymns to. You may hear the Chimpanzee hooting as if to alert there fellows of your presence. Chimpanzees live in communities led by the alpha male who is democratically chosen. The females in the community have an upper hand in choosing the alpha male

In case you are not tired, you may take an optional walk to Bigodi Sanctuary where numerous primates, butterflies and birds live. This is also home to the rare shoe bill stork. Visit the community workshop and return to the lodge

Day 7 Drive back to Entebbe Airport

Having enjoyed the moments in the jungle, watching the drama in the wild, interacting with the hungry savages as they grab the day’s hunt drive back to the airport to catch up with your flight back home.