How To Mix Gorilla Trekking Trip With Africa Game Safari Uganda

Mixing gorilla trekking with game safari in Uganda is the true combination of a great Africa safari holiday. Uganda is the only country in Africa that can give you the full experience of gorilla trekking and Africa game holiday tours without crossing borders.

The road trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park game safari with the extension of gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest National Park gives you this reality. Queen Elizabeth National park lies on the floor of the rift valley and its backdrop is shielded by rolling hills of Rwenzori Mountains.

The drive from Buhoma area of Bwindi forest to Queen Elizabeth National park is about 6 hours on a dusty road. You go through amazing countryside, enjoy the full view of volcanic remnants that created lovely ridges, meandering rivers and so much more.

Connecting a road trip to Murchison Falls National park is like spicing up the safari soup. Murchison Falls Park is really the Kew garden and zoo of unlimited scale as described by Winston Churchhill. It is a great addition to this wilderness adventure.

7 Day Uganda Safari Holiday Mix Of Gorilla Trekking and Africa Game Tour

Safari Summary

Day 1 Drive To Bwindi Forest National Park

Day2 Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

Day3 Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 4 Game Drive and Launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National park

Day 5 Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Day 6 Game Drive In Murchison Falls National Park

Day 7 Departure Day from Uganda Safari

7 Day Uganda Safari Holiday Details

Day One Road Trip to Bwindi Forest National Park

Rise up early morning for a road trip to Bwindi Forest National Park. The drive gives you an insight into the country life of local Ugandans whose life basically depends on agriculture. Look out through the car windows to enjoy the amazing rolling hills of Kigezi.

Arrive Bwindi forest late in the evening to check in to your lodge.

Day Two Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park

Carrying your gorilla trekking gears, head to the ranger guide station for briefing without forgetting your face mask and hand sanitizer. You will be divided into groups of 8 trekker to face the jungle.

The ranger guide leads the entire group into the thick forest entering through a hidden trail. Go passed enchanting troupes of monkeys that enjoy the forest gifts too. Thousands of birds including Albertine endemics also make great use of the forest basket.

Finally when you meet the gorillas, change into a fresh mask and try as much as possible to keep a distance of about 8 meters from the gorillas. Watch the family bonding that they portray freely. Each one of the mountain gorillas knows its responsibility like the females take great care of infants, the juveniles enjoy the vines and silverback overlooks all family activities.

Take as many photos as your camera can accommodate and finally after an hour get back to the lodge to relax.

Day Three Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park

After spending the past days of your Africa Safari trip with the gorgeous mountain gorillas, take a moment to yourself and meet other animals. In case the bridge is in good shape, go through Ishasha sector the home of the tree climbing lions and enjoy a game drive in the south of Queen Elizabeth National park.

You may also encounter animals like buffaloes, elephants, water bucks, bush bucks, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, some reptiles to mention but a few.

check in to your lodge

Day Four Game Drive and Launch trip on Kazinga channel Queen Elizabeth National Park

Rising up for a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park is  rewarding as you may get the chance to spot a pride of lions, herds of elephants, herds of buffaloes, water bucks, bush bucks, topis, mongoose and thousands birds that linger the park. Enjoy the elevated look of Rwenzori ranges that stand in the background.

After lunch calls for freshness and relaxed afternoon on 40 km boat ride on Kazinga channel. The shoreline is home to thousands of crocodiles plus schools of hippos that make the good use of Kazinga waters.

Thousands of birds make great use of Kazinga marshy banks including foreign birds that come from as far as Europe. Some birds you may spot include shoe bill, greater and lesser flamingos, Egyptian geese, African skimmers, Kingfisher to mention but a few.

A number of animals make there way to the banks of Kazinga channel to quench thirst and also take a bath to cool off heat especially during the hot seasons.

Watching the sun hide behind the horizon of fantastic and picturesque. Get back to the lodge to relax.

Day Five Drive To Murchison Falls National Park

Having enjoyed a moment on the lower side of the rift valley floor, drive to Murchison Falls National park where river Nile the lifeblood of the park bisects it into two parts. River Nile also displays the most powerful falls seen nowhere else in the world.

Enjoy a game drive as you go into the pack and check in to your lodge.

Day Six Game Drive And Launch Trip to Murchison Falls

Getting up early for a game drive on the Northern banks of Murchison Falls is the ideal drive in this park. The park is endowed with a number of vegetation zones like the open savannah grassland, the woodland, papyrus swamp vegetation, tropical forest were wild animal survive.

Driving through the Buligi trail gives you higher chance of seeing lions that prey on the numerous Uganda kobs, leopards, herds of elephants, giraffes, herds of buffaloes, topis, hartebeests and so many others.

An afternoon launch trip from the pier gives you a great view of animals that enjoy the banks, thousands red Robbin hoods birds that net in the platue that stands on the banks, by pass the crocodile restaurant, thousands of hippos and so much more.  

Finally as you draw closer to the falls you will hear roaring sound and feel a change in the water surface turbulence. When the Murchison Falls get into view, you get the chance to watch the magical display as River Nile squeezes through the 6 meters narrow gorge to burst out and form a cloudy appearance.

This River Nile thunderous outburst and vigorously cascades down a 43 meters high cliff to get to the bottom to catch up with the rest of the course. The vigor used by the water as it gets to the bottom creates a foamy appearance on the river surface. What a show to conclude your experience on your Africa safari tour.

Day Seven Departure Day after Uganda safari vacation In Africa

Carrying the memories of the African wilderness ranging from gorilla trekking and incredible game drives is all you go with. Drive to Entebbe Airport to catch up with your flight back home.

What Is Included In This Safari Package

Game Park fees

4×4 Vehicle hire

Fuel

Guide driver fees

Launch cruise fees

Lunch enroute

What Is Excluded in This Safari Package

The Gorilla trekking permit which cost $700

Arrival and departure Flight fees

Tips

Any other items of personal nature

Laundry

Free Items Included

Drinking water while on safari

Hand sanitiser