6-Day Uganda Adventure Safari: Gorilla Trekking, Wildlife & White-Water Rafting
Uganda 6 Days / 5 Nights 1-6 people
$3,030 per person (02 travelers)
Overview
This safari package combines adventure, wildlife, and gorilla tracking in Uganda to give you unforgettable travel experiences. The package is ideal for travelers with limited holiday schedules but are eager to explore Africa's natural wonders.
The safari begins with exploring the Nile River, where you conduct whitewater rafting. The River Nile features several rapids and waterfalls that enhance the whitewater rafting experience. Throughout the rafting excursion, you navigate several categories of rapids that stretch around 20 kilometers.
Further, the trip continues to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wildlife viewing experience where you will encounter a variety of animals, including elephants, buffaloes, hippos, antelopes, and occasionally lions and leopards.
After rafting the Nile and exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park, we travel to Bwindi for a thrilling experience of tracking mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Bwindi Forest is home to half of the world's surviving mountain gorillas, ensuring visitors have a 100% chance of seeing them.
Quick Safari Notes
- The safari begins and ends in Entebbe at the airport or in town and involves pick-up and drop-off.
- It is a fully guided tour, with a professional and experienced Tour Guide accompanying you for the entire duration of the safari.
- It involves many captivating activities such as game drives, bird watching, gorilla tracking, water rafting, and general sightseeing.
- It is a day-by-day fixed program and payment for services such as accommodation and some activities are paid upfront. Any abrupt or late changes are subject to availability and may attract additional charges.
- It involves trekking for about 2-5 hours through the steep forest of Bwindi in search of gorillas. Travelers, therefore, should be physically fit to conduct this moderately demanding activity.
- The safari is suitable for all categories of people, such as large groups, couples, families with kids, youths, and solo travelers. However, gorilla tracking is allowed for persons aged 16 years and above.
- Children aged from 03 years can participate in white water rafting. However, rafting along grade 5 rapids is restricted to children of 12 years and above.
- It features accommodation types that provide budget and midrange comfort levels. These accommodations include guest houses, cottages, and tented tents, all providing clean, spacious, and moderate lodging.
- It involves road transport in a 4x4 Toyota Hiace van to connect to various destinations. The safari van has a pop-up roof for wildlife viewing.
Itinerary
A company staff member or guide will warmly welcome you when you arrive at Entebbe Airport after completing the immigration process. The guide will drive you to your reserved accommodation in or around Entebbe town.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Early in the morning, you will embark on a 3-hour drive to Kayunga, where you will enjoy a thrilling rafting experience along the River Nile. You will participate in the captivating rafting excursion on the iconic River Nile for about 05 hours. Whether you’re a skilled rafter or not, expect an exciting experience from the river’s rapids and falls, which offer various challenging options from grade 3 to grade 5.
Following the thrilling rafting experience on the Nile River, you will spend the rest of the evening relaxing at the lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will begin a 7-8-hour drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, a renowned habitat of various species of animals and birds in Uganda.
Along the way, you will have a stopover at the renowned Equator crossing monument in Kayabwe to take photos and observe the captivating experiments that demonstrate the differences in gravitational force near the Equator line compared to other latitudes. The experiments show how water swirls in opposite directions on either side of the equator line. Though not scientifically proven, these experiments will offer an entertaining and instructive experience while learning about the geographical importance of the equator line.
After a brief visit to the Equator monument, you will continue your journey to the park, stopping for lunch en route in Mbarara, the largest city in western Uganda.
After arriving, you will relax for a few hours before starting the evening game drive in the Kasenyi Plains. This northern part of the park has a remarkable number of animals and avian species, including buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, and hippos.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Following an early breakfast, you will again enter the park to continue your game-viewing adventure. During the morning game drive, you will encounter a variety of wildlife species, such as buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, hippos, and antelopes (waterbucks, Uganda kobs, and bushbucks). On a lucky day, you might have an opportunity to see lions and leopards during the game drive.
Immediately after the game drive, you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you will enjoy the gorilla trekking expedition. Bwindi Forest has remarkable biodiversity and is home to fifty percent of the global population of mountain gorillas. The route to Bwindi will treat you with stunning views of the distinctive terrain, which is characterized by undulating terraced hills.
The drive time from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi is about 4 hours.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After an early breakfast, you will drive shortly (about 5–10 minutes) to the park headquarters for a briefing exercise that begins at 8:00 a.m. The experienced park rangers conduct briefing sessions to provide the tracking participants with trekking guidelines and procedures. Following the briefing exercise, 08 individuals will be assigned to one habituated gorilla family to embark on an exciting trekking expedition through steep and heavily forested slopes until you eventually locate the gorillas within the dense forest.
Once you find the gorillas, spend an hour with them as you take photos and observe their daily lives.
After an hour close to the gorillas, you will exit the forest and return to the lodge, where you will spend the rest of the day relaxing.
Note: The community surrounding the lodge offers several optional activities that visitors can engage in if they so wish. The activities visitors can engage in after gorilla trekking include nature walks, community visits, and bird watching.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Early morning, you will embark on a long journey of 9-10 hours to Entebbe Airport for your departure flight. The journey is lengthy, but the amazing landscape along the route will captivate you and make the travel less tiring and more enjoyable.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Safari Highlights
- Enjoy a breathtaking experience of tracking endangered mountain gorillas through the dense forest of Bwindi.
- Embark on captivating game drives through Queen Elizabeth National Park to encounter a wide variety of wildlife.
- Actively participate in the whitewater rafting adventure to explore the iconic River Nile.
Price Per Person (USD)
| 1 Pax | 2 Pax | 3 Pax | 4 Pax | 5 Pax | 6 Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3970 | 3030 | 2760 | 2590 | 2560 | 2480 |
Price Includes
- Gorilla tracking permit
- Accommodation for 5 nights as indicated in the itinerary
- Road transport using a 4 x 4 Toyota Hiace Van
- Services of an English-speaking guide/driver
- Water rafting on River Nile
- Meals as indicated during the safari duration
- Bottled water in the safari vehicle
- Park entrance fees
- Airport transfers
Price Excludes
- International travel to/from Entebbe
- Personal /travel insurance
- Entry Visa fees into Uganda
- Domestic flights (if required)
- Payment charges (when using online payment methods)
- Tips (gratuity) to guides (recommended)
- Any activity indicated as optional
- Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
- All kinds of drinks apart from water
Accommodations
| Nights | Destination | Lodge/Hotel | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night 1 | Entebbe Town | Airport Link Guest House | Standard |
| Night 2 | Kangulumira/ Kayunga | The Haven Lodge | Mid-Range |
| Night 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | The Bush Lodge | Mid-Range |
| Nights 4 & 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Ride For A Woman | Mid-Range |
Please note that the accommodation options listed above are subject to availability at the time of booking. If there’s no availability at the quoted facilities, we will consider an alternative facility of a similar standard. You will be notified of any such changes before we confirm booking at the alternative facilities.
Additionally, modifications such as changes to your preferred accommodation or upgrades to luxury options are permitted. However, please note that such changes may result in an adjustment to the original tour cost.
Please contact us for special accommodation requests.Safari Highlights
- Enjoy a breathtaking experience of tracking endangered mountain gorillas through the dense forest of Bwindi.
- Embark on captivating game drives through Queen Elizabeth National Park to encounter a wide variety of wildlife.
- Actively participate in the whitewater rafting adventure to explore the iconic River Nile.
