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3-Day Uganda Safari Tour by Simba African Expeditions
Offered by - Simba African Expeditions
Tour Features
This 3-day gorilla tracking Bwindi safari in Uganda accounts for more than half of the remaining mountain gorillas. The only other two countries still home to these great apes are neighboring Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Uganda, the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has up to 12 groups/families of habituated gorillas available for the tracking experience. Hence offering a unique chance of viewing these apes in their untouched habitat.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1-2 | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge No images available | Lunch, Dinner Included |
| 3 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast, Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Travel from Kampala/Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Na
After breakfast, the African Expeditions driver/guide will pick you up from your place of residence or hotel at exactly 6:30 am so as to avoid the early morning traffic jam in the city. You will be traveling southwest of Uganda while seeing the local livelihoods of the communities in the central region of Uganda through Mbarara. You will have a stopover for lunch at the Igongo Cultural Center before proceeding with the journey to Bwindi through the district of Bushenyi, which is part of Kasese, through the southern section of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Here, if lucky, you could see the tree-climbing lions and other big game such as elephants, topis, and buffalo. Continue with views of the magnificent greenery and the rolling hills of Kigezi, and finally, Kanungu district, which connects to the Buhoma sector and is part of the Bwindi Forest. Arrive in Bwindi at around 5:30 pm for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 2 - Gorilla tracking in Bwindi impenetrable National Park
Wake up early at 6:00 am for your breakfast and later wait for your driver/guide to transfer you to the gorilla tracking briefing point to be briefed about the safety guidelines and be grouped and allocated guides for your tracking experience. Thereafter, you will set off at exactly 8:00 am, when the guide will ensure that everyone has a packed lunch and enough pure bottled drinking water.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 3 - Travel from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park to Kamp
After having breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and start your journey to return to Kampala/Entebbe. Lunch en route in Mbarara town. Then a second stopover at the Uganda equator for souvenirs and leg stretching, and to view a few facts about the equator, and finally proceed to the final leg of the trip/drop-off at the airport for the return flight back home.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Rates Per Person
Jan 27, 2026 - Jan 27, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Simba African Expeditions
Rwanda
Uganda
Simba African Expeditions is a premier tour operator based in Kampala, Uganda, specializing in safari packages for tourists interested in East African adventures. Established in 2012, the company offers a range of vacation experiences, including gorilla trekking safaris, wildlife encounters, mountain hiking, chimpanzee tracking, cultural tours, and city safaris. Catering to individuals, small groups, and families, Simba African Expeditions focuses on providing well-organized and competitively priced tours designed for memorable lifetime experiences. The company is committed to understanding client needs and aims to be a market leader in the tours and travel sector of the Great Lakes Region.
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