15 Day Gorilla and Chimps Trekking – Big 5 and Nature Sighting Safari

• 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

• 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)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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.

• 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.

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