7-Day Lake Mburo, Queen and Gorilla Trekking Safari
Offered by - VERDORO SAFARIS
Tour Features
The 7 days Lake Mburo, queen Elizabeth and gorilla trekking safari will expose you to both Uganda’s Forested parts and the Savannah Plains in Bwindi Impenetrable, Lake Mburo National Parks and queen Elizabeth respectively. While in these three parks you will see various wildlife species like the Mountain gorillas, forest elephants, buffaloes, monkeys, zebras in Bwindi and a big number of zebras, topis, Uganda kobs, giraffe.
| 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 | Rwakobo Rock No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 3-4 | Gorilla Mist Camp No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 5-6 | The Bush Lodge (Banda) No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 7 | 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 - Transfer to lake Mburo National ParkYou will be picked from the Entebbe airport or hotel your guide will drive to Lake Mburo National Park a home to large numbers of antelopes, and other animals like Buchells Zebras, hippos, warthogs, buffaloes, and birds. You will have lunch along the way, later arrive at the park, check in at the lodge and have an evening game drive. Have dinner and Overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Game Drive and Boat Cruise on Lake MburoHave breakfast and set out for a game drive you will have a chance to see a big number of zebras, topis, Uganda kobs, giraffes, among others in Lake Mburo. Later go back to the lodge have lunch and, in the afternoon, set out on a boat safari where you will be able to see buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, and birds on the shores. There will be a chance to see the birds like, saddle bill stork, Abyssinian ground hornbills and others after go back to lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkIn the morning on this day you will have breakfast and therefore after transfer and drive to the South-western part of Uganda to Bwindi. This journey will be incredible as you will be seeing various things on the way such as banana and coffee plantations, long horned cattle, rolling hills. You will have a stop in Mbarara town for lunch after which you will embark on the road through the terraced Kigezi highlands, later arrive at Bwindi impenetrable National Park which hosts a rich ecosystem of different living organisms which you will be viewing the next day. Enjoy Dinner and Overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Gorilla trekking and BatwaStart your day with a tasty breakfast and make sure you carry packed lunch from the lodge. Your guide will take you to the information centre for briefing where you will meet with other trekkers before you start trekking at 8:00am. After briefing, enter the mighty Bwindi forest as led by the Park rangers, who will take you to where the Gorillas can be located at that time. The activity takes around 2 to 8 hours. Also remember that no skill is needed to track gorillas though one needs to be fit enough at least. There is nothing as astonishing and thrilling as watching the silverbacks guard their bases, watch the females feed young ones, play, and grumble at each other among other things, you will take enough photos. Return to the lodge after, in the evening if time is available you could also have a walk in the Batwa community and see how they live. After have dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National ParkAfter breakfast, you will transfer to queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha sector later later have lunch and dinner as you prepare for the next day. In the southern section of this park, the Lions are now and again spotted hanging on branches of huge fig trees whereas the Uganda Kob (which are the major food to these lions) graze in the plains of the Ishasha sector.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Game drive and Boat Cruise at The Kazinga ChannelAfter breakfast, go for game drive on different trails in the park including Kasenyi trail. Along the Kasenyi trail there is a great opportunity of seeing various animals like lions, water bucks, Uganda Kobs, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs as well as various birds. After the drive, go back to your lodge for lunch. Later during the afternoon, you will take pleasure in cruising on Kazinga channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. While on the boat you will see Hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants among others and also a collection of birds like the malachite kingfishers, pink backed pelicans, African fish eagle on the banks and in trees. Have Dinner and an Overnight stay.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 7 - Departure for KampalaAfter breakfast, you will set off to Kampala, have a stopover for the equator experiment by standing your foot in the either side of the Northern and Southern hemisphere. Embark on the vehicle and continue to the airport.
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)
Excludes
- 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
Rates Per Person
May 17, 2023 - Dec 30, 2024
*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)
Excludes
- 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
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
VERDORO SAFARIS
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