Safari Tour: Best Uganda Gorilla & Wildlife Tour - Uganda Safari Tour
5-Day Uganda Safari Tour by FN Gorilla Safaris Africa
Offered by - FN Gorilla Safaris Africa
Tour Features
This 5-day adventure in Uganda takes you through the misty Bwindi National Park for the gorilla trekking activity and later to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a great game viewing experience in the Ishasha sector, and enjoy game drives and a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. Finally, for the chimp tracking activity in Kyambura Forest.
| 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. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4, Boat. |
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 |
Bakiga Lodge No images available | Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks | |
Kasenyi Safari Camp No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks | |
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 - Transfer From Entebbe /Kampala to Bwind Impenetrable Nation
Your guide will brief you about your tour. You will later be driven in a comfortable and secure touring vehicle to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the South-West, which will take around 9 hours of driving. Lunch will be provided en route at Mbarara. You'll arrive in the evening and then check into your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day - Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable National
You will have an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am, and with a packed lunch, you will move to the park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access for tourists. You will stay with the gorillas for some time once sighted and transferred to the Ishasha Sector for accommodation.
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day - Ishaha Sector Game Drive To Queen Elizaberth National Park
After your breakfast, along with a packed lunch, you will be taken to Ishasha, famous for the tree-climbing lions lounging in the tree branches while keeping a close eye on herds of Uganda kob, their favorite prey. You could have a chance to spot some tree-climbing lions.
After the picnic lunch, you will continue with the game drive. Later in the evening, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, North, for the stay.
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day - Game Drive and Boat Ride On Kazinga Channel
Your day will begin early at 6:30 am, and the sunrise time is usually the best time to spot animals in their natural habitats. Heading off for a game drive at the crack of dawn, you will be able to see Africa’s highly famed “Big 4”, bushbucks, giant hogs, antelopes, waterbucks, and plenty of birds.
You will finish your game drive and return to the accommodation just in time for lunch. After your lunch, you will go for a two-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lakes George and Lake Edward. You will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, elephants, and crocodiles, among others. You will also see many varieties of birds at the water's shore.
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day - Chimpanzee Trekking In Kyambura and Transfer To Entebbe
You'll wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, and head to Kyambura Game Forest Reserve for a 3-4-hour chimpanzee trek with a tracker and guide. The Forest Reserve is home to 6 groups of chimps, comprising over 300 individuals, and tracking currently enjoys a more than 80% success rate. Please bring suitable closed walking boots and long trousers for the chimp trekking. You'll drive back to Entebbe with a lunch stopover.
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
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
- 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
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- 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
Jun 21, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- 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
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- 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
FN Gorilla Safaris Africa
FN Gorilla Safaris Africa is fully-fledged tour and travel agency registered under the ministry of trade and tourism to provide expert travel advice for business and leisure travelers and we are members of uganda Tour Operators Association of Uganda since 2022,our operation has served thousands of happy visitors,many of whom have repeated come back for more visits and recommendations on tripadvisor and safari bookings. The primary objective of FN Gorilla Safaris is to give a tourist or tour groups the adventure of a lifetime by sharing the natural wonders Africa has to offer. We plan unique Gorilla and (OR) Chimpanzee tracking safaris, wildlife safaris (Cheetah Encounter, Elephant Encounter.Our safari vehicles range from land cruisers to Omni vans with pop up roofs which are good for town running. All cars are always in a perfect condition to enable the traveler on safari or tour has a comfortable African Holiday. We rank ourselves as one of the leading providers of the best cars hire services in the region. We are readily available to avail you with the best car hire services in Uganda and Rwanda provided that that you book with us in time.
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