Gorilla Tour uganda Rwanda 7 days
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International airport,meet / greet by Abeam Safaris representative , transfer you to your Hotel to check in. Depending on the time of arrival you will go for a city tour to check out places like, the Uganda museum, Kasubi Tombs, Namugongo Uganda Martyrs shrine and the Bahai temple. Dinner and a night at Sheraton Hotel, Serena Hotel.
Day 2: Rise early mornig for a quick breakfast, drive west to Bwindi through Maramagambo and Ishasha following the mystical Rwenzori Mountains for most of the journey. Look out for game enroute through the Ishasha sector expect to see animals like buffaloes, antelopes, elephants, Kobs and many more. You will arrive late afternoon to have a rest around the Forest camp to explore the luxurious services the Gorilla forest Camp has to offer overnight. Or Buhoma homestead/ Volcanoes camp. (Mid range) / Basic Buhoma community bandas.
Day3 : Have an early morning breakfast,proceed to the park headquarters for briefing before embarking on Gorilla tracking. Bwindi is a stunning forest that offers dramatic,heavily forested and dense landscape crossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access for tourists. While tracking gorillas look out for animals the rare golden monkey, like buffalo, leopards, elephants, bushbucks, black-fronted duikers, and giant forest hogs. The activity of tracking gorillas is challenging,however looking this gigantic animal and spending time with the gorillas is thrilling / inspiring adventure and an unforgettable experience.The Gorillas are shy and peaceful- animals, the trekkers have to make sure they do not scare it away . Dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara tented Camp or basic at Buhoma community bandas.
Day 4: After breakfast, proceed to Rwanda via Kisoro and cross the Border to Ruhengeri.Dinner and overnight at Volcanoes of the Virunga Camp/ Gorilla Nest camp.
Day 5 : Have breakfast,go for briefing at Ruhengeri Park headquarters in Pac de volcanoes ; You will then begin tracking the Gorillas at 9:00am .The time spend in tracking these peaceful apes will depend on their movement. After tracking these humble giants drive back to Uganda to stop in Kibale for dinner and overnight in White Horse Inn.
Day 6: Drive off to Lake Mburo for a game drive along the lake shore track, through the “Kigambara Loop” for interesting guided lakeside walks, you will see a herd of animals like Pribi, topi, eland, zebra and buffaloes to find cape buffaloes. Have lunch, proceed for a boat ride on Lake Mburo to view birds Papyrus Gonoleks, Carruther’s Cisticolas, Brown-faced Lapwings, the extraordinary White winged Warbler, and Bare-Faced Go-away bird. Dinner and overnight in Rwonyo Camp.
Day 7:Drive to Kampala after breakfast, stop over at the equator for photographs, arriving at midday in time for lunch at your Hotel. Pack your stuff and you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight.
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