5 Days Uganda budget Gorilla trekking and Murchison falls park Safari offers visits to Bwindi impenetrable national park and Murchison falls national park. This safari will take you through the beautiful country with chances of seeing the mountain gorillas in Bwindi forest and wildlife in Murchison falls national park for game viewing and bat cruise on the Nile River. Expect to also meet the big 5 animals (Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, Rhinos and Elephants).
Safari highlights
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience – transfer to Fort Portal town
Day 3: Transfer for Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the falls
Day 4: Morning game drive and launch cruise
Day 5: Rhino tracking and Transfer back to Kampala
Detialed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Upon arrival Entebbe airport very early morning or depending on your location in Kampala/Entebbe, you will be picked up to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park located in the western part of Uganda with approximately 540km from Kampala by road. You will have a stopover at the equator for photography and the experiment and another stopover in Mbarara town for lunch. Proceed to Bwindi arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp Lodge for budget
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience – transfer to Fort Portal town
Enjoy early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for briefing by the ranger guides and later head into the forest for your trek. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. These primates roam the park freely and there is no way of telling where they will be for a particular day. On finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to view and take photos of these gentle primates, enjoy your lunch packs and meet your driver / guide.
After trekking, embark on your journey to Fort portal. It’s about 6-7 hours’ drive from Buhoma sector of Bwindi forest. Upon arrival in the evening, check-in at a hotel for dinner and overnight stay at Westend Motel for budget
Day 3: Transfer for Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the falls
After breakfast, check-out, meet your driver guide and depart to connect to Murchison falls national park. It’s a 6-7 hours’ drive with en route lunch, entering Kichwabanyobo gate and proceed to visit the top of the falls then connect to your lodge with en-route evening game drive. Check-in at your lodge for check-in. Dinner and overnight at Parkside Safari lodge (Budget)
Day 4: Morning game drive and launch cruise
On the 4th day of your 5 Days Uganda budget Gorilla trekking and Murchison falls park Safari, After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a morning game drive. The activity takes about 3-5 hours depending on animals available, and you will find animals including elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Oribis and waterbucks.
After the drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch. Later afternoon at 2pm, go for a launch cruise on the along the Nile which will give you an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls. Along the cruise, you will encounter crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the riverbanks like kingfisher, cormorants and bee-eater. You will spend take viewing the falls at the bottom while taking pictures then later return to meet your drive and connect back to your lodge and a relaxed evening. After viewing the bottom of the falls, connect to meet your driver who will transfer you back to your lodge with en route evening game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 5: Rhino tracking and Transfer back to Kampala
After breakfast, drive out of the park to connect to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. Its about 2-3 hours activity before you have lunch then proceed to Kampala. You will be dropped off a place you will advise. This is a 4-5 hours’ drive to Kampala. End of the tour