8 Days 7 Nights to the Southwestern Part of Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Lake Mburo National Park.
This 8days of southwestern Uganda tour you will visit three national park out 10 national park we have in Uganda and you will have a chance to visit the 2nd biggest national park which is Queen Elizabeth National Park which cover a total area of 2000square kilometers is higher in altitude than Kampala. This park was named to honor the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the early 1950s and is one of the most popular for visitors because of its beautiful scenic view, visitors enjoy game drive around the park in Kasenyi with high chance to spotting the big five, and cats, the park provide boat cruise along Kazinga channel where you will have the chance to see bird species, animals like elephant at the banks, visiting ishasha sector is one the amazing that will brings you happiness to your face by having chance to see tree climbing lion. And also you will visit the small national park Mgahinga which covers a total of 38sqkm for golden monkey tracking and gorilla tracking both of them can be tracked through their forest habitat, the volcanic peak can be climbed, the 4127m, Muhavura provide stunning 360 degrees’ regional panorama, this park is at high altitude between 2000 and just over 4000 meters.
- OVERVIEW
- Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and in Lake Mburo national Park.
- Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National park & in Lake Mburo national park.
- Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga national Park
- Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park
- Nature walk in Lake Mburo
Tour itinerary
DAY 1
The guide driver will pick you from airport or Kampala and you will start your journey heading to Queen Elizabeth National Park, on your way, you will have stopover at Equator line for photos and after you will start the journey up to Mbarara where you take your lunch at buffalo restaurant where you will test the local Ugandan food, and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will be welcomed by the lodge staff, they will show you the room as you wait for the dinner.
DAY2
On this day you will wake up early in the morning take break-fast and head for morning game drive in Kasenyi sector where you will have the opportunity to see many animals example lion, elephant, buffaloes, leopard, waterbuck, hippos and many more. This game drive will last for four hours and after you will return to your lodge and you wait for the afternoon activity which is evening game drive and return to your lodge in the late evening and spend your night at Pumba lodge
Meals provided full board.
DAY3
Wake up in the morning take break-fast and start your morning game drive which will last for four hours, after the game drive, you will return to the lodge and pick you packed lunch and the drive guide will take you to the boat where you will start your activity of boat cruise where you will get a chance to see quantic animals like Nile crocodile, monitor lizard, hippos and many more, after the boat cruise at Kazinga channel you will go for a short game drive as you return to your lodge
Accommodation: Pumba lodge
Meals provided.
DAY 4
Wake up in the morning take break-fast and pack your packed lunch and go for Chimpanzee in Kyambura gorge and after the tracking you will start the journey to Mgahinga in Kisoro where you will do the next day activity but before reaching to Kisoro you will have stopover in Kabale for relax like 30minutes. Accommodation in Kisoro Casa gorilla lodge
meals provided
DAY5
Wake up in the morning take break-fast and pack your packed lunch in your bag and head to Mgahinga park head quarter for golden monkey tracking, this activity will take like 7 hours and you get a chance to take photos of your unforgettable experience and memories of Mgahinga park and then after the activity you be taken to you your lodge and rest preparing for the next day a activity. Accommodation at casa gorilla lodge
Meals provided
DAY 6
Wake up early in the morning take break–fast and pack your lunch, water and board the car and head to Mgahinga national park where you will do your activity of gorilla tracking, here you will be welcomed by the local community and they will perform local music, dance for visitor, after the entertainment the ranger guide will brief you about the park and also the gorilla activity rules and don’t , after the briefing you will be divided in groups on how you will walk until you will see the gorilla in their natural forest ,you will spend like 1hour with gorilla taking photos with them and then after you will return to lodge and pack you bag and head to Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: hyena hill lodge
Meals provided
DAY 7
Wake up early in the morning take breakfast and go for morning game-drive in Lake Mburo National park, here the activity will take four to five hours and after you will be heading to the Lake where you will be doing your boat cruise and you will have a chance to see aquatic animals like hippos, crocodile and others animal species which live in water and also birds like mash eagle, fish eagle, after boat experience you will go for evening game-drive and after you proceed to the lodge where you will spend the night
Accommodation hyena hill lodge
Meals provided
DAY 8
Wake up take break- fast and go for morning nature walk with ranger guide in lake Mburo national park and this activity will take 4hours and after completing it you will start you journey back to Kampala or Entebbe airport but on your way you will have stopover at equator for lunch, photos and shopping, after done with it, the driver guide will start the journey to your destination and mark the end of your safari in Uganda.
Language Dutch, English, French, Germany, Italy, Spanish ETC
. Safari includes:
- Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and in Lake Mburo national Park.
- Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National park & in Lake Mburo national park.
- Stopover at Equator line in Kayabwe
- Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga national Park
- Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park
- Nature walk in Lake Mburo
- Park entrance fee both Queen Elizabeth national park and Lake Mburo national park
- All transport in 4x4WD Safari car with fuel
- English speaking guide/any language of your choice, driver guide
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water on game drive.
Language Dutch, English, French, Germany, Italy, Spanish ETC
Safari exclusions
- international flights and visa fee
- Travel insurance
- Tips and person expenses
- optional activities not mentioned
what to bring
- Water proof hiking boots and jacket
- Long sleeved shirts and trousers for walk
- Insect side repellent and sunscreen, gloves for Rhino tracking
- Camera (no flash allowed for gorilla)