Medium-luxury short mountain gorilla tracking safaris into Uganda’s green season months
March, April and May are considered low season months into Uganda safaris tradition and there are ample opportunities one can enjoy as a fact of planning and travelling into the Green season on your safari to Uganda. Epic Gorilla Trails has put in place well packed short gorilla trips to Uganda, these five days of Mountain gorilla tracking and savannah experience are incorporated with amazing road trips, wildlife adventure-encounters, community exploration and flying-in transfers back to Entebbe international airport for the last day of your mountain gorilla tracking trails.
Why travelling in the low season is the best? April and May is the best season of the year for green safari encounters as the region is recovering from the sunny dry season months and with such balanced climatic patterns of rainfalls and little sunshine there are dramatic scenes of wildlife scattered across the conservation greenery of Uganda.
Tourists travelling to Uganda in the Green season stand high chances of exploring diversified wildlife encounters into Uganda’s conservation areas from the months of March, April and May which is afavourite breeding season. Safari goers expect Wildlife game watching dominated by both adults and young ones.
Travelling to Uganda in the Green season has been favouring photography, since it rains for few hours into rural natural fabrics of Uganda, then clears to a wider view of the entire natural surroundings. Photographers travelling during April and May have been boasting of those rare photographic moments captured on camera from the sky becoming more Brighter to cloudy touched mountainous backgrounds due to air motions of evaporation bringing the white skies to touch the mountainous top;-another experience not to forget while into Uganda.
Tourists coming to Uganda during the low season of April-May must not forget the rewards of safaris discounted rates on accommodation and other activities. With such safari loyalty rewards, why not pack your adventure bags and hit it into Uganda this April- May with your loved ones. It only takes a very well thought itinerary and putting the necessary logistical support in place for the first time. Epic Gorilla Trails has done it for you.
- Welcoming Reception at Entebbe International Airport
- Entebbe Exploration Tour.
- Kampala City Trip
- Prolific Game Watching Inside Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Predator-Prey Tracking Experience Inside Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Lunch Boat Cruising At Kazing Channel
- Mountain Gorilla Tracking
- Ugandan Traditional Rural Infused Road Trips
- Aerial Safari Views into Uganda’s Space.
- Day 1: Arrival and reception at Entebbe International airport in Uganda.
- Day 2: Transffering from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Day 3: Whole day wildlife encounter inside Queen Elizabeth National park.
- Day 4: Mountain Gorilla tracking in the Northern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National park.
- Day 5: Flying in from Kihihi Airstrip back to Entebbe International Airport.
DAY1: ARRIVAL AT ENTEBEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OVERNIGHT STAY.
Upon your arrival into Uganda the pearl of Africa, you will be welcomed by your Epic Gorilla Trails guide, ashort and precise briefing from your guide will be conducted, luggage fitted in the vehicle and after you’re driven to your hotel in Entebbe. Depending on the time of your arrival, a short excursion of Entebbe can be arranged. This will include a visit to the Botanical Gardens, An exploration trip to Uganda wildlife Education Centre or take a boat trip to Mabamba swamp for shoebill stork search. Accommodation is anticipated at The Boma Hotel (Medium) or Hotel No.5 (Luxury).
DAY 2: TRANSFER FROM ENTEBBE AIRPORT TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK AND EVENING GAME DRIVE:
After your morning Breakfast from the hotel, you will fit luggage into the vehicle together with your safari guide you transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Along the way, you will enjoy the discoveries of roadside tourism amidst community settlement patterns. On this trip you will have an opportunity to cross the equator whereby you will have stopover at the Equator experience in photographs and craft gallery explorations. We will proceed after here to arrive in Mbrarara city for a hot lunch break, and continue to Queen Elizabeth national park. An evening game drive is possible after your hotel check in. Accommodation will be booked at Buffalo safari lodge (Medium) or Mweya safari lodge Classic tent (Luxury).
DAY 3: MORNING GAME DRIVE, PREDATOR-LION TRACKING EXPERINCE, PERSONALISED BOATCRUISE AND TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL AT BUHOMA:
You will wake up to an early morning breakfast from your hotel and drive into the game channels of Queen Elizabeth national park. This day is meant for your game watching into Uganda’s favourite national park for the Big Five search. You will start the day with morning game watching into the forest interior, our expected tracks include kasenyi koblek and among the wildlife sightings includes Cape Buffaloes, Herding African Savanna Elephants, lion prides, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, Hippos, Leopards etc which do call this forest home. After this game drive, we will proceed to the boat cruise on Kazinga channel connecting two lakes of George and Edward. On this channel, we are likely to witness the amazing wildlife scenes of aquatic tourism. After this activity, we will come back to the hotel for a hot lunch and later checkout transferring to Bwindi through Ishasha in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National park. Accommodation is expected to be booked at Mahogany Lodge (Medium) or Gorilla forest camp of the sanctuary retreats (Luxury).
DAY 4: MOUNTAIN GORILLA TRACKING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK:
After early morning Breakfast from your hotel, with your packed lunch you will be driven to Uganda wildlife Authority tourist reception center. You will meet your ranger guide who will take you through activity safety briefing about your mountain gorilla tracking and later be partitioned into small group of 8 pax and commence walking through the forest to your respective gorilla family. After the gorilla tracking activity you will be back to the lodge for relaxation. Optionally, a short discovery community experiential trail of Buhoma villages can be arranged for your evening. Accommodsation is expected back at Mahogany Lodge (Medium) or Gorilla forest camp of the sanctuary retreats (Luxury).
DAY 5: TRANSFERING FROM BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK TO KIHIHI AIRSTRIP AND PROCEED TO ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
You will have Breakfast from your Hotel and drive to Kihihi airstrip in Kanungu. Here you will board a local flight to connect back to Entebe international airport for your connecting flight to your other destiations hence ending your safari with us.
- Mountain gorilla tracking permits
- All Ground transport and transfers
- Local flights from Kihihi to Entebbe
- Guiding and escort fees
- Safari vehicle and fuel for all the days of your trip
- Park entrances for Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Parks
- Personalized Boat cruise at Kazinga channel
- Predator-lion Prey tracking fees
- Wildlife concession fees where applicable
- Fullboard accommodation as described in your safari itinerary.
- Porters ( non –staff) dues for mountain gorilla tracking
- Flight to and from Entebbe international airport
- Visa to Uganda, however we will advise
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses not specified in the itinerary including tips and gratitude given your guide, rangers and Hotel staff.
The price as quoted for this five days itinerary is approximated at USD 3,283.00$ Medium and USD 4,268.00$ Luxury, per pax sharing.