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Overview
Enjoy beautiful Uganda from above as you fly to Kisoro as your next destination. The 1-hour flight from Entebbe airport/Kajjansi airstrip will provide the best experience as you feed your eyes with the green nature, hills, and mountains and get closer to the Virunga massive where you can glance at mountains like sabyinyo and Muhabura. On your arrival, you are picked up by our driver guide to your lodge.
There are optional activities for the few days you will spend around. Gorilla trekking is the main target, but the area also has a lake for canoeing and a community where you can have local interactions.
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Safari inclusions
English speaking guide
Meals and accommodation
Activities as mentioned in the program
Drinking water
4*4 safari vehicle
Gorilla permits | 800$/1500$
Air transfers as mentioned in the travel plan
Safari exclusions
Visas and tips
Souvenirs
Additional activities
Wines/spirits/beers
Itinerary Details
Day 1: Shoebill Tracking - Mabamba wetland sanctuary
Have an early sumptuous meal, and leave for the one-of-a-kind shoe bill stork experience in Mabamba wetland sanctuary. The activity takes about 2-4 hours, and then you are returned to your hotel for an overnight stay. Meals and Accommodation: Hotel No.5
Day 2: Fly to Kisoro
Kisoro is the magical area of Uganda ,wake up early morning and go to your next domestic flight to Kisoro. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by our safari guide, who will take your next luxurious lodge. The day will still be young so you have optional activities like canoeing on Lake Mutanda and community walks. These activities enable you to interact with the locals and stretch your muscles as you breathe in the cool air from the lake. Meals and Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Forest Lodge Bwindi
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
Gorilla tracking day has come, wake up early morning, set yourself up, and make sure you have all it takes like rain gear, cameras, fully charged phones, and packed lunch. The activity takes 2-4 hours depending on where the gorillas are located, you are escorted by the ranger guide who will be leading you to the jungle and advising you on the dos and don'ts. You are given 60 minutes to spend viewing the great apes and after your trek back to your starting points. The impenetrable forest does not only harbor gorillas it has a lot of Albertine endemics like the 3 horned chameleons, birds, and antelopes, chanced enough you can spot forest elephants and beautiful forest views. Meals And Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Forest Lodge
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking
Wake up early morning, have breakfast and go for Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga national park. Same jungle attire is required, enough drinking water, snack, good hiking shoes. You will have briefing by the ranger guide and later proceed to the jungle; it takes about 2-4 hours or sometimes more depending on where they are located and 1-hour viewing hour. After the golden monkey experience, relax at the lodge at own leisure with an option of visiting the community for great history and interaction. Meals and Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Forest Lodge Bwindi
Day 5: Fly back to Entebbe
Wake up lazily and have your bags ready, get dropped at the airstrip, and before going to the airport, you can re-freshen via the guest house.