7 DAYS FLY-IN GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI NATIONAL PARK AND GOLDEN MONKEY IN MGAHINGA

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport - transfer to hotel (1 hour)

Upon arrival at Uganda’s pearl of Africa’s main international airport, you will be met, greeted, and welcomed by our professional tour guide after which he will transfer you to your hotel of residence either in Kampala or Entebbe depending on your flight time for check-in and refreshments with dinner and overnight.

Lodging: Protea by Marriott (Up-Market) Entebbe guest house, Gately Inn(Mid-range).

Meal Plan: Dinner

Fly to Kisoro Airstrip and transfer to Bwindi Forest Impenetrable

Wake up early morning for breakfast and take a drive to the airport for a domestic flight to Kisoro airstrip. The southwestern parts of the country continue with a journey as you drive to the park as we view the beautiful terraced hills of Kabale (the Switzerland of Africa) later reach the park in the evening go check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight

Lodging: Buhoma lodge/4Gorillas (upmarket), Ichumbi Gorilla lodge/Buhoma Haven lodge(midrange)

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Gorilla trekking experience

After an early breakfast, at 07:30 am we drive to the UWA headquarters for a briefing prior to meeting the guides as well as separation into the groups based on which gorilla group you will be tracking. Gorilla trekking entails climbing and hiking watching them only a few meters away from the baby with the mothers, the gorillas partaking in their everyday routine just right in front of you is all very overwhelming and the most exciting lifetime experience after we go for lunch and later retire for the daybreak with dinner and overnight as above.

Lodging: Buhoma lodge/4Gorillas (upmarket), Ichumbi Gorilla lodge/Buhoma Haven lodge(midrange)

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Golden Monkey tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla National park

Wake up early morning at 5:00 am, with a packed breakfast, and drive to Mgahinga park headquarters for tracking briefing from the park rangers after proceeding to the park for a gorgeous appearance. The Golden monkey Cercopithecus mitis kandti is one of the 20primate species found in Uganda, with an estimated number of between 2000 and 4000 individuals standing since they are only found in the Virungas. These monkeys have brightcolored fur with long golden hair mixed with orange. This tracking is not exhausting as monkeys do not build new nests every day like gorillas. Enjoy lunch and proceed to the lodge afternoon community visit in Mgahinga and see on their economic of way and social life. And drive to Lake Bunyonuyi,

Lodging: Birdnest Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Boat cruise at Bunyonyi and later return to Kampala with a stop at the Equator.

Early morning breakfast and depart at 7 am to Lake Bunyonyi (1.5hrs drive – depending on the photographic scenery) for a boat cruise. Our driver will drop us at Muuko jet to enjoy the 2hours ride at the safest lake in Africa and board off at Birdnest jet. Have Lunch while gazing at the second-deepest lake in Africa. Later embark on a transfer to Kampala with a brief stopover at Mpambirwe drum-making village and Kayabwe equator station take a memorable photo while carrying your last memories of Uganda and later reach Kampala.

Lodging: Acacia lodge, Latitude zero, (mid-range), Serena Hotel(up-market).

Meal Plan: Dinner

Kampala City tour Walk

4 hours city walk visits the main Markets (owino, Nakasero, crafts), city Monuments (independence monument, the Stride, crested crane statue, Edward mutesa), and Gaddafi mosque.

RESERVED for flight departure out of Entebbe

Wake up early morning for breakfast after proceeding to the airport depending on your
next flight time.

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