Day 1: Travel to Bwindi: Pick up from GAGH in Entebbe at 7:00 AM. Drive to Bwindi. Stopover (15 min): Equator crossing. Distance: 72 km. Highlights: Photo opportunity. Break (1 hr): Lunch stop at a fine-dining restaurant in Mbarara. Arrive at the lodge, check-in, and relax. Dinner.
Appropriate Hotels: Bwindi Lodge, Mount Gahinga Lodge, Katara Lodge
Meals: Full-board at all luxury lodges, with packed lunches on trekking days.
Day 2
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking: Early breakfast. Activity (3-6 hrs): Gorilla trekking. Return for a private lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner.
Day 3
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & Mgahinga: Breakfast. Drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (approx. 1.5 hrs). Activity (2 hrs): Golden monkey trekking. Return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner.
Day 4
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP: Breakfast. Scenic drive to Queen Elizabeth NP. Break (1 hr): Lunch at a luxury lodge en route. Activity (2 hrs): Afternoon private boat cruise. Dinner.
Day 5
Day 5: Game Drive & Chimp Tracking: Early breakfast. Activity (3 hrs): Morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains. Break (1 hr): Lunch at the lodge. Activity (2-4 hrs): Afternoon chimpanzee tracking. Dinner.
Day 6
Day 6: Final Game Drive & Return: Early breakfast. Activity (2 hrs): Final game drive in the Ishasha sector. Break (1 hr): Lunch stop in Mbarara. Drive back to GAGH.
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Inclusions
Airport transfers
Full board accommodation
All tour activities as detailed in the itinerary
Park entrance fees
Guiding fees
Bottled water while on safari
A 4×4 comfortable safari vehicle good for game viewing and photographing
Gorilla permits
Chimpanzee trekking permits
Primate tracking permits
Professional full-time English speaking driver-guide
Excluded
International flights
Visas (where applicable)
Laundry services
Beverages and drinks
Tips
Items of a personal nature
Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary