4 Days Uganda Safari

This 4 Days Uganda safari is tailored for travelers interested in having a short Uganda Safari, this safari takes you on a tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game viewing experience and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to trek the endangered mountain gorillas.

Highlights of 4 Days Uganda Safari

  • Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Do A Boat Cruise in the Afternoon
  • Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Via Ishasha Sector
  • Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to an Evening Boat Cruise
  • Day 4: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi Back to Kampala

Detailed itinerary of 4 Days Uganda Safari

Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Do A Boat Cruise in the Afternoon

At around 6:00 am, your driver will pick you up from where you are staying in Kampala or Entebbe after breakfast to start your Uganda Safari. Embark on a journey of 420 kilometers (a six hours drive) to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is the most popular park in Uganda hosting over 95 species of mammals but rhinos.

The drive towards the Western Uganda includes a stop at the Uganda Equator Crossing monument before proceeding through beautiful countryside of scenic tea and banana plantations as you proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Arrive in the park during time for lunch at your lodge after check-in, then go for tow hours boat cruise on Kazinga Channel starting at 2 pm. During a cruise expect to see more than 100 hippos submerged in water as well as countless crocodiles basking along channel edges, elephants bathing and hippos wallowing in mud plus over hundred bird species such as saddle-billed stocks, pelicans, cormorants, storks among others.

The boat cruise is perfect for photography, bird watching and game viewing. Retreat fromboat cruise and have an evening game drive along channel track where Uganda Kibs, bushbucks, waterbucks, topiis, warthogs are spotted. Continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara Lodge

Midrange: Enganzi Game Lodge/Marafiki Safari Lodge

Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Via Ishasha Sector

Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Via Ishasha Sector

After breakfast checkout of the lodge and embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is 160 kilometers (a four hours’ drive) from Queen Elizabeth National Park through Ishasha Sector. Except to see tree-climbing lions resting on big fig tree branches as they can be spotted during day time while lying up there.

Continue to Bwindi, arriving late in the afternoon, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:

Luxury: Haven Lodge Buhoma/Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp/Buhoma Lodge

Midrange: Gorilla Mist CampIchumbi Lodge and Agandi Uganda Eco-Lodge

Budget: Trekkers Tavern Cottages/Buhoma Community Rest Camp

4 Days Uganda Safari
Elephants

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to an Evening Boat Cruise

After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters with packed lunch for a life time memorable adventure – gorilla trekking. Report to the park office for briefing at 8 am and get assigned a gorilla family to trek.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to more than nineteen groups of gorillas that have been used to human presence and eight visitors are assigned to each group. After briefing, you are assigned a gorilla family to trek and in groups of 8 people you will head into the forests looking for mountain gorillas.

The trek takes approximately 2 to 8 hours depending on the movements of mountain gorillas and where they spent their previous night. You will spend one hour marveling at their huge size and take as many photos as possible.

Return to the starting point for a gorilla trekking certificate, packed lunch and depart for Lake Bunyonyi. Here you will go for a boat cruise on Africa’s second deepest lake with 29 islands. Retire for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:

Luxury: Bird Nest @ Bunyonyi Resort

Mid-range/Budget: Lake Bunyonyi Eco-resort

Day 4: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi Back to Kampala

After breakfast, transfer back to Kampala via Mbarara where you will have lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre (best known for its delicious traditional dishes). You can also visit cultural Museum hereafter continue with your drive back to Kampala or with another stopover at The Equator for more photographs and souvenir shopping as memory of your Uganda Gorilla Safari and wildlife experience.

End of 4 Days Uganda Safari

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