Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tours, Primate & Wildlife Safaris
Safari Overview
Travel Highlights
Safari Rates
Safari Features
Getting There
Safari Overview
This epic Wildlife Safari journey will take you to two of Uganda’s well-endowed national parks thus the impenetrable Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth national park. Enjoy an amazing afternoon boat cruise along the kazinga channel, and a spectacular scenery of the sunset on Lake Edward, gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest National Park and game drives.
Explore with Sarit Gorilla safaris for this gorilla trekking a worthwhile lifetime experience that every traveler should try. Most of those who have had the opportunity to trek with these great apes have never regretted it. There is a high chance of seeing mountain gorillas during the trek.
Parks in this Trip
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Travel Highlights
DAY 1: Kampala to Bwindi National Park
DAY 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
DAY 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
DAY 4: Game Drives and Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
DAY 5: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
Safari Rates
Rates Per Person
Start dates | Solo 1 room | 2+ people Sharing rooms |
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Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | s/p* | Get a Quote |
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | s/p* | Get a Quote |
Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | s/p* | Get a Quote |
*s/p= Special Order. This tour is for solo travelers with special order.
Important to Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour accepts children who are 15 years and older. Children under 16 receive a discount.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: game drives, evening/night game drives, gorilla trekking, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & boat trip
Game drives: pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
Getting around: pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle, boat & hiking/walking
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Safari Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and guest houses.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Getting There
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Entebbe / Pickup Location
Book your own international flights when using this operator
Fly to/from Entebbe Airport (EBB – Check price)
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Uganda is well known to be the safest country in Africa where one can travel to see mountain Gorillas, Wildlife Safari in Africa and it considered as a home to half of the number of mountain gorillas in the whole world.
Price includes/excludes
- Park fees (For non-residents).
- Gorilla Permits
- A professional driver/guide
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade).
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional).
- Cultural Trips
- Drinking Water
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day).
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Extra meals, snacks, gratuities, souvenirs, service tips
- The government imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees.
Detailed Itinerary
→ Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park
Meet and great with our company representative who pick you from your hotel early enough so as to manage time since it’s a long way to your wildlife safari destination. Leave Kampala for Bwindi impenetrable National Park for Gorilla Trekking. We can then have a stop at the Equator for stretch refreshments and then you can have a look at the traditional drums and crafts being made at this place. Jump into the car and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest famously known for the rare Mountain Gorillas and primate life in this forest is quite fantastic, and there is an incredible variety of flora and fauna too. This forest also holds 348 bird species thus known for being a bird watchers haven. You will have a lunch stop and then head on straight to the destination, dinner.
Accommodation options:
Broadbill camp, Trekkers Tervan Cottages, Rushaga Haven Lodges (budget)
Ichumbi Gorilla lodge or Gorilla Mist Camp or Buhoma haven lodge (Mid-range)
Chameleon Hill lodge or Ruhija Gorilla Safari lodge or Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge or Bwindi lodge (luxury).
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
→ Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After your breakfast, ready with your packed lunch and drinking water since long hours will be spent in search of these giants, you will be transferred to the gorilla tracking information office for a pre-gorilla trekking briefing at 8am. After briefing, the rangers will then lead you into the forest to track these gentle giants the Mountain gorillas. Experience the thrill of spending time observing the gorillas as they interact with each other, you are allowed an hour witnessing of the interaction of these close relatives to human, there after you can engage in a community walk if time permits so to explore culture incase time is on your side.
Dinner and overnight.
→ Day 3: Transfer To Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning delicious breakfast treat, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wildlife safari that’s blessed with a lot of beauty the lakes, forest, savannah grassland as well as wetlands. We will enter through the Ishasha sector famed for its rare tree-climbing lions and if lucky we will see these rare species then head on to the northern side of the park where we will rest the night. Have dinner.
Accommodation options:
Mweya Safari Lodge or Engazi lodge (luxury)
Marafiki Safari Lodge (mid-range)
The Bush lodge(budget).