7 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Tree Climbing Lions
Safari Overview
Travel Highlights
Safari Rates
Safari Features
Getting There
Safari Overview
Embark on this 7 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Tree Climbing Lions. One of the few places in the world where you can see tree climbing lions and our tour guides are experts at tracking them. Experience the wonder of Queen Elizabeth National park and stay in our own accommodation which is directly in the park over looking Lake George. From your accommodation alone you can see many many species of animals and birds. Listen to the hippos wallowing and then feeding outside your accommodation in the cool of the evening and early morning, You will be able to participate in gorilla trekking in the Bwindi forests
Parks in this Trip
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Bwindi Forest National Park
Travel Highlights
DAY 1: Entebbe airport pick-up
DAY 2: Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
DAY 3: Game Drives and Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
DAY 4: Tree Climbing Lions of Ishasha and Transfer to Bwindi
DAY 5: Gorilla Trekking Experience and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6: Explore Lake Bunyonyi
Day 7: Departure back to Kampala
Safari Rates
Rates Per Person
Start dates | Solo 1 room | 2+ people Sharing rooms |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Our best trending 7 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Tree Climbing Lions in Uganda takes you to Bwindi , Queen Elizabeth National Park, See the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. Enjoy exceptional wildlife and Gorillas
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: Arrival: Entebbe airport pick-up
Pick up from Entebbe airport and driven to your accommodation where you can choose to look around Kampala and take a drink at one of the many café or restaurants or simply relax as you will be leaving early in the morning for your safari! An evening meal is provided and breakfast in the morning before setting off for your adventure of a lifetime.
Accommodation: Infinity Hotel Kampala
→ Day 2: Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast will be provided at the hotel or your place of residence, followed by a meet, greet and briefing on our 7 Days safari by our assigned Guide/Driver. There will be a number of stopovers including at the Uganda Equator along Masaka road. Here you will be able to stand in both the northern and southern hemispheres and also experiment how water swirls in different directions when placed in the northern and southern hemispheres. Take photos and even buy some of the beautiful souvenirs.
Head straight to lodge.
Accommodation Options:
Bush Lodge(budget)
Marafiki Safari Lodge(mid-range)
Mweya Safari Lodge(luxury)
Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
→ Day 3: Game Drives and Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
Start the day with early game drives that expose us to diverse animals including the Big Five—elephants, buffaloes, big cats- lions, leopards, and rhinos. More times in the evening, warthogs, hunchback carnivals like hyenas are spotted along the circuits as we drive along, and many more species that are residents to this park. There is a rich birdlife especially our version of storks in the wetland spots as we reach the flamingoes in the salt lakes at Kasenyi.
Enjoy a boat cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel, a 36km channel linking Lake George and Lake Edward. Here you’ll see land and water adapted hippos yawning, the National Geographical society killing machine, the Nile crocodile, gaping along the banks and savannah version of pigs, the warthog-Pumba are a hallmark sign in this animal home. With your binoculars along the peninsula, you’ll have a magnificent view of birds and animals like the ever-playing African elephants in waters.
Accommodation Options:
Bush Lodge(budget)
Marafiki Safari Lodge(mid-range)
Mweya Safari Lodge(luxury)
Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
→ Day 4: : Tree Climbing Lions of Ishasha and Transfer to Bwindi
Start the day with Breakfast, drive through the park to Ishasha sector where you will do a game drive looking for tree climbing Lions on the Ishasha side of the park, Elephants, Leopards, Buffaloes, Hyenas and an assortment of antelopes.
Later have lunch and proceed the journey to Bwindi National Forest where you are expected to arrive in the evening.
Overnight: Bakiga Lodge (Full board).
Destination: Bwindi Forest National Park
→ Day 5: : Uganda Gorilla Trekking Experience and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Have breakfast and with parked lunch, go for Gorilla tracking 4 to 5 hrs. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park inhabits almost half of the world’s 650 mountain gorillas. Start climbing early with a tracker even though seeing gorillas depends on their day’s movements. Gorillas are naturally reserved and non-violent animals. And it’s a memorable and thrilling moment to watch them and possibly photograph these mild giants at a close range. After the gorilla trek, the guide will transfer you to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. You may do a boat canoe on the lake (Price not included).
Enjoy a relaxed evening as you sip a cold drink and later have dinner and overnight at Birdnest Resort Bunyonyi (Full board).
Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation: BirdNest Resort
→ Day 6: Explore Lake Bunyonyi
