Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN UGANDA
Your driver/guide will pick you up from Entebbe airport and transfer you to ViaVia Guest house, only a 10-minute drive from the airport. This is where your Mahanda Safaris driver/ guide will find you tomorrow morning for the start of your tour after a good breakfast.
Depending on the time of your arrival, you might have time to explore Entebbe town. There are many options in Entebbe and a tour can easily be organized through the reception of ViaVia Guesthouse. For example, you could visit the Botanical gardens or the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). Please note that all activities and transportation for today are at your own cost.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
10 minutes (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
Via Via Guesthouse |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast |
DAY 2: TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
Today your safari guide meets you early in the morning to start your long road trip to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. You will have a stop over at the equator for lunch and for some photos. The final part of the journey will bring you through a landscape of beautiful rolling hills as you approach the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
9 hours (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
Gorilla Mist Camp |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
DAY 3: GORILLA TREKKING
Today you will wake up early in the morning, and after an early breakfast, your guide will take you to the starting point of the gorilla trekking. After a briefing, your guide will lead you on a trek through the thick jungle up to the point where the gorillas are. You will get to spend one hour with them. You can be sure this is a moment you will remember for the rest of your life. After the gorilla trekking, your guide will take you to the stunningly beautiful Lake Bunyonyi where you will reside for the night.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
4 hours (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
Bunyonyi View Resort |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
DAY 4: EXPLORE LAKE BUNYONYI
Today you will spend the day by the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. You will be able to undertake activities like canoeing on the lake, taking a swim (the water is free of Bilharzia and wild animals like hippos and crocodiles) or relaxing by the lakeside and enjoy a book.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
N/A |
Accommodation: |
Bunyonyi View Resort |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
DAY 5: TRANSFER TO KAMPALA
After an early breakfast, you will start the journey back to Kampala. You hill have a stop over at Mbarara for lunch. At the end of your trip, your your guide will drop you off at Kampala/Entebbe depending on your flight arrangements.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
9 hours (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
None |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast, Lunch |
Cost per person $ 2595 per person on full board