Lake Mburo and Bwindi Forest National Park
Summarized itinerary
Day one: Transfer to lake Mburo national park , afternoon boat ride
Day two: Morning game drive, transfer to Bwindi Forest national park
Day three: Gorilla trek
Day four: Departure
Detailed itinerary
Day One: Kampala – Lake Mburo National park.
Transfer south westwards with our first stop at the equator for souvenirs and photographs. Have a lunch stop in Masaka town and continue on to Lake Mburo National Park. Arrive in time for an afternoon boat ride. We shall have good sightings of hippo, crocodile, buffalo, waterbuck, bush buck and otters. Bird species include African fish eagle, marabou stork, pied king fisher , various egrets and herons. While Ross’s turaco and Narina trogon are frequently sighed in the lake side thickets, Lake Mburo is possibly the easiest place in Uganda to see the exclusive African fin foot that is associated with still water below overhanging branches.
Overnight stay at Mihingo lodge (Up market), Rwakobo Rock lodge (Midrange ) and Eagles’s Nest (Budget)
Day Two: Lake Mburo – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Have an early game drive in the park and view animals like Impala, Zebra, waterbuck, topi, buffalo, hippos ,warthog, Defassa waterbuck, bushbuck, common duiker, Eland as well as a variety of woodland and water associated birds.
Return to the lodge for an early breakfast. Check out of the lodge with packed lunches and transfer to Bwindi Forest National park.
Bwindi Forest is regarded as the most biologically diverse forests in Africa since it dates before the Pleistocene ice age making it over 2,500 years old It has got an altitude range of between 1,160 m and 2,607m above sea level. Bwindi is a true rain forest spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys that form the eastern edge of the Albertine rift valley.
Overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp (Up market) , Mahogany springs lodge (Midrange) and Buhoma community rest camp(Budget). B,L,D
Day Three: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park – Gorilla trekking.
Have an early morning breakfast and transfer to your respective Gorilla trekking points for a briefing from the guides. Gorilla trekking is unpredictable and it usually takes 2-8 hours `depending on where the gorillas built their nest the previous night. Your efforts will be rewarded when you encounter with the humble giants. Enjoy the infant Gorillas as they feed, play and swing from on branch to another. For conservation purposes, the time spent with the Gorillas is only one hour.
Bwindi harbors at least 120 mammal species,11 types of primates and a total of 350 bird species. Overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp (Up market) , Mahogany springs (Midrange) and Buhoma community rest camp(Budget). B,L,D
Day Four: Bwindi – Kampala
Have an early breakfast and check out of the lodge with packed lunches. Drive to Kampala arriving in the evening.
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