7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience

This 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience Tour package is organized to take you to Kibale Forest National Park for amazing chimpanzee tracking and over 10 species of primates, Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wildlife experience like game drives, boat cruises and sundowner safaris, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the magical experience of habituating the endangered mountain gorillas. Gorilla habituation is a great experience for one to have with the Gentle endangered Giants of the forests.

7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savanna Experience Tour Highlights

Detailed 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savanna Experience Tour

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Kibale National Park

Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, will be briefed about the journey and drive to Fort portal town through beautiful scenery of green hills, amazing villages and tea plantations. Depending on the departure time you may have lunch at the lodge or arrive in the evening for pre-dinner drinks and dinner.

  • Accommodation: Papaya Lake Lodge – Luxury lodge located outside Kibale NP
  • Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking

You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and a cup of coffee in chimpanzee tracking attire, drive to the park office for briefing and grouping. Embark on primate viewing in the forest spending 3-4hours in search for Chimpanzees and other primates like black and white colobus monkey, red tailed monkey, and grey cheeked mangabey swinging in the forest canopies, forest bird species and butterflies.

Kibale forest national park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world including chimpanzee with approximately over 5000 Chimpanzees living in the wild in Uganda. After an amazing experience drive to the lodge via smiling communities for lunch. In the afternoon relax at pool side, do massage or go for an optional community walk.

  • Accommodation: Papaya Lake Lodge – Luxury lodge located outside Kibale NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After a relaxed breakfast, check out and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Fort portal town, the foothills of mountain of the moon and a stretch at the Equator line for beautiful photos, en route to check in for lunch, relax at the pool, later in the evening go for sundowner safaris in search for herds of elephants, antelopes, buffaloes, lions and leopards. Drive back for dinner and overnight.

  • Accommodation: Katara Lodge – Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise

The 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience Tour day will begin with beautiful sunrise at the lodge terrace while having a relaxed breakfast and drive to the northern part of the park to Kasenyi plains in search for Lions, leopards, Antelopes, savannah bird species, buffaloes and drive back to the lodge through channel track in search for elephants, proceed for lunch.

In the afternoon go for a relaxed boat cruise along Kazinga channel, where you encounter the elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and water birds cooling off on the shores, which gives an opportunity of close photos. Back at the lodge for sunset drinks, dinner and fire camp.

  • Accommodation: Katara Lodge – Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Have breakfast and later you will be transferred Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is a home of the endangered mountain gorillas reaching in the afternoon. Check in your booked accommodation and relax as you prepare for the next day’s adventure.

  • Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge – Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Gorilla Habituation

This is the highlight of your 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience Tour in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the memorable adventure will begin with an early breakfast and a cup of coffee in your gorilla habituation attire and all the necessary gadgets for the gorilla habituation. Drive to the park office for briefing of the habituation and grouping, proceed for memorable experience in the beautiful ecological tropical rain forest of Bwindi, the tracking may take 3-4 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas.

After finding the Gorillas, you will have experience of 3-4hours while enjoying their behaviors, then descend to the park office for the certificate and drive to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. In the evening you may go for optional community walk in the nearby Batwa community where you will be entertained and given tales of their unique culture or relax at the lodge and do massage.

  • Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge – Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

After a relaxed breakfast at the lodge terrace while enjoying the nature sounds from the forest, checkout and drive to Kisoro Airfield for your internal flight to Kajjansi airfield near Entebbe town. You will be picked by our driver guide and drive for lunch and to your day room. Later transfers you to the Entebbe International Airport 2hours before your international flight back home.

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  • Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
  • Accommodation:  No accommodation (End of tour)
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savanna Experience Tour

Important to Know

  • Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
  • This 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience Tour accepts children who are 15 years and older.
  • Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.
Gorilla and Savannah Experience

Uganda Gorilla tracking

7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savanna Experience Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

Package Include:

  • Park fees (For non-residents).
  • Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident).
  • All activities (Unless labelled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade).
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labelled as optional).
  • All flights during the tour
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer.
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).
  • Drinking water (On all 7 Days Gorilla Habituation and Savannah Experience Tour)

Package Exclude:

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tips)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).