5-Day Short Holiday Package to Uganda – Gorilla Trekking

Your guide meets you at the arranged starting point before travelling towards Queen Elizabeth National Park. The day is planned around the main stops on the route. The plan follows the route agreed with your driver-guide and leaves time for appropriate short breaks. The planned night is at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge. Confirm room availability before booking. The journey on day 1 forms part of a 5-day programme, so avoid adding unplanned detours that would reduce time at Queen Elizabeth National Park. Your driver-guide can advise on sensible photography stops and the amount of daylight remaining before check-in. Keep drinking water, any personal medicine and a lightweight layer in the vehicle rather than packed deep in your main bag. Allow for changes to road conditions and the timing of park activities, particularly after heavy rain.

Remain in the Queen Elizabeth National Park area, where the schedule allows another opportunity for a wildlife drive. Your guide looks for mammals and birds along permitted tracks, changing the route as light, road conditions and sightings allow. Watch the banks and nearby shallows for wildlife and birdlife. Weather and local boat arrangements determine the safe route. The planned night is at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge. Confirm room availability before booking. The journey on day 2 forms part of a 5-day programme, so avoid adding unplanned detours that would reduce time at Queen Elizabeth National Park. Your driver-guide can advise on sensible photography stops and the amount of daylight remaining before check-in. Keep drinking water, any personal medicine and a lightweight layer in the vehicle rather than packed deep in your main bag.

Begin with a wildlife drive before continuing from Queen Elizabeth National Park towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Leave enough time for the onward transfer. Your guide looks for mammals and birds along permitted tracks, changing the route as light, road conditions and sightings allow. Allow for changes to road conditions and the timing of park activities, particularly after heavy rain. When watching wildlife, remain inside the vehicle unless your guide confirms that a supervised exit is permitted. If you want a particular optional activity, mention it before departure so permits, travel time and extra charges can be checked. The order of short stops may change, but the principal destination and overnight base stay the focus of this stage. Gorilla trekking starts with a park briefing before a guided forest walk.

Begin with gorilla trekking before continuing from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park towards Lake Bunyonyi. Leave enough time for the onward transfer. After the ranger briefing, enter the forest on foot. The distance to the gorilla group changes with its movements, and the terrain can be steep. Optional canoe outings depend on weather, local arrangements and the time available. Evenings here can be cool, so keep a warm layer near the top of your bag. The planned night is at Itambira Island-Tree House. Confirm room availability before booking. The journey on day 4 forms part of a 5-day programme, so avoid adding unplanned detours that would reduce time at Lake Bunyonyi.

Remain in the Lake Bunyonyi area, where the schedule allows another opportunity for the main stops on the route. The plan follows the route agreed with your driver-guide and leaves time for appropriate short breaks. No overnight accommodation is included after this stage; confirm your departure connection. The journey on day 5 forms part of a 5-day programme, so avoid adding unplanned detours that would reduce time at Lake Bunyonyi. Your driver-guide can advise on sensible photography stops and the amount of daylight remaining before check-in. Keep drinking water, any personal medicine and a lightweight layer in the vehicle rather than packed deep in your main bag. Allow for changes to road conditions and the timing of park activities, particularly after heavy rain.