5 Days Best of Uganda experience Flying Safari

Safari overview

This amazing Uganda experience flying safari is going to start from Entebbe airport with a flight transfer to Mweya airstrip, spend

2 nights at Queen Elizabeth national park and then proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park for yet

another two nights for an opportunity to trek the rare mountain gorillas. Your first night be will spent at

Protea hotel  . Entebbe is situated on a peninsular surrounded by Lake Victoria with a former

seat of Uganda’s state house. This charming town keeps visitors amused because of its tree lined streets

and serves as an excellent base to explore the surrounding area. Visitors look forward to spending days

on the beaches along the Lake Victoria shores.

Day 1; Arrival and Hotel transfer

On your arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be received by Alps trendy safaris professional guide who will

Transfer you to Protea hotel for your dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Transfer from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth national park is located in the Western part of Uganda, Kasese area. The park is ranked the country’s second largest national park after Murchison falls national park. The park is divided  into 2 sections which include the Northern section and the Southern section. This park has attractions such as wildlife which include climbing lions, chimpanzees at Kyambura gorge, hippos and crocodiles at Kazinga channel plus several bird species on the water shores.

After your morning breakfast , you will be transferred to Entebbe airport for your flight transfer

which will land at Mweya airstrip. You will find our guide waiting for you at the airstrip ready to

transfer you from Mweya airstrip to Mweya safari lodge for lunch and afternoon relaxation. In the

evening, you will be picked to go for a boat ride along Kazinga channel from where you will be able

to view animals such as elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes. You will also be able to view large

groups of hippos and crocodiles on the shores of Kazinga channel. After this amazing evening

experience, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Transfer from Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park

You will start your day with breakfast and get ready for a morning game drive heading to Ishashasector. The game drive in Queen Elizabeth takes place in open grassland of Kasenyi which is a

primary game viewing area for it has a variety of wildlife such as buffaloes, antelopes, lions,

elephants and others. After tracking out these animals, you will head to Ishasha jungle lodge for

lunch and refreshments and then continue with the game drive in Ishasha to track the tree climbinglions. This drive will continue to Bwindi from where you will check in at Buhoma lodge for your

dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Full Day in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park 

Bwindi impenetrable national park is located in the South Western Uganda . It has Bwindi

impenetrable forest which is said to be Africa’s oldest rain forest. The park is known for its excellent

mountain gorilla sighting opportunities. The park is also ranked a world heritage site by UNESCO

because of its unique significance. The park homes half of the remaining mountain gorillas on earth.

The park has other attractions such as golden monkeys, deep valleys, virunga volcanoes, bird

species, butterflies and the Batwa culture.

You will start your day with an early breakfast and get ready to be transferred to the park

headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. You will then head into the jungle under the lead of aguide

to track these incredible creatures in their habitats. This will give you an opportunity to have aface

to face encounter with the mountain gorillas. After this amazing experience which lasts from 2-5hrs,

you will return to your lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation. Later in the late afternoon,

you will be picked to go for Batwa village visit. The Batwa village is where the pigmies still live in the

same way they used to live many years ago in tree/grass houses. From this village, you will see how

these people make weapons, how they make fire using sticks and stones, plus other traditions and

beliefs. After your visit, you will be brought back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

 

Day 5: Transfer from Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park to Entebbe 

You will start you day with breakfast and get ready to transferred to Kihihi airstrip for your flight

transfer back to Entebbe airport for your outbound flight and this will mark the end of our service.