Prices for- Uganda Trekking and Wildlife Adventures

Uganda Mammals and Bird Watching Safari

Day One: Arrival and Transfer to Hotel Africana.

Day  Two: Morning pick up from your hotel in Kampala, Start 4 - 5 hour drive to Murchison falls National Park. Transfer to the Magnificent Top of the falls where you will enjoy your picnic lunch as you marvel at the Mighty Nile forced into a seven Metre crevice to thunder 45 metres below  in a series of cascades. The Nile can be viewed at different points up to the Baker's Summit. Dinner and overnight at  Paraa Lodge****    In the grasslands and dry woodland have Secretary-bird, Black-chested Snake and Tawny Eagles,Red-throated Bee-eater, Sooty Chat, Northern and Southern Red Bishops and flocks of noisy Helmeted Guinea fowl. Overhead we have a chance of observing African White-backed Vulture, Bateleur, Wahlberg's Eagle and Black-shouldered Kite. After re crossing the Nile we visit a safari camp adjacent to the river where garden birds include Yellow-throated Greenbul, Red-winged Grey Warbler and Purple-banded Sun bird. Dinner and Overnight at Paraa Lodge FB

Day  Three Four and Five: After an early morning breakfast, embark on a half day game drive on the northern bank of the river Nile. Escorted by game ranger,you may opt for a game walk while trailing animals and studying animal spoors. Game in this area include Giraffe, Elephant, Harte beest, Lion, Uganda Kob, Oribi and a variety of savannah and woodland  birds. After lunch, take a Nile Cruise for game viewing at close quarters. This is a paradise of the Hippo and  Crocodiles. Dinner and Overnight at Paraa Lodge***** Rocky outcrops attract Rock Pratincole, African Pied Wag tail and mixed flocks of White-headed Sawing, Horus Swift and Rufus-breasted Swallows. A nearby outlook is reliable for Palm nut Vultures and African Harrier Hawks. Several trails run through the area with African Pygmy Kingfisher, Heuglin's Robin Chat and Yellow-throated Leaf love  Dinner and Overnight at Paraa Lodge FB

Day Six:  Breakfast early, then transfer to Kibale Forest. Locating Papyrus Gonolek, Yellow-billed Barbet, Grey-capped and White-winged Warblers, Great Blue Turaco, Blue-headed Coucal and Papyrus Canary. In the afternoon you had the option of birding the main road or tracking Chimpanzees in the forest itself. Birds occurring at Kibale include Narina Trogon, White-headed Wood hoopoe, Yellow-spotted Barbet and Black-capped Apalis. Forest clearings may give us glimpses of African Goshawk and Crowned Eagleplus noisy flocks of Grey Parrots. More secretive species present that require a degree of luck to find are Dusky and Olive Long-tailed Cuckoos, Grey-throated Flycatcher, Thick-billed and Cassin's Honeyguides, Nahan's Francolin, Green-breasted and African Pittas Dinner and Overnight at Toro Resort FB

Day Seven: After breakfast, head for Kibale forest for a half day Primate walk in search of chimpanzees. On the walk, you may see Black and white colobus monkey, Red tailed monkey, Baboon, Grey cheeked mangabeys or the chimpanzee. After lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Arrive in Queen Elizabeth National park. After an evening game drive, transfer to your accommodations for dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge****. (B,L,D)

Day Eight and Nine: After an early morning cup of tea at 6:30am, depart for a drive on the northerly parts of the park along the Kasenyi track.African Moustached Warblers, Trilling and Croaking Cisticolas, Marsh Tchagra,Fawn-breasted and Crimson-rumped Waxbills. Maramagamo Forest is nearby with another wide selection of species. Acacia trees are home to Black-headed Batis, Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike and Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrikes. Walking along the numerous trails may produce Brown-eared Woodpecker, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Chestnut Wattle-eye, White-breasted Negro-finch and Red-headed Bluebill. Areas of ironwood are home to Forest Robin,Brown-chested Alethe and Red-tailed Antthrush. Overnight Mweya Safari Lodge.

Day Ten: After a relaxed breakfast, transfer to the gorilla sanctuary through this beautiful mountain scenery referred to as the little Switzerland. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Bwindi Tented Camp (B,L,D) 

 Bwindi offers some of the best forest birding in Africa. The campgrounds before the main track attract Black Sawing, Petit's Cuckoo-shrike, Black and White and African Blue Flycatchers, Mackinnon's Fiscal, Luhder's Bush-shrike, Mountain Greenbul, Black-billed Weaver, Variable Sunbird and Grey-crowned Negrofinch. On the main track itself we enter the forest proper as it passes under huge trees and areas of lichen lined trunks. Another track takes us to the waterfall trail a reliable area for Red-throated Alethe, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher and Kivu Ground Thrushes. Other species recorded the main track on recent visits include Crested Guineafowl, Black and Cinnamon-breasted Bee-eaters, Bronze-naped Pigeon, Gabon and Elliot's Woodpeckers

Day  Eleven and Twelve: After breakfast and briefing by park ranger guides. Later with picnic lunch, start a 30 minutes - 8 hours trek to find the Mountain gorillas or birding. The tracking starts at the area where the gorillas were the previous day.   After a full hour with the gorillas, return to your accommodations for dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Bwindi Tented Camp. (B,L,D)

Day Thirteen: After breakfast, transfer to Mbarara arriving in time for lunch at the Lake view Hotel. Later head for Lake Mburo National Park In the park itself an exploration of tracks and reed-lined swamps may produce Dwarf Bittern, Yellow-billed Duck, Nubian Woodpecker, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Spot-flanked and Black-collared Barbets. At Nshara Gate a large seasonal marshland has African Openbill, Sacred Ibis, Wattled Lapwing, African Water Rail, Greater Painted-snipe, Three-banded Plover and Malachite Kingfisher. Further along the track drier areas attract Emerald-spotted Wood-dove, Red-faced, Winding and Croaking Cisticolas,Yellow-throated Longclaw and Golden-breasted Buntings. We have a chance of mammals in Vervet Monkey,Burchell's Zebra and Impala. before Kampala and transfer to Hotel Africana****. (FB)

Day Fourteen: Mabamba Swamp, the road eventually ends at a papyrus reed bed adjoining Lake Victoria. From hand-paddled boats we explored a maze of channels and mud flats for the majestic Shoe bill, African Marsh Harrier, African Pygmy Goose, Black Crake, Purple Swamphen, Allen's Gallinule, African and more rarely Lesser Jacanas, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Winding and Carruther's Cisticolas, Papyrus Gonolek and White-winged Warbler.Overnight at Hotel Africana****.

Day Fifteen:    Transfer to the airport.

Includes: Accommodation, meals, park fees, Gorilla permit, Launch trips, Ferry crossings, transportation in 4x4 safari vehicle and services of driver /local guide.

Gorilla Rules

A maximum number of 6 visitors may visit a group of habituated gorillas in a day. This minimizes behavioral disturbance to the gorillas and the risk of their exposure to human-borne diseases.

Please always keep your voices low. You will then also be able to observe the great bird life and other wildlife in the forest.

DO NOT leave rubbish in the park. Whatever you bring into the forest should be carried back out with you.

You will be taken to where the guides observed the gorillas the day before. From there you will follow the gorilla’s trail to find them. Look out for the gorilla’s nesting sites along the way!

When you approach the Gorillas, the guides will inform you when to get you cameras ready

Always wash your hands before you head out to the gorillas.

When you are with the gorillas

Keep a minimum of 5 meters (15 feet) from the gorillas. This is to protect them from catching human diseases

You must stay in tight group whey you are near the gorillas

Keep your voices down at all times. However, it is OK to ask the guide questions

Do not eat or drink while you are near the gorillas. Eating or drinking inevitably will increase the risk of food/drink morsels/droplets falling, which could increase the risk of transmission of diseases

Sometimes the gorillas charge. Follow the guides example-crouch down slowly, do not look the gorillas directly in the eyes and wait for the animals to pass. Do not try and take pictures and do not attempt to run away. Running away will increase the risk.

Flash photography is not permitted! When taking pictures move slowly and carefully.

Do not touch the gorillas. They are wild animals. They might look cuddly but…….

The maximum time you can spend with the gorillas is one hour. However, if the gorillas become agitated or nervous, the guide will finish the visit early.

After the visit keep your voices down until you are 200 meters from the gorillas.

General Health Rules

Remember gorillas are very susceptible to human diseases. The following are ways to minimize the risk your visit might pose to them:

Respect the limits imposed on the number of visitors allowed with the gorillas each day. This minimizes the risk of disease transmission and stress to the group.

If you are feeling ill, or you are carrying a contagious disease, volunteer to stay behind. An alternate visit will be arranged for you, or you will be refunded your money.

If you feel the urge to cough or sneeze when you are near the gorillas, please turn your head away and cover your nose and mouth in order to minimize the spread of bacteria or viruses.

Always stay 5 meters (15 feet) away form the gorillas. The further back you are, the more relaxed the group will be.

Do not attempt to touch the gorillas.

Do not smoke, drink or eat when you are with the gorillas.

Do not leave any rubbish (eg. food wrappers) in the Park; foreign items can harbor diseases or other contaminants.

If you need to defecate, whilst in the forest, pleas ask the guide to dig you a hole with his panga. Make sure the hole is 30cms deep and fill it in when you are finished.

How you are contributing to the conservation of the Mountain Gorillas:

The mountain gorillas (Gorilla Gorilla Berengie), the world’s most endangered ape, is found only in small portions of protected afro montane forests in northwest Rwanda, southwest Uganda and eastern DRC. The mountain gorilla is one of many species unique to these forests. The forests are also home to many wonderful birds, primates, large mammals, reptiles, insects and plants and also ensure continued water and medical plant resources for the local communities.

The mountain gorillas are divided into two populations and current figures estimate the total population to be about 600 individuals. One population is found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), in S.W. Uganda, covering about 330km2, and the ecologically homogenous (salem flora and fauna), covering three contiguous National Parks in three countries.; Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, Volcano National Park in Rwanda and Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, covering an approximate total area of 300km2.

The threats to the remaining gorilla population and its habitat are many. One of these threats is the possibility of disease transmission form humans to gorillas and vice versa. In order to address the issue of potential disease transmission to the gorillas and to mitigate behavioral disturbances to this fragile population, the gorilla rules have been developed.

By following these rules and through the purchase of the permit, YOU too are contributing to the conservation of the mountain gorilla. Uganda Wildlife Authority uses the funds generated from the sale of this permit for the management of the National Parks. A percentage of the funds raised from Park entrance fees are also donated to local communities living adjacent to the parks to contribute to their development and improve natural resource management in the region.  

Important: Before you travel please check your Tour Voucher and Arrival Information for the latest joining instructions. This will be sent to you upon receipt of final payment.

All itineraries are subject to change without prior notice.