7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Overview of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Your 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour is a 7 days wildlife and gorilla trekking tour in Uganda to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Lake Mburo National Park. Taking you to 2 Uganda safari parks, the exclusive 7 days trip gives you an opportunity to trek the rare mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in the only destination where silverback mountain gorillas co-exist with golden monkeys s reason for the slogan “where gold meets silver”. On the same trip, you have a chance to go to the very historical Lake Bunyonyi then encounter wildlife at lake Mburo National park during a game drive, boat cruise and horseback riding.

From Entebbe international airport on arrival, a knowledgeable Uganda tour driver guide will welcome you, give a brief on the safari and transfer you to a hotel/lodge in Kampala for relaxation from your trip. Early the next morning, your trip starts with a drive to Mgahinga gorilla national park for a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda activity the next day. On the fourth day, you trek golden monkeys then drive to Lake Bunyonyi. In the morning, you take a canoe ride to the historical punishment island then transfer to Lake Mburo park in the evening for a game drive and boat cruise the next day before departure on day 7.

Highlights of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Day 1: On arrival, a knowledgeable driver guide transfers you to a hotel or lodge in Kampala for relaxation and a rest from your flight.

Day 2: After breakfast, you are driven to Mgahinga gorilla national park with a stop at the equator line arriving in the evening and spending the night at a close accommodation.

Day 3: After early breakfast, you go gorilla trekking for 2-8 hours then return to your lodging facility.

Day 4: Early morning, you get back into Mgahinga gorilla national park for golden monkey trekking for about 4 hours then embark on the road trip to Lake Bunyonyi.

Day 5: You take a canoe rid to the islands on Africa’s deepest lake with very scenic views then be driven to Lake Mburo national park in the evening.

Day 6: In the morning, you go for early morning game drive then undertake the evening boat cruise.

Day 7: In the morning you go for horseback riding then drive back to Entebbe international airport for departure.

Day by day itinerary of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Day 1 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Entebbe international airport is your arrival location since it is the national airport of the country. On arrival, a driver guide who will take you through your safari will be there to welcome you to Uganda with a briefing of the whole trip. After the briefing, you are transferred to a hotel or lodge for relaxation from your flight. At the hotel or lodge, you check in on arrival, have dinner and spend the night as you prepare for the road trip to the country side the next day.

Day 2 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

By the time you finish your breakfast at your lodging facility, your driver guide will be there to start the long drive to Mgahinga gorilla national park about 496km on a drive time of 9-10 hours. 80km from Kampala, you stop at the equator line in Kayabwe for a great memorable experience as you stand on 2 hemispheres at the same time. In the evening, you arrive, check in, have dinner and rest at your prior booked accommodation in Mgahinga gorilla national park.
Accommodation options: Mount Gahinga Lodge (Luxury/up-market), Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (Mid-range)

Day 3 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

After early morning breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from your hotel for a drive to your Uganda gorilla trekking safari experience destination in Mgahinga gorilla national park. By 8:00am, your gorilla trekking activity starts with briefing by the park rangers at the specific sector you were allocated for gorilla trekking during permit booking. For about 30minutes, the park rangers brief you on the gorilla trekking etiquette, gorilla trekking family allocation and provision of trekking sticks. Gorilla trekking lasts about 2-8 hours depending on where you find the gorillas though only a single hour is spent in the presence of the mountain gorillas as you gaze at how the silverback controls his family. On return to the trekking start point, you receive a Uganda gorilla trekking certificate before returning to your lodging facility in the evening.

Accommodation options: Mount Gahinga Lodge (Luxury/up-market), Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (Mid-range)

Day 4 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Next morning after briefing, you have breakfast at your hotel/lodge before getting into the jungle again for golden monkey trekking. For $50 per person, you start golden monkey tracking lasting about 6 hours. This is the only chance to sight both the gold and silver in the wild (silverback gorillas and golden monkeys) in Uganda. In the evening, you are driven for about 2 hours to Lake Bunyonyi where you spend the night at a close accommodation in Lake Bunyonyi.
Accommodation option: Birdnest Bunyonyi Resort (Luxury), Bunyonyi Rock Resort/Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort (Mid-range)

Day 5 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

After breakfast, it’s time to learn something about the history of the beautiful lake Bunyonyi popular as the lake of many small birds. You take a canoe ride to the punishment island with a local guide taking you through the tales of how this island with a single tree surviving on it gained its name. You return for lunch and then be driven to lake Mburo national park in kiruhura district where you spend the night at a preferred accommodation in lake Mburo National Park.
Accommodation options include: Mihingo lodge (luxury), Rwakobo rock lodge/Arcadia lodge Mburo (Mid-range)

Day 6 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

Early morning, you are driven to Lake Mburo park for a morning game drive at the park offering a chance for wildlife viewing. These 2-4 hours offer you a chance to sight several calm wildlife species like the zebras, impalas, Topis, buffalos, elands, many others and numerous bird species. You return to your hotel for lunch and later on go for a boat cruise in the evening for 2 hours from 2:00pm or 4:00pm. In the evening, you take a nature walk through the park to increase on the chances of wildlife sightings on your Uganda wildlife safari since this is the only safari park in Uganda where you can walk in the wild because of the calm wildlife that survives here. You return to your lodging facility in the evening.
Accommodation options include: Mihingo lodge (luxury), Rwakobo rock lodge/Arcadia lodge Mburo (Mid-range)

Day 7 of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

You wake up to a hearty breakfast by sunrise then go for horseback riding at 8:00am lasting 2-3hours with minimum weight of 95kg. After a meal at your lodging facility, you check out and embark on a drive to Entebbe international airport with a stop at the equator. Your trip ends with a drop off to the airport for departure.

End of the 7 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari Mgahinga & Lake Mburo wildlife tour

There only three opportunities for you to trek mountain gorillas in their natural habitat on planet earth, its either a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, gorilla safari Rwanda or Congo gorilla trekking safari. Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda, Volcanoes national park Rwanda and Virunga national park in Congo are the natural habitats alongside Mgahinga national park.  

Affordable with a lot of memories, take this 7 days gorilla trekking and wildlife safari in Uganda and live to tell about the Pearl of Africa.