Game drives and a launch cruise in Queen Elizabeth, then mountain gorillas in Bwindi, with a flight home so your last day is not spent on the road.
This is the short way to pair a classic savannah park with Uganda’s great rainforest. You drive west to Queen Elizabeth for the Kazinga Channel and its crowds of hippos and elephants, cut south through Ishasha, and wake in Bwindi on the morning of your gorilla trek.
The scheduled flight from Kihihi to Entebbe on the last day gives back the hours a ten-hour drive would take, which matters when you only have four days.
Uganda
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Minimum age 15
Gorilla permits are only issued to visitors aged 15 and over.
Pace and fitness
Balanced, fitness: active.
Leave Entebbe after breakfast and drive west, stopping at the equator for a photograph and a coffee. You reach Mweya Safari Lodge in the afternoon, in time for a first game drive across the Kasenyi plains, where Uganda kob gather and lions are often close behind.
Overnight
Mweya Safari Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The classic lodge of Queen Elizabeth, on the Mweya Peninsula above the Kazinga Channel.
Take the morning launch along the Kazinga Channel, where hippos, buffalo and elephants come down to drink and the birdlife is dense. After lunch you drive south through the Ishasha sector, where lions are known to rest in the fig trees, and on to Bwindi Lodge in time for dinner by the fire.
Overnight
Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
Walk from the lodge to the park briefing and set off with your trackers to find your gorilla family. You spend an hour with them, close enough to hear them eat. The afternoon is yours for a village walk or simply the terrace.
Overnight
Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
After a slow breakfast, drive to Kihihi airstrip for the scheduled flight to Entebbe, landing in time for your onward connection.
Mweya Safari Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The classic lodge of Queen Elizabeth, on the Mweya Peninsula above the Kazinga Channel.
Lunch & dinner
Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb) | US$5,110 | US$4,330 | US$4,070 | US$4,070 | US$4,070 | US$4,070 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$4,480 | US$3,800 | US$3,572 | US$3,572 | US$3,572 | US$3,572 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year. Gorilla permits are included at the current government rate and are subject to availability.
Best time for this trip Jun to Sep, Dec to Feb
For gorilla and chimp treks, bring sturdy waterproof hiking boots, long trousers you can tuck into your socks, a long-sleeved shirt, a light rain jacket and gardening gloves for grabbing vines. Porters are available at the trailhead and we recommend hiring one: it helps your trek and supports the local community.
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat and good sunscreen. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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