5 Day Fly in Safari Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Park

Tour Summary

5 Days of Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park. This fly in Safari allows you one gorilla trek and time for game drives and a boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National.

Our guide will pick you and transfer you to Entebbe Airport for your internal flight to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park landing at either Kihihi (For the north and Eastern parts of Bwindi NP) or Kisoro Airstrip (For the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Upon landing, our guide/vehicle will transfer you by road to your respective overnight Lodge. You may choose to fly in the morning or in the afternoon. Morning flights depart Entebbe for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park at 7:45am while afternoon flights depart Entebbe at 15:30pm. For the southern part of Bwindi NP, there is only one morning flight that departs Entebbe to Kisoro Airstrip daily at 7:45am. This is because of the strong winds in this region. Internal flights to Bwindi NP take up to one and half hours depending on the routing of the day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Lodge: Mahogany Springs\Nkuringo Gorilla Camp.

Flight time:One to one and a half hours.

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Early morning, breakfast with your packed lunch, you will report to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Gorilla Tracking at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three quarters of the day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Lodge: Mahogany Springs\Nkuringo Gorilla Camp

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, you drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an evening game drive if time allows.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Lodge: Mweya Safari Lodge

Drive time: 4-5 hours.

Day 4: Game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to Kihihi/Kisoro for your internal flight back to Entebbe International Airport. If you have a connecting flight, you can then fly out of Uganda or you may choose to stay some extra days in Uganda to Explore other regions of the country

Early morning cup of tea/breakfast and you head off to Kasenyi plains for yet another game drive in search for animals you could have missed in your previous game drive. Return to the lodge for lunch and then transfer to the pier for a 2 hour boat cruise on Kazinga channel. Kazinga channel is believed to be the largest natural water channel in the whole world and has the highest concentrations of hippos recorded in the whole world. While on this boat, you can sport several water birds, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants and so many animals that visit this channel for drinking water. This cruise also takes you to some fishing villages in the park for you to understand how people can co-exist with wildlife in harmony. Return to your overnight Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Lodge:Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 5: Fly back to Entebbe

After breakfast and if you are booked on the morning scheduled internal flight, you will transfer to Mweya or Kasese Airstrip for your flight to Entebbe. If you are booked on an afternoon flight, you may choose to do a game drive or go for an optional chimpanzee walk in Kyambura gorge before flying back to Entebbe

End of your 5 Day Fly in Safari Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth NP.

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Entebbe Airport for your internal flight to Bwindi

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel

Day 5: Drive to Kampala for your international flight out

Cost Includes
  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • Gorilla Tracking permit
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (On all days)
Cost Excludes
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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