One of the best way to enjoy the self-drive safaris, is hiring a car with camping gears and take a self-drive. This campins safari will start in Kampala and ends in Kampala, it’s lightened by amazing gorilla trekking adventure, watching the tree climbing lions of the Ishasha sector south of queen Elizabeth Nation park, game drive and boat ride at Kazinga channel and tracking the spectacular mountain gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Activities to be done
- Game drive
- Boat cruise
- Bird watching
- Gorilla trekking
- Batwa cultural people
- En-route to the Equator
Day 1: Transfer to queen Elizabeth National Park
Today will drive from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National which is about 6 hours of driving. Consider an en-route at the equator for photography and even the equator demonstrations at a fee is very amazing. With a lunch en-route in Mbarara city when time allows is a great idea. Will reach the park in the evening hours and will check-in at your campsite and relax for another day.
Bush lodge (Budget).
Day 2: Game drive and boat lunch
Suggest to have a packed breakfast, and drive early at 6am to Kasenyi sector for game viewing, then enjoy you picnic breakfast at the raise of the sun. This makes a great impression for watching games, and take a slow drive through various tracks watching variety of wildlife species. Remarkably you will watch lions, herds of antelope species, warthogs, mongoose, elephants, buffalos, hippos etc, and expect to watch a greater number of bird species. After a game drive return to your lodge for lunch and the afternoon boat rid at Kazinga channel watching many wildlife species including crocodiles, hippos monitor lizards, birds and other animals drawing water at the banks of channel.
Overnight and dinner at Bush lodge (Budget).
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This day after breakfast, board for a drive to Ishasha sector south of Queen Elizabeth National Park to track the rare tree climbing lions, along your drive many other wildlife speices can be countered on seen. After have lunch at the nearby restaurant, then continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Buhoma sector.
Overnight and dinner at Buhoma Community Rest Camp (budget)
Day 4: Trekking gorillas
After served breakfast, drive to Buhoma sector starting point before 7:30am for trekking tips and briefing. Lead by an armed ranger guide enroll into the jungle at 8:00am trekking through slopes of the rolling forests tracing the giants. Trekking gorillas can last for about 1 to 8 hours it’s a bit challenging but outcomes when encountered the giant is a lifetime experience, then you have an hour in their presence. After relax for lunch and if time allows visit the surrounding community for the Batwa cultural experience.
Overnight and dinner at Buhoma Community Rest Camp (budget)
Day 5: Transfer back to Entebbe airport.
Today following your preferred served breakfast, board on your journey back to Kampala through Mbarara, have lunch at Igongo cultural center. Then continue to Kampala, have to communicate before drop off so that there must be someone to pick the vehicle before boarding.
