8 Day Big 5 Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Adventure (Luxury Lodging)

Accommodation: Emin Pasha Hotel, Kampala / Similar

Guest will be picked up at the airport and drive to Emin Pasha Hotel, Kampala which is a hour drive. Kampala is Bordering the magnificent Lake Victoria, Uganda’s capital city – Kampala – sprawl out over a series of undulating hills and despite the development, this ‘Garden City’ is known for its tree-lined avenues. This bustling city serves as the commercial hub of the country boasting a blend of African markets, modern skyscrapers, international hotels, bars, and casinos. It provides an excellent base from which to explore the surrounding area. Upon arrival guest can do a City Tour: Depending on your time of your arrival.

Guest can eat Out for lunch and Dinner: Kampala is a town full of culinary wonders. Stray out from your hotel to taste some of the eclectic cuisine of the region including Kampala’s delicious Indian food.

Meals: Dinner

Optional Activity: City Tour

Overnight: Emin Pasha Hotel

Welcome to the Emin Pasha Hotel, Kampala’s unique boutique hotel. In a world where multi-national chains and corporate formulae dominate the hotel industry, the Emin Pasha Hotel brings a refreshingly personal face to Kampala, the bustling capital city of Uganda. Gracious and elegant, the Emin Pasha evokes another era when taste, gentle service, ambience and comfort were the hallmarks of a good hotel. We still believe this to be true, but we know that our guests also need modern amenities and up-to-date technology to ensure a happy stay.

Accommodation: Papaya Lake Lodge, Fort Portal / Similar

Guest will get an early breakfast and drive to Fort portal, close to Kibale National park. The drive is a 5 hour drive and is incredibly scenic, passing through villages, lush green forests and hills dotted with tea plantations. Fort Portal Straddling Uganda’s lush equatorial rainforest is the town of Fort Portal, surrounded by grasslands, marshes, lakes and, of course, beautiful, shady forests in which monkeys, chimps, forest elephant, bush pig and giant forest hog flourish. Less than an hour’s drive from Fort Portal is the renowned Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner and Lunch

Accommodation: Papaya Lake Lodge, Fort Portal / Similar

This morning guest will wake up early and drive to the parks head offices to be briefed about your chimp tracking experience. Kibale Forest National park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to see them. They are wild animals and are not guaranteed to be seen. In the afternoon after lunch, you will go for the guided swamp walk. The walk (2-3 hours) will take you through grassland, small communities and some beautiful scenery, where the locals are likely to greet you with eager waves.

Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Included Activity: Chimp Tracking and Swamp Walk

Overnight: Papaya Lake Lodge

Papaya Lake Lodge is situated about 350 km away from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in one of the country’s most scenic regions. The Great Crater Lakes area boasts over 20 extinct volcanic craters, forming a necklace of lakes, each unique in shape, size and colour, and each boasting its own distinct ecosystem.

Papaya Lake Lodge offers nine spacious and bright cottages. They are all situated on the extinct volcano crater’s slope and have breath-taking views of the Lyantonde Lake. Each of the cottages offers complete privacy, hidden from view by a green wall of sympathetic treetops. Eight of the cottages feature two beds (one king-size and one single), local stone-decorated bathrooms with shower units and verandas equipped with deckchairs. The ninth cottage is a two-floor villa boasting three bedrooms, a fireplace-lit living room, a spacious bathroom and a large terrace. Facilities include a restaurant, bar and swimming pool.

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Northern Queen Elizabeth National Park / Similar

Guest will have breakfast drive you to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is one of the most popular parks in Uganda, the Queen Elizabeth National Park lies in the western region of the country. In the northern part of the park, visitors can look forward to boating along the Kasinga Channel, which is home to the largest population of hippos in the world and an abundance of Nile crocodiles.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner and Lunch