5 days Jinja and gorilla safari

Safari Overview

Enjoy wildlife and adventurous activities in Bwindi’s impenetrable forest national park and Jinja the adventure city in Uganda as you take on our 5 days Jinja and Gorillas safari that combines adventurous activities in Jinja and gorilla trekking, with thrilling activities of water rafting, tubing, and bungee jumping experiences on the longest River Nile on the planet earth.

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The safari will further take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park a magical gorilla highland set in the Southwest where you will encounter habituated families of mountain gorillas. The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda. The park is a component of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the sting of the Albertine Rift.

All about the 5 days Jinja and gorilla safari.

Our 5 days at Jinja and Gorillas combine adventurous activities in Jinja and gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda with thrilling activities of water rafting, tubing, and bungee jumping experiences on the longest river Nile on the planet earth.

The safari will further take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park a magical gorilla highland set in the Southwest where you will encounter habituated families of mountain gorillas.

Safari Highlights

Gorilla trekking
water rafting
Nature walks
Source of the Nile

Itinerary highlights

Day 1: Transfer to Jinja and Tubing
Day 2: White water rafting and transfer back to Kampala
Day 3: Gorilla safari to Bwindi, 8-9 hours
Day 4: Gorilla trekking-2 to 6 hours, Batwa visit
Day 5: Depart Bwindi to Kampala or Entebbe

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Jinja and Tubing

After an early morning breakfast, meet with your experienced guide in Uganda for a briefing about your 5-day safari. After, board your 4×4 safari vehicle and be transferred to Jinja the adventurous city in the eastern part for your adventurous activities. The journey takes about 2 hours driving through the central Mabira tropical rainforest encountering tea and sugar cane plantations along the way.

On arrival check into your hotel have lunch and later in the afternoon go tubing on the river Nile as you make your way through a natural flowing lazy river on a tube while enjoying beverages of your choice and the beautiful atmosphere of River Nile.

Accommodation

Nile Resort Hotel Jinja or Nile Village Hotel

Day 2: White water rafting and transfer back to Kampala

After a hefty breakfast, drive to Kalagala Falls for your full-day rafting experience on the mighty River Nile for a full or half-day experience and later transfer back to your hotel and check out from your hotel and transfer to Kampala.

Accommodation

Kampala Bukoto forest cottages

Day 3:Transfer to Bwindi Gorilla safari, 8-9 hours

Begin your day three with an early breakfast and then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. A leisurely lunch served to you at Igongo Cultural Centre after a photography experience at the Equator crossing. Drive straight afterward to check into the lodge you booked around Bwindi National Park for relaxation and a night stay.

Accommodation

Luxury: Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Forest Camp

Midrange: Silverback Lodge, Engagi Lodge in Bwindi

Budget/Basic: Batwa Community Rest Camp, Broadbill forest camp

Day 4: Gorilla trekking-2 to 6 hours, Batwa visit

An early morning breakfast, after, report to Bwindi headquarters at Buhoma sector to the North. You will be orientated about gorilla trekking regulations, assigned a gorilla family and the actual trek begins from 8:00 am. Trek through the dense rainforest, and search for mountain gorillas with butterflies, other mammals, and birds while on the way.

Today’s experience will last 2-6 hours and after you have met a gorilla group, the park official will let you spend 1 hour with gorillas while maintaining a distance of about 10m. Retreat after observing mountain gorillas in the misty forest of Bwindi have lunch. Later, go learn, interact with the Batwa pygmies who are said to have spent 500,000 years, and explore different cultures, traditions, and lifestyles.

Accommodation

Luxury: Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Forest Camp

Midrange: Silverback Lodge, Engagi Lodge in Bwindi

Budget/Basic: Batwa Community Rest Camp, Broadbill forest camp

Day 5: Depart Bwindi to Kampala or Entebbe

Check out of the lodge you slept for the past 2 nights that is after breakfast and then drive back to Kampala via Mbarara, Masaka. This will mark the end of a 3-day gorilla safari at Bwindi National Park in Southwestern Uganda.

End of the gorilla 5 days Jinja and the gorilla safari

Tour Includes

Travel in a 4×4 car
Professional guide
Park fees
Accommodation
Meals
All Activities In the Itinerary

Tour Excludes

Alcoholic drinks
Laundry
Tips
Shopping
Insurance
Anything not included per itinerary

Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native, we specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. We are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority making it easy to book your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.