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5-Day Queen Elizabeth and Gorilla Flying Safari
5-Day Queen Elizabeth and Gorilla Flying Safari: a 5-day private safari with Afrisites, starting from Entebbe. The route is Entebbe / Kampala, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Built around mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Ishasha’s fig-tree lion country. Fly-in days cut the road. Lodge class is mid-range unless you ask us to go simpler or higher. Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are collected in your name before you fly.
From US$3,050 per person sharing
5 days · Uganda · private safari
Indicative for two people sharing, mid-range lodges (or the luxury tier if this trip is sold as luxury), current gorilla and chimpanzee permit rates. Your invoice names the lodges, the permit numbers and the season. Permit tariffs are set by the parks and can change.
At a glance
- Uganda gorilla permit held in your name; sector matched to the lodge, not a two-hour transfer
- Ishasha woodland for tree-climbing lions — habitat, not a guarantee
- Light aircraft on the long legs
- 5 days private from Entebbe
Day by day
Day 1 — Entebbe / Kampala
Meet at Entebbe International Airport. Depending on your landing time we transfer to a lakeside lodge in Entebbe or continue toward the first park. Briefing on permits, packing and the next morning’s start. A light-aircraft hop replaces the long road day whenever the next park has a strip. Overnight: Protea or Lake Victoria View in Entebbe.
Day 2 — Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game drives on the Kasenyi plains and a Kazinga Channel boat safari: hippo, buffalo, elephant and one of East Africa’s densest water-bird lists. Overnight: Mweya or Kasenyi savannah lodge; Ishasha Wilderness Camp when we use the south.
Day 3 — Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Southern Queen for the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. Fig trees, open woodland and a quieter game-drive than the northern circuit. This sector sits on the road to Bwindi. Overnight: Ishasha Wilderness Camp or similar, on the Bwindi road.
Day 4 — Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Mountain gorilla trekking. Briefing at the sector headquarters (Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga or Nkuringo — whichever permit we hold). Up to a several-hour hike, then one hour with the family. Porter recommended. Overnight: Buhoma Lodge, Rushaga Gorilla Camp or similar (we match the sector of your permit).
Day 5 — Return to Entebbe
Drive or fly back to Entebbe. Airport drop timed to your outgoing flight. If you fly after 8 p.m. we keep a day-room option so you are not sitting at the terminal all afternoon.
Included
- Private 4×4 safari vehicle and English-speaking driver-guide (or light aircraft plus transfers on fly-in days)
- Lodge or camp as named in the day-by-day, full board except on arrival/departure city nights (bed and breakfast)
- Park fees for the reserves in this itinerary
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Airport meet-and-greet
- Gorilla permit (Uganda or Rwanda as this itinerary states) — collected before we hold the date
Not included
- International flights
- Uganda or Rwanda visa
- Drinks, laundry and tips
- Travel insurance (mandatory — you buy this yourself)
- Optional activities not named in the day-by-day (second gorilla permit, golden monkeys, extra boat)
On this safari
