5 Day Gorillas and White Water Rafting Safari

5 Day Gorillas and White Water Rafting Safari is a fantastic 5 days program of traversing the primate world in Uganda while enjoying the beautiful landscape and the local people.
A detailed itinerary

Day 1: Airport Pick up and Transfer to the hotel in Kampala.

Upon your arrival at Entebbe International airport, Arcadia Safaris driver-guide will be there to pick you up and transfer you to the hotel in Kampala for a Bed and Breakfast overnight stay. This will be a great opportunity for you to rest and relax after a long flight.
Destination: Kampala City
Accommodation options:
Luxury: Latitude 0 Degrees or Similar
Mid-Range: Kaazi Beach Resort or Similar
Budget: Acactus Hotel or Similar

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey



Day 2: Transfer to Jinja for a White Water Rafting on the Nile.

You will be up early for your breakfast; afterwards you will be transferred to Jinja, a city located along the Nile River the longest river in Africa, where you will have an exciting experience of white water rafting. Jinja is a popular destination for water sports, especially rafting, and it is known for its rapids that can challenge even the most experienced rafters.

You will be given all the necessary safety gears and an experienced guide will be with you throughout the rafting experience. This activity is a must-try for anyone who loves adrenaline-pumping activities. After the white water rafting activity, you will then be returned back to Kampala arriving in the evening for overnight at your hotel

Destination: Jinja – Kampala (City)
Accommodation options:
Luxury: Latitude 0 Degrees or Similar
Mid-Range: Kaazi Beach Resort or Similar
Budget: Acactus Hotel or Similar

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey



Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park.
Early departure to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in Southwestern Uganda with a stopover at the equator for some informative talk, photography and some experiments before proceeding to Mbarara town arriving in time for Lunch. Drive through the rolling green hills of Banana and Tea plantations arriving in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge or Similar
Mid-Range: Bakiga Lodge or Similar
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp or Similar

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey



Day 4: Gorilla Tracking and Batwa Cultural Experience.
This will be an eventful day and you need to wake up at around 6am. As you take breakfast, request the hotel to prepare for you parked lunch just in case the activity goes on past mid-day. The driver will take you to the park offices for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Gorilla Tracking at 7:45 am.

The Park guides will offer you a hiking stick and you will also have a chance to hire porters to help you with any heavy luggage/cameras, 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. Once you get to them (gorillas), you will be given only one hour of observation. Use this time to study the group and individual members. Do not forget to take some videos and photos or else no one will know that you ever took part in such a fascinating activity.

After spending time with the primates, you will be led back to the starting point for your certificate of participation. You will find our office Guide waiting to take you back to the hotel for lunch and rest.

Batwa Cultural Experience.

Time allowing, late in the afternoon, you will be taken to visit the Batwa pygmies of Bwindi. The Batwa where the original inhabitants of the forests in Bwindi, Mgahinga, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Virunga in Congo. Most were forced out of the forests but without compensation or proper adjustment to the modern life. The nature walk will offer you an opportunity to learn about their ancient ways of life and the struggles to adapt to modern life outside the forest.

Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge or Similar
Mid-Range: Bakiga Lodge or Similar
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp or Similar

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey



Day 5: Transfer back to Entebbe International Airport
On this final day, after your early morning breakfast with your packed lunch, you will be transferred back to Entebbe International airport for your outbound flight back home. This will be a great opportunity for you to reflect on your amazing adventure in Uganda and to make plans for your next trip.

Thank you for choosing Arcadia Safaris and we hope to see you (or any referral) when next, you visit!!!.

Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

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