Quality Vehicles for Hire to take you anywhere in Uganda or East Africa:

A&O Tours and Travel offers quality vehicles for hire with English speaking Drivers who know their way around Uganda and are familiar with the roads, conditions, and how to avoid the infamous Kampala Traffic Jams.

We have any vehicle from saloon cars to buses that can meet the need you might have or the needs of your group.

We can arrange airport transfers, day trips, or simply rent the vehicle by the week.  The costs are based on a daily rental plus fuel.  Airport transfers are a fixed price and include fuel in the cost.

We invite you to contact us for a quote letting us know your needs, how many people and also the destinations you have in mind.

We offer you quality, well maintained vehicle, with seasoned drivers at a most competitive price.

From Shoestring to 5 Star Hotels here to meet your needs while staying in Uganda, East Africa

We can arrange for your stay in Kampala, Uganda or any other town or city in Uganda.  From budget to 5 star Hotels are available for your choosing.  A&O Tours will make sure that your accommodations needs are met in the manner that you desire.

Below are the different standards:

Up-Market:  There are quite a few up-market hotels in Kampala and they can be upward to 400 dollars for a double per night depending on the kind of room that you choose.

Moderate:  There is a difference between up-market and moderate, but moderate hotels are in-expensive, clean, often have nice restaurants and can range upward to around hundred dollars a night with breakfast being included.  Most will have dstv, phones, internet access and more.

Budget:  Is somewhere between 20 and 50 dollars per night for a double with breakfast.  This is the kind of hotel often used by people living here.  They are en-suite, sometimes a balcony. Food in the restaurant is mostly Ugandan.  You can get a decent steak with chips (french fries), but if you are from USA ask for brown chips, since here they are often too soft to what westerners are used to.

Let us know what you are looking for and we will find you the place.  For those that choose so, we also have non-alcoholic guesthouses that you can choose.

Vegetarians will have not too much of a problem in up-market or moderately prices hotels since there are many Indians who live here and are vegetarian, so hotels have come up with alternate menus for vegetarians.

Simply let us know the price range of hotel that you want and the duration so that we can obtain the best price and value for you to make your stay in Kampala, Entebbe, Jinja more enjoyable.

Usually prices for hotels are fixed at a nightly rate without discounts but we will get the best rate per night for you, especially as you are staying for a longer period of time.

Malaria Regiment:  There are three basic ones you can take.  Mefloquine or Larium, some people get nightmares from it.  It must be taken once a week. There is doxycycline that is the lowest in price and its sight effects can be sun sensitivity and some stomach problems. This one must be taken daily.  Lastly there is Melarone which is the most expensive but has the least side effects, all are prescription drugs.
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Mosquito Repellent:  Depending on the length of stay here it is recommended that you bring some good mosquito repellent. Mosquito nets are at all places of accommodations where you might be staying.
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Sun Protection:  Use SPF 15 or more and bring it with you since prices locally on such items can be quite high.
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Clothing:  For the most part light clothing since you are coming to warm weather country.  Boots would be good.  If you are going to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or the Rwenzori mountains other clothing will be required.  A jacket for Bwindi and for Rwenzori mountains some real warm clothing is advised.
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Money:  For the most part Uganda is a cash based society and credit cards are not accepted in most hotels, and other accommodations.   Paraa and Mweya Lodge take a credit card but charge a fee of 6% as do other establishments that accept credit cards.  Traveller Cheques can be a problem since they are hard to change and get a lower exchange rate.  Dollars is the currency of choice in Uganda as in most of Africa.  Bills must be clean and no older than 2003, it is best to use 100 dollar bills.  You can use your ATM card at Barclay or Stanbic Banks and obtain Uganda Shillings.  Forex Bureaus and Banks are everywhere for money exchange.
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Cell Phones:  If you have a quad International phone that is unlocked you can buy a local sim card and airtime from one of the four cell phone providers.  An international are reasonably priced and can be placed from most locations in Uganda including safari destinations.
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Visas:  Can be easily obtained as you enter Uganda at the airport at Entebbe, or any other border crossing.  A tourist visa is normally $50 dollars and can give you up to 90 days in Uganda.  This is less expensive than getting a visa in the country of origin from the Ugandan Embassay where you need to send your passport paying for pictures, shipping back and forth.
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Imodium:  There are times when your stomach may get upset by eating different foods, it is best to take some along just in case to help you cope with traveler’s diarrhea.
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Water:  It is best to stick with bottled water to make your trip  a safe one.  Even for brushing of teeth we advice to use bottled water.
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Medical Facilities:  There are emergency medical services readily available to treat whatever your need may be.

Hopefully this provides some help for questions you might have.  Should there be any other questions you might have, feel free to write us below.

A country that is stable and peaceful, where you will find some of the grandest sights in Africa.  You can see some of the grandest sights in the world, from the snow and glacier covered Rwenzori mountains, to the many lakes, including the largest lake in all of Africa, Lake Victoria.  You can do some of the best white water rafting in the world on the longest river in Africa, the Nile.  You can visit fishing and pygmie villages, see the diverse species of birds in this country, and meet the Mountain Gorillas in the Southwest of Uganda at Bwindi Impenetrable where most of the surviving Mountain Gorillas in the world are to be found.

Visit the National Parks and find tree climbing Lions in Queen Elizabeth Park and traverse the Kanzinga Channel where you will find the largest concentration of Hippos in Africa.  Fish the Nile, or Lake Victoria and pull out some tilapia fish for your dinner or one of the largest fresh-water fish in the world, the Nile Perch.

Getting to Uganda is made easy…

Arrive at Entebbe Airport, only 32 kilometers from Kampala.  The terminal is newly renovated and baggage handling for the most part is superb.  The immigration and custom officials are pleasant and polite and no asking for bribes here.

The atmosphere is most friendly and airport is very clean with many diverse shops, including Money-Exchange, Restaurants, news-stands, Banks available to the traveler.

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Visas:  You can obtain your visa right at the airport and that is the most economical way to do so.  $50 USD will be sufficient in most cases. Your entrance immigration form that you receive on your flight will also be your visa application.  Doing it here, means no pictures, no extra fees for shipping your passport to a Ugandan Embassy in the country of your residence which can save a substantial amount of money for you.
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Luggage Tips:  It is suggested that you carry on any electronic items and do not put them into your suitcases since they can easily picked.  Carry-on luggage allows you to take on one bag and then another bag such as laptop or camera case.
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Purchasing a ticket:  We can assist you in getting the best price for your flight here and back.  Just let us know the dates, the number of people and we will get a quote to you.

Airlines that fly to Uganda at Entebbe Airport:

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British Airways:  If you are coming to Uganda from North America or the United Kingdom.  You can easily use British Airways and arrive at Entebbe in the morning hours. (direct flight from UK)
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KLM:  Like British Airways, a premier International Airline that you can easily take anywhere from the European Continent and throughout North America, by using either KLM or Northwest Airlines.  They arrive in the evening hours.  (direct flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Brussel Airlines:  Can be connected with from North America and of course flies to Entebbe out of Brussels, Belgium.  (direct flight from Brussels, Belgium)
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Kenya Airways:  One of Africa’s better airlines with International flights, but flights to Entebbe are not direct and go through Nairobi, Kenya.
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Ethiopian Airlines:  Another one of the better airlines in Africa with high standards and International connections, but you have to stop over id Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before arriving in Entebbe.
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Air Emirates:  One of the largest International Airlines in the world.  One of the good things, that they fly all over the world and no matter where you are coming from, you can connect with them…from Australia, Europe or North America, there is a way to flying with them, but always through one of the best airports in the world, Dubai.
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South African Airlines:  Flies into Entebbe several times a week and will allow you to come to Uganda from the southern regions of Africa.
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Air Uganda:  A new airline that is high quality and flies from and to Entebbe from Juba, Sudan, Kigali, Rwanda, Nairobi, Kenya, Dar es Salaam  and Zanzibar and South Africa.
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Eagle Air:  Is a local airline that gives quality service within Uganda but also flies to South Sudan.
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You can also reach Uganda via Bus from Kenya or Rwanda that run on a daily basis.

Change Agents making a difference in the lives of Ugandans

A Safari is simply a journey.  We invite to a different kind of Safari, a Safari that will be life changing for you and impact the lives of others.

Sara, a volunteer from San Francisco, USA12 Days in Uganda that will be with you for the rest of your life.  12 Days of working in a community with need, working amongst children building schools, homes for poor and or sanitary facilities.  We can provide you a total project which can include a project such as mentioned above or simply volunteer working in a school or hospital during your stay here in Uganda. We can accommodate work teams from 1 to 50 or even more.  This is perfect for groups such as from churches or civic organizations, schools or University or simply a group of common minded friends.

Below is an outline of a sample Volunteer Work Trip Safari to Uganda:

Day One:  Arrive at Entebbe Airport and you will be met by our staff, we load your luggage and supplies into the vehicle and head for Kampala to the residence guest house where you will be staying for mosWelcome to Ugandat of your stay while in Uganda.

We provide you with secure lodging where you in most cases will have breakfast and dinner, have your laundry done and have a comfortable and very clean room.  The staff is trained in meeting the needs of Teams and will care for all of your needs while you are in Uganda.

If you are arriving during morning or afternoon hours we will transport you to the guest house where you will be staying, settle in with some refreshments have an evening get together where we will get you acquainted with Uganda, the tasks at hand answer questions that you might have.  You will also meet the Ugandan staff that will be working with you.  Ability to purchase sim cards in order to make local and international calls.

Day Two:  Breakfast, pack a lunch and depart for worksite where we will familiarize you with what tasks are in store for you.  This can range from a building a house for a needy family who without that Working Safari for Volunteershelp who live in squalor, work in a school, medical facility or an orphanage.  You will remain at worksite until 5pm when you will return to guesthouse for dinner and rest for the night with a time for team reflection and sharing impressions for that day.

Day Three:  Breakfast and once again pack  a lunch and depart for worksite where you will continue where you left off the day before and return back to to Guesthouse at 5 pm.  After dinner a walk to a nearby restaurant for ice-cream and the purchase of items you might need at grocery store.

(If any day falls on Sunday, we will take a break from work, attend a Ugandan Church and have breakfast brunch afterwards in a Kampala Restaurant )

Day Four:  Breakfast and packing of lunch and spend the day at worksite.  That evening after dinner we have a group of children who dance, sing and play various Ugandan instruments perform for you.  One of the highlights of your trip here to Uganda.Bujagali Falls Rafting

Day Five:  Breakfast and a break from the routine for a trip to the town of Jinja, two hours from Kampala.  We pass through the famous Mabira Forest and participants have a choice between “white water rafting on the Nile, which has various experiences from beginner to the dare devil, all safe, but at times it is wilder than a roller coaster ride. Lunch on an Island on the Nile for rafters.

Others that choose not to raft will visit the Source of the Nile, a baby orphanage, lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Nile and a walk around town and a visit to a local craft market.

A visit to Bujagali Falls and meeting up with the rafters and a BBQ before returning to Kampala for the evening for rest at guesthouse.

Day Six:  Breakfast at the guesthouse, packing of lunch and returning to worksite.  Before returning to guesthouse a stop off at local shopping center for some supplies you might need.

Day Seven:  Breakfast at the guesthouse, pack lunch and off to the worksite.  Return back for dinner, team reflection and rest.

Day Eight:  Breakfast at the guesthouse, and a day in Kampala with visit to the Kasubi Tombs, the famous burial site of the Kabakas or Kings of the Buganda Kingdom, Martyr’s Shrine where twenty some pages to the Kabaka were executed for their refusal to renounce their Christian Faith.

We then proceed back to Kampala to Nakasero Food Market, the Taxi Parks, amazing site, then to Owino Market, one of Africa’s largest 2nd hand clothing market with hundreds of merchants, Lunch in town, visit to a craft market for souvenirs, then the National Museum with its thousands of Ugandan artifacts, Namirembe and Lubaga Cathedral and back home to guesthouse for dinner, reflection of the day and rest.

Day NiMurchison Falls Parkne:  A very early Breakfast and it is a Uganda Wildlife Safari at Murchison Falls Park.  We leave at 6 am and head toward Masindi and onward to Murchison Falls Park.  Arrive at the lodging and have lunch overlooking the Nile.  A time of rest and then it is the first game drive in the late afternoon seeing what the country gifted by nature has to offer.  Lions, elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes, warthogs, baboons and much more.  Afterwards it is dinner and a sleep.

Day Ten:  Early Breakfast and a morning game drive viewing more animals and catching up on some that might have been on first day. A most wonderful experience for you.  Then return to lodge for a break and lunch and then one of the major highlights of the safari, a boat ride on the Nile, viewing animals on shore and in the water, hippos, crocodiles, birds in abundance and more Elephants, buffaloes and of course the bottom of the famous Murchison Falls with all its majestic, raw power surging down 43 meters.

Return to the lodging and dinner rest and reflection of the day.

Day Eleven:  Early breakfast and check out.  A visit to the top of Murchison Falls. We then head off toGiraffes at Murchison Falls Park Kampala and stop off at Masindi for Lunch.  We continue on to Kampala and reach it in late afternoon.

That Evening we have a goodbye and celebration dinner with Ugandan staff in a local restaurant.

Day 12:  Depending on flight we depart for Entebbe airport for flight back home.

Twelve days in Uganda that you will never forget…above is just one of many possibilities.

Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Lions, Elephants, Hippos, Buffaloes, Baboons, Giraffes, Zebras, Crocodiles, Zebras, Antelopes,

Lake Mburo National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Bwindi National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park

Eight days inclusive Safari taking in various National Parks in the southwest region of the Pearl of Africa – Uganda. This Safari covers four National Parks in 5 days, choose budget, moderate or up-market accommodations.

Day One:  Leave Kampala after breakfast for Lake Mburo which is just 3 1/2 hours from Kampala. We stop off in Masaka for a visit to the equator where you can take pictures.

Lake Mburo HippoProceed onward to  Lake Mburo National Park which is one of the few National Parks in Uganda where Zebras are found.  At Lake Mburo National Park you will either stay in an up-market tented camp or bandas (huts) for budget facility.  Lunch at your lodging and then a boat cruise on the Lake viewing of hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, waterbuck and bushbuck.  A relaxing time for you with lots of opportunities for pictures.

Late afternoon game drive through acacia tree studded savannas, marshes, lakes viewing various game animals from leopards to zebras as well as buffaloes, antelopes, birds, monkeys and more. A great introduction to Uganda’s Wildlife.

Return to your lodging and dinner as you watch the sun set.

Day Two:  Breakfast and we depart for Queen Elizabeth Park and the Mweya area where we will be arriving at lunch time and you will either be staying at Mweya Lodge or the Hostel facility for budget.

After lunch and a break we drive to the Kazinga Channel to take a motorized cruise of the channel viewing the multitude of animals and birds Kazinga Channel Birdsfound there.  Keep your eyes wide open and you camera ready.  You will see a multitude of birds, including pelicans, of course you will see a more hippos concentrated in that channel than anywhere else in Africa. On the shore there will be wildlife of all kinds that come to the water.  The channel boat ride is one of the highlights of the Queen Elizabeth National Park experience.

After the launch trip you return to your lodging for dinner and rest.

Day Three:  Early breakfast and off to the first game drive of the day.  This is the a three hour adventure, sure not to disappoint you.  Lions, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, baboons, monkeys, antelopes and views that are fabulous.  At the end of the drive we return to the lodging facility for lunch and rest.

Queen Elizabeth Park Crater LakeLate afternoon it is the second game drive of the day.  More animals to be seen and picture opportunities of lions, elephants, giraffes and much more.  Almost six hours for the day out on a game drive.  Animals that most have only seen in zoos and all against the backdrop of the distant snow covered Rwenzori Mountains.

Dinner back at your lodging and rest.

Day Four:  Breakfast and off to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in search of Ugandan Mountain Gorillas that dwell therein. We drive through the Ishasha region of Queen Mountain Gorilla at BwindiElizabeth Park and might even see some of tree climbing lions from the road.  We reach Bwindi in time for lunch, during the afternoon we go off to a local Batwa pigmy village and observe some of the customs and preparations of herbal medicine, local brew, food, and watch them perform some of their dances.  Back to the lodging of your choice for dinner and rest.

Day Five:  Breakfast and off to the Park Headquarters at Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest for the Mountain Gorilla Tracking experience.  After a brief orientation you are assigned to a team and a ranger to take you to where the gorillas are.  This can last from a few hours to an all day hike.  It is a rugged terrain you will be passing through and one needs to be reasonably fit and healthy to do so.  Get within  a few meters of these magnificent gorillas and observe them and take pictures while being so close.

After the tracking experience we return back to the lodging for food and rest.

Day Six:  Breakfast at your lodging and we check out and head for Kibale Forest with is fabulous Chimpanzees.  Checking at the lodging around Chimpanzeeslunch time and have some lunch and a break from travel.  Close to sunset it is off for a nighttime walk with spotlights to track some nocturnal animals and monkeys.  This is a short walk and quite an experience.

Back to the lodging facility for dinner and rest.

Day Seven: Breakfast and off to the Park Headquarters where with your Uganda Wildlife Authority Guide you will be able to enjoy viewing animals, birds, plants and trees that you would miss otherwise.

Of course you are tracking chimpanzees and the chance of seeing them there is over 90%, since they are on the move from one place to another he knows where they have been the night before and will be able guide you near them for optimum viewing.

You return to your place of lodging for a delightful lunch and some rest reflecting on the chimpanzee tracking experience that just concluded.

Then off to Bigodi Wetlands Swamp for a walk around and see both mammals and birds in their setting.  This walk is almost as populaShoebill Storkr as the Kibale Forest Walk.  You will need good walking shoes since part of the walk will be quite muddy, the situnga antelope and hopefully the shoebill stork.  This is nothing to be missed.  There is also an abundance of butterflies found here.

We return to the lodging facility of your choice for dinner and rest

Day Eight:  An early Breakfast and check out and off to Kampala with lunch along the way, arriving in the early evening hours there.

Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Lions, Elephants, Hippos, Buffaloes, Baboons, Giraffes, Zebras, Crocodiles, Antelopes Birds in abundance

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest,  Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park

Seven days inclusive Safari taking in various National Parks in the southwest region of Uganda.  From start to finish, an unforgettable Safari, that will remain with you for a long time.

Day One:  Leave Kampala at an early hour for Bwindi which is a 9 hour to 10 hour drive depending on conditions.  Drive toward Bwindi and stop to take lunch at Mbarara, bottled water included on journey, lunch is also included, drinks , tips are not covered, but everything else is, including water while in vehicle.

Arrive at your lodging during late afternoon and check-in.  Dinner at the lodging which can be tented camp, hotel, or bandas (cabins) depending on choice and availability.

Day Two:  Have an early breakfast and be at Bwindi headquarters for orientation and meeting with guides.  Off it is for the Mountain Gorilla tracking experience which can be quite rigorous.  The forest has many special trees unique to it, there are other mammals, bird and butterflies and of course the views are breathtaking.  The tracking experience can be from a few hours to all day, but always rewarding.  You will get within 5 meters of the gorillas and quietly observe them.

Afterwards it is a return to headquarters depending on time and your energy level a village walk, where you will see traditional ways, from brewing of beer to remedies made from the forest.  There will be some dancing and entertaining and it is certainly worth your while.

Day Three:  It is breakfast and check-out  and off to Queen Elizabeth Park at Mweya which is about a 5 hour drive or more depending on road conditions in time for lunch at Mweya lodge which is up-market or the hostel that is there at budget pricing. After check in and lunch a time of rest and maybe lounging at the pool at Mweya lodge or sitting in then shade with a cool drink at the hostel.

Then it is the evening game drive with many animals to be seen lions, hyenas, elephants, antelopes of all kinds, leopards, birds and of course the snow capped Rwenzori Mountains in the distance, simply beautiful, the savannas stretching further than the eye can behold and you will experience a beautiful African sunset.  This game drive will last up to three hours and cover quite a distance all in specially equipped safari vehicle so that you can stand up and take the best pictures possible.

Enjoy dinner back at your lodging facility and get a good nights rest.

Day Four:  Early morning breakfast and off for a morning game drive with lots more animals to view, another day where you will find the sun rise as you go in search of some of the most fantastic animals in Africa, just outside of your vehicle, you will traverse some different terrain with some extinct volcano craters which are now lakes where animals come to water. Simply fabulous is what other guests have said.

Return to your lodging for a break and for lunch.  After lunch it is off for a Kazinga Channel for a cruise of several hours viewing pelicans, more hippos than anywhere in Africa, view animals as they come to water and you will get some fantastic shots with your camera, of birds and animals.

This is always one of the highlights to Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda and surely you will find it the same. Return to your lodging for dinner and rest for the night.

Day Five:  Breakfast at your lodging and off to Kyambura Gorge for Chimpanzee tracking.  You will get within 5 meters of them, they move nightly but your guide is experienced in their ways and will lead you to a group of them.  Afterwards it is off to Maramagambo Forest where you will partake in a packed lunch and then a  walk to a large bat cave where a large number of bats are present.

We slowly drive back to the lodging and view animals along the way.  Dinner and rest at your lodging.

Day Six:  Breakfast  at your lodging and check out, then we proceed to Lake Mburo where you will either stay in an up-market tented camp or bandas (huts) for budget facility.  Lunch at your lodging and then a boat cruise on the Lake viewing of hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, waterbuck and bushbuck.  A relaxing time for you with lots of opportunities for pictures.

Late afternoon you will be on a guided game walk with a armed Uganda Wildlife Authority Ranger around the salt lick where many animals congregate in the late afternoon and early evening.  Another opportunity for great picture taking.  This is also one of the few places in Uganda where large amounts of zebras are to be found.

Back to your lodging…the up-market tented camp we use has an excellent view from the restaurant of a watering hole where you can watch animals come and still their thirst.  Enjoy dinner and rest.

Day Seven:  Early morning breakfast and a game drive through Lake Mburo Park viewing many animals and birds.  You will love the Acacia Tree covered landscape and it will be feast for your eyes and ears.

Afterwards we depart for Kampala and stop off at Masaka for lunch for a visit to the equator for picture taking and then observing the famous Masaka Drum makers as they create these musical instruments.  You can even buy one or two and take it with you.

We reach Kampala during the afternoon.

Mountains and Mountains and lots more mountains, snow covered peaks, glaciers on the equator, yet there are two factors that prevent many people from visiting this fantastic, tallest mountain range in all of Africa – Time and Money.  In most cases people take a 7 day journey through the mountains can cost just for the hike and fees over 700 dollars USD per person.  That does not include the transport and extra things needed.  We get many requests for the Rwenzori mountains but the price and the time factors involved limit people from enjoying this fabulous region of Uganda, plus you will need a lot of less equipment and supplies.

Physical fitness is needed, Rwenzori is more challenging than the Kilimanjaro hike.

Take a look below and write to us regarding this fabulous mountain experience in the heart of Africa.  This Mountain Safari can easily combined with another such as Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Mountain Gorilla Safari, and or Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda Safari.

Day one:  We leave Kampala early in the morning and head off for Fort Portal the gateway to our excursion into the Rwenzori Mountains, or also referred to as the Mountains of the Moon.  The ride will take us through an ever changing Ugandan countryside where you will see the Pearl of Africa in an up-close manner.  Lunch along the way which is included in the price.  We offer free bottled water during the journey.  We reach Fort Portal in the late afternoon and check in to Up-Market, moderate or budget accommodations.  Dinner at the place where you are lodging.

Day Two:  We have an early breakfast, check our equipment, clothing and hiking shoes, take backpack and drive up to an altitude of 1,650 ,meters at the Kazingo Trading Center.  That is our trailhead.

We begin our journey upward to 3000 meter elevation, through bamboo forests, and other vegetations, seeing various monkeys, birds and different plants along the way.  We take our packed lunch at Kighomu community campsite where chimps are nearby, so the locals tell you, but quite hard to find.

From the ridge of our climb it will take us two hours to climb down to the town of Bundibugyo where we spend the night with dinner and rest at the Vanilla Hotel.

Day Three:  Breakfast and depart for Semliki National Park with its unmatched scenery and visiting Sempaya Hotsprings , we will  take some short hikes, visit a pygmy village and view game and birds along the ay.

Lunch at Semliki, then we enjoy the hot springs and journey back to Fort Portal for our stay.

Day three can be excluded and we can head back to Kampala on that day depending on your schedule or add another venue on day three.

Day Four:  We have breakfast and head back to Kampala reaching there in the early evening hours.

Spend 5 days seeing the best of Ugandan Gorillas and the wildlife and scenery of Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda East Africa.Ugandan Mountain Gorilla

This is one of the best options for you to see the wildlife that Uganda has to offer from the mountain gorillas to elephant, lions, giraffes, chimpanzees, hippos, birds, leopards and much more.

Take a 5 day Safari and enjoy the Pearl of Africa, Uganda.  This Safari can be extended to meet your wishes.  Just let us know.

Day One:  Leave Kampala early in the morning (pickup can be made from airport changing the schedule somewhat). Off towardBwindi Mountain Gorilla Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the southwest of Uganda. (Depending on your permits, the order may be reversed with first going to Queen Elizabeth National Park first.

We use quality safari vehicles with English Guide Drivers who know the roads and ways of Uganda. Bottled water is provided for the journey, the safari price includes all meals, lodging, permits and entrance fees with the exception of tips and drinks with your meals.

Enjoy your drive though the Ugandan countryside and we have lunch at Mbarara Lake View Hotel and then after a break we move on toward Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with its Moumountain gorilla with babyntain Gorillas.  We reach our destination late afternoon for rest and relaxation and dinner at either an up-market Tented camp or budget Bandas (cabins) both come with all meals included except drinks.

Up-scale Lodging is for the most part in Tented camps that are covered by thatched roof under which is the tent.  There is usually a covered porch under which you can relax in comfortable chairs and take a cup of coffee or tea in the morning.  All have attached bathrooms with flush toilet, warm showers and sinks.  The furnishings are usually quite nice and the food is fantastic, three to five course meals

Budget:  Consists of basic rooms with a mosquito net over bed, sometimes en-suite, food is basic but tasty.  There is a big difference in price between the two.  One is more celebratory than the other and the tented camp will leave a lasting, positive impression on you.

Day Two:  Rise and shine and have some breakfast, the breakfast at the tented camp will astound you in quality and quantity and choices available.  It is best to take a packed lunch with you…a small backpack it advised, a jacket, good hiking boots and plenty of energy for your day of traversing the ridges and hills of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest tracking the mountain gorillas of Uganda.Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Hills

We proceed to the park headquarters for a briefing and being grouped up with other visitors to Bwindi (maximum group being 8).  The tracking experience can be an all day experience, or it can be simply a few hours, depending on location of the group with whom you have permit.

You may assistance in climbing up and down the hills, if you do, local porters are available to assist you for a small fee.  No matter what you will get within a close distance to the mountain gorillas of Bwindi, fantastic pictures and or videos, memories that will stay with you forever.

If there is time in the afternoon, we will take a local village walk accompanied by a guide who will give you insights into the daily life of the pygmies living there and others.  You will see them prepare local brew, medicine, food, and the highlight will be a traditional dance.Kazinga Channel Hippos

Return to your lodging facility and enjoy dinner and rest:

Day Three:  Early Breakfast, pack a snack to tie you over to lunch and off to Queen Elizabeth National Park, we will enter the park at Ishasha where if we are lucky we just might some tree climbing lions along the way.  Our aim is to make this journey by lunch time so that we reach Mweya where you can either stay at the Lodge of Budget lodging.  Mweya is a lovely Peninsual that sits above Kazinga Channel and from the Lodge you can see a lot of animal activity.  After lunch we take a a rest break and that evening is our first game drive through the Park.Queen Elizabeth Park Buffaloes

There are lots of lions, giraffes, elephants, various antelopes, leopards, buffaloes, hyenas, monkeys, to be found here, you will not miss out on seeing animals.  Queen Elizabeth is a premier spot for wildlife in Uganda and you will see lots of it.  One of the drives will be through ancient crater lakes where you will find lots of animals down below by the water.  Besides we have not talked about the birds of which there are over 600 different species in this park, the landscape where in the distance you can see the majestic Rwenzori Mountains, the tallest mountain range in all of Africa, three peaks have glaciers on them, one of them is right on the equator.

The evening game drive lasts about 2 1/2 to three hours and at the end of it you return to your lodging facility for dinner and rest.

Elpehant at Queen Elizabeth Parkay Four:  Early breakfast and off to a morning game drive to take in more of the fabulous wildlife of Uganda.  Sights and sounds you have never heard before.  Pictures that you will relish for years to come as you shoot on film lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, birds of various kinds, sunrise  and so much more.

Return to your lodging after game drive for rest and then lunch.  After lunch it is off to Kazinga Channel for a launch trip, slowly moving along the shore so that you do not miss the elephants, hippos, pelicans, buffaloes and the countless of birds you will find in and out of the water as you take your 3 to 3 hour cruise of the channel and Lake Edward and George.

Afterwards back to your lodging facility for dinner and rest.

Day 5:  Breakfast at the lodge or budget facility and off to Kampala, lunch in Mbarara at the Lake View Hotel and a stop over at Masaka for picture taking as you are on the equator.  Then back on the road and we reach Kampala in the late afternoon.