5 days Queen Elizabeth and Mount Rwenzori safari takes you to wildlife viewing within Queen Elizabeth national park and mountain climbing on mount Rwenzori. While on a safari you will spot animals such as lions, buffaloes, elephants, hyenas waterbucks as well as bird species and many more which makes your Uganda safari amazing.

SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS

Day 1; Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 2; Morning Game drive and Boat cruise

Day 3; Transfer to kasese-Mount Rwenzori national park

Day 4; Hike to Mount Rwenzori

Day 5; Descend and return to Kampala

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1; TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

In the morning you will be picked by a safari guide and brief you about the safari. After the briefing, you will embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. You will have a stopover at the equator where you will have photos as well as buy souvenirs. After you will have a stopover in mbarara for lunch and after you will proceed with the journey to queen Elizabeth. On arrival you will visit the twin lakes and proceed to your hotel for a relaxation, dinner and a night stay.

Accommodation options

Luxury- Mweya safari lodge

Mid-range – Elephant hub lodge

Budget – Pumba safari cottages

DAY 2; MORNING GAME DRIVE AND BOAT CRUISE

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to kasenyi area for a morning game drive as well as the lion tracking experience where you will look for the lions with the help of the researchers and later look out for other animals such as buffaloes, warthogs and waterbucks among others.

After you will head back to the lodge for lunch and after lunch head for a boat cruise on the kazinga channel where you will spot bird species, elephants, hippos, buffaloes and crocodiles at the shores. After you will head back to the lodge for a relaxation, dinner and night stay.

DAY 3; TRANSFER TO KASESE-MOUNT RWENZORI NATIONAL PARK

In the morning after having breakfast you will check out of the lodge and transfer to kasese. It’s a 2 hour’s drive from Queen Elizabeth national park to kasese. On arrival you will check into your lodge as you prepare for the next day activities, have dinner and a night stay.

DAY 4; HIKE MOUNT RWENZORI

After an early breakfast you will head to the parks headquarters where you will start the climbing from. You will have a briefing with the park officials with armed rangers and embark on the hike using the rwenzori central circuit or kilembe trekking route. While on the trek, you will spot primates such as black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and chimpanzees. Throughout the whole day, you will climb up to sine hut which is 2,680 meters where you will spot the montane forest and the sound of the Enock’s falls crashing down onto the rocks. You will have dinner and a night stay at the Sine camp.

DAY 5; DESCEND AND RETURN TO KAMPALA

Early in the morning, you will have breakfast and descend back to sine hut after embark on the journey back to Kampala via fort portal highway with enroute lunch. On arrival to Kampala, you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or any place of advice.

5 days Queen Elizabeth and Mount Rwenzori safari Includes

Hiking permit

Park entry fees

An English speaking guide

Transportation in a 4*4 safari vehicle

Accommodation and meals

Bottled drinking water

5 days Queen Elizabeth and Mount Rwenzori safari Excludes

Tips

Personal expenses

Optional activities

Insurance