The 6 Days Zanzibar and Uganda tour is an excellent safari encounter on the African continent, start a visit from Zanzibar Island and then fly to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. A visit to Uganda take you to the top tourist attractions on Uganda Safaris that is Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
This 6 Days Zanzibar and Uganda tour will lead you into a game drive, a boat cruise on the Uganda Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park and also a Gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi National Park. The trip will start in Zanzibar Island and end in Entebbe International Airport or Kampala.
Tour Highlight of the 6 Days Zanzibar and Uganda Tour
Day 1: Flight from Zanzibar to Entebbe Airport
Day 2: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 3: Morning Game Driver and Boat Cruise
Day 4: Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 5: Uganda Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 6: Departure
Detailed itinerary of the 6 Day Zanzibar and Uganda Tour
Day 1: Flight from Zanzibar to Entebbe Airport
On day 1 of the 6 days Zanzibar and Uganda tour, you will fly from the airport in Zanzibar to Entebbe International Airport. On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will meet up with your guide who will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.
Depending on your time of arrival, you will visit the botanical garden or reptile village and other places around before returning to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plans; Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On the 2nd day of 6 Day Zanzibar and Uganda Tour, after a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your guide will pick you up from the hotel to start a driving journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park in South Western Uganda. You will have a stop at the equator and continue a drive to Mbarara for en–route lunch. After lunch, proceed a drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a spectacular view of the beautiful countryside, rolling hills, beautiful tea plantation on your way to your lodge. Arrive in the evening, and check into your lodge. Dinner and overnight.
Meal plans; Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Game drive and Boat cruise
On the 3rd day of 6 Day Zanzibar and Uganda Tour, wake up enjoy your morning breakfast, and embark on a morning game drive within the park. During your game drive, you will explore the savannah plains in search of wildlife species like elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, warthogs, and hippos among others. After, drive back to the lodge for lunch.
After having lunch, you will drive to Uganda Kazinga channel to experience the boat ride. You will enjoy the perfect view of water species and various birds along the shores of the lake. After the boat ride. Drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plans; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On the 4th day of 6 Day Zanzibar and Uganda Tour, wake up and have breakfast served at the lodge, followed by check out of the lodge. Then, proceed the journey to Bwindi Forest National Park. Your guide will drive you to Bwindi via the Ishasha sector home to unique tree-climbing lions. Arrive in time for lunch, check-in, and rest at the lodge as you get prepared for the next day’s activity. Dinner and overnight.
Meal plans; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Uganda Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will be picked up by your driver guide, and transferred to the headquarters for a briefing on the Uganda gorilla trekking rules and regulations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. After briefing, meet up with the park ranger to allocate you to an assigned gorilla family in a group of eight people. Gorilla tracking experience can take 2 to 7 hours, depending on their movement in the jungle.
When you find them, one hour is given to the tracker to spend with them –as you enjoy taking future photos, of how they feed, play, and behave among others. Dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plans; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Day 6: Departure/ Airport
You will wake up and enjoy your breakfast well served at lodge after take a drive from Bwindi National Park back to Kampala or Entebbe. You will have a picnic lunch in Mbarara and then continue to Entebbe to be dropped off at the Airport or your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.
End of the 6 Day Zanzibar and Uganda Tour.
Safari Includes;
Gorilla permits
Transportation during safaris
Full accommodation and all meals
Pick-ups and drops
Bottled drinking water while on safari
Safari Excludes;
International flights and visas
Personal expenses like telephone calls, laundry services, tips and gratuities.
