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8 days Zanzibar and Uganda gorilla tour is a holiday experience which will take place on the island of Zanzibar and also in Uganda.
You will explore Zanzibar island during your 8 days Zanzibar and Uganda gorilla tour and visit the historical Stone town, enjoy a tour of the spice plantations where you will see cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and other spices.
During the 8 days safari, you will also enjoy visiting the blue beach resort where you will relax for a full day on the white sand beaches and enjoy swimming and snorkeling.
After your holiday on the Zanzibar island you will continue your trip to Uganda.
In Uganda, you will engage in gorilla trekking where you will adventure into the Bwindi impenetrable forest as you search for the endangered gorillas in their natural habitat.
You will also enjoy a community tour and interact with the Batwa during your 8 days Zanzibar and Uganda gorilla tour.
The 8 days Zanzibar and Uganda gorilla tour will end in Uganda.
Safari highlights
Day 1; pick up and drive to Zanzibar hotel
Day 2; stone town tour and spice tour
Day 3; blue beach resort experience
Day 4; flight to Uganda
Day 5; Kampala city tour
Day 6; drive to Bwindi national park
Day 7; gorilla trek and Batwa cultural tour
Day 8; departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1; pick up and drive to Zanzibar hotel
You will be picked up from the airport upon arrival on the 1st day of your Zanzibar holiday and you will be welcomed and driven to your hotel.
You will spend the day relaxing at your hotel for dinner and overnight at Zanzibar palace hotel.
Day 2; stone town tour and spice tour
After having breakfast at your hotel in Zanzibar, you will engage in a stone town tour and in the company of a local guide you will visit the alleyways and enjoy seeing the ancient architecture in the town such as grand Arab houses, mosques, the old slave market and other historic buildings in the town.
You will also engage in a spice tour on the 2nd day of your Zanzibar holiday as you visit the spice plantations of Zanzibar island where spices like cinnamon, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg, pepper among others are grown.
During the spice tour you will get to know the different uses of the spices and how they are grown and also get to taste fruits which are grown on the island.
After this experience, you will return to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Zanzibar palace hotel.
Day 3; blue beach resort experience
Your day will start with breakfast served at your hotel ahead of your visit to the blue beach resort experience on the eastern coast of Zanzibar.
You will enjoy relaxing on the white sand beaches as you enjoy views of the Indian ocean and also enjoy sunbathing and swimming.
After spending the full day on the beach, you will return to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Zanzibar palace hotel.
Day 4; flight to Uganda
After breakfast and checking out of the hotel, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Uganda.
You will be met by your guide in Uganda on arrival at the airport and he will welcome you for your safari.
You will continue to your hotel in Kampala for check in and you will spend the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel and dinner and overnight will be at Forest cottages.
Day 5; Kampala city tour
You will have breakfast at your hotel as you prepare for a tour around Kampala city.
You will visit different places around Kampala as you get an experience of the busy streets of Kampala and you will visit the Kabaka’s palace, the Uganda museum as well as local arts and crafts shops.
After your city tour, you will return to your hotel where you will have dinner and overnight at Forest cottages.
Day 6; drive to Bwindi national park
After an early breakfast and checking out of your hotel, you will be met by your guide and you will start your journey to Bwindi national park the home of gorillas in Uganda.
You will have a stop at the equator where you will visit the local craft shops and also see the water experiment at the equator. You will also have your lunch en-route.
Your guide will drive you to your lodge after lunch and you will have your dinner and overnight at Buhoma haven lodge.
Day 7; gorilla trek and Batwa cultural tour
You will wake up early at your lodge after breakfast ahead of your gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi forest national park.
your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for a briefing about the gorilla trekking experience.
During your gorilla trek, you will enter into the impenetrable forest where you will search for the gorillas and also enjoy seeing a variety of birds and tree species as well as black and white colobus monkeys.
You will spend about 1 hour with the gorillas before returning to the briefing point where you will meet your guide.
You will continue to your lodge and alternatively engage in a community tour where you will interact with the Batwa people and get to know about their culture, enjoy traditional dance performances among other activities.
You will return to your lodge after the community tour and you will have dinner and spend the night at Buhoma haven lodge.
Day 8; departure
You will have breakfast early at your lodge and check out of the lodge ahead of your journey back to Entebbe.
You will have a stop in Mbarara and also have your lunch en route. Your guide will drive you to the airport or your hotel in Entebbe which will bring your 8 days Zanzibar and Uganda gorilla tour to an end.
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