Day 1
Arrival | Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
When you touch down at Entebbe International Airport, you will be greeted with a warm smile from one of our staff clad in our company attire. He/she will help you with your luggage and escort you to our tour van. Once comfortably seated, you will head for Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda.
The drive will take about 7 hours on the road (and about 1 hour using a domestic charter flight from Entebbe to Kisoro ). You will stop over at Equator mark and proceed to Mbarara where you will have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center, then head off to Bwindi on a 3 hour journey to Bwindi.
You will overnight either at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Engagi Lodge, Silverback Lodge, Or their equivalents.
Day 2
Canoeing | Cycling
Wake up to a lazy breakfast at around 7:30 am . You will have a Canoeing/boat riding, an interesting experience sailing on the calm waters of Africa’s second deepest lake!. Travel to any of the 29 islands on lake bunyonyi, each island with a different interesting story about its formation. Ensure to visit the punishment island where pregnant un married Bakiga girls would be taken and left to die in isolation. This can take whole 3 -5 hour. Later, Adventure Lake Bunyonyi on a mountain bike through local communities, farms and village towns. The ride also offers you spectacular views of Lake Bunyonyi’s Islands and the endless hills of Kigezi.
Day 3
Community Walk | Lake Swim or Zip-lining
After your tasty breakfast, with the help of a local guide, you will take have a village. You will learn about the life skills of the local population, farming activities and how community tourism is benefitting villagers directly. This may take about 3 hours.
In the afternoon, with good weather, you will go zip lining. You get to swing on top of the calm waters of Lake Bunyonyi, the second deepest lake in Africa. High ropes are connected between trees on the opposite shores of the lake and travelers swing from one point to the other over the waters.
Swimming Lake bunyonyi is free from dangerous water animals like crocodiles, hippos and also bilharzia free hence the safest place for swimming. Relax and refresh in the cool calm waters of Africa.
Day 4
Transfer to Entebbe & Departure
After an excellent breakfast, you will take a 5 -7 hour back toward Entebbe. Depending on the time of your departure, either you will be dropped at the airport in time to catch your flight Or we will help you find a suitable hotel to rest while you wait for your departure time.
Available accommodations include Sunset Hotel, Airport guesthouse, Gately Inn Entebbe.
