Inspired Gorilla Safari & Volunteer (trip)

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Inspired Gorilla Safari & Volunteer

  • Uganda
  • Active & Adventure
  • Volunteer Vacations
Uganda, Africa

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from £1,329* per person6 DaysMay-November
Simple accommodations Exertion level: 2
Operator: Inspired Escapes 15 people max

A short African volunteer experience wrapped in a stunning 6 day cultural and wildlife adventure in Uganda. Take up the challenge and fundraise for the Kids Club Kampala and help support the community project in rural Uganda. Option to join an amazing volunteering experience after your safari to get under the skin of this destination. Enjoy the wildlife safari both on road and on the river, trek the aptly named "impenetrable" African rainforest at Bwindi National Park and come up close to a family of gorillas, a truely unforgettable experience!

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Uganda, Africa

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Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL AND WELCOME - Welcome to Uganda. Our friendly English-speaking guide will pick you up from Entebbe International Airport, Uganda. We’ll stay overnight at a boutique town hotel in Kampala.

Day 2: PROJECT VISIT AND ORIENTATION - Today we’ll head out to meet with Kids Club Kampala, where you can choose to volunteer after your safari! We’ll spend the morning at the office being briefed about KCK and what to expect, meeting the office staff and volunteers, followed by lunch all together. After lunch we’ll go on a walk around the slum and visit a couple of projects where you will be volunteering after your safari.

Day 3: WILDLIFE - Today we’ll head out to see the wildlife that Uganda has to offer! We’ll drive up to Queen Elizabeth national park, where you will have a boat cruise on the kazinga channel. You’ll see a diversity of wildlife, including lions, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, elephants and many warthogs on your Ugandan safari. Stay overnight at a boutique safari lodge at Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Day 4: THE RAINFOREST - Morning game drive and then transfer to Bwindi national park. Bwindi National Park is a world heritage site as it’s biologically one of the most diverse forests in Africa. Fondly known as the Impenetrable Forest it remains home to half of the world’s gorilla population. It’s a privilege to be here. Enjoy the view of the forest from your overnight stay at the rainforest lodge we have chosen for you.

Day 5: GORILLA TREK - Early morning to trek through the Impenetrable Forest. Find out how it gets its name as you ascend through a mountainous and heavily forested African terrain. It’s all worth it when you may get the chance to get up close to a gorilla family. Spend an hour watching in awe as they play, forage and interact. Capture the moment and trek back to base. Back to your lodge for a well-deserved shower and rest at the rainforest lodge.

Day 6: DEPARTURE - Today we’ll drive back to Kampala where you’ll either catch a flight home or be dropped off at the Kids Club Kampala guesthouse, ready to volunteer with the children of Kampala! If you’ve chosen to volunteer, tomorrow you’ll get to meet the children and begin your programme! You can also extend your volunteering experience and stay for 2 weeks if you’d like.

Day 7 - 13: VOLUNTEERING EXTENSION - Over the next week you will be working with Kids Club Kampala’s out-of-school children to help teach them basic English, reading, writing, and to assist with their feeding programmes. No prior teaching experience is necessary. These education classes not only help children with their education and give them vital life skills, but they also provide the children with a safe place to go every evening. Living in the slums can be dangerous, and these classes provide the children with a safe environment and sense of community, where they can keep out of trouble, out of danger and build up a trusting relationship with each other and the KCK volunteers. After class each child gets a hot, nutritious meal, which means they won’t go hungry either. During the volunteering you’ll be staying at the KCK guesthouse which is basic but comfortable, with a communal hang out room, patio, wi-fi and free laundry service. 

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