Magical Gorilla Trekking Safari
About this tour
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe.
• Transfer to your Hotel of stay (Airport Guest House)
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
• Breakfast
• Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Stop over at the Equator, Lunch enroute in Mbarara
• Proceed to Rushaga Gorilla Camp for Dinner and Overnight Stay.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Highlight)
• Early morning breakfast.
• Proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and gorilla trekking permits.
• Embark on a thrilling gorilla trekking adventure in Bwindi Forest.
• Spend time observing and photographing the magnificent mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
• After the trek, return to the lodge for relaxation and leisure time.
• OPTIONAL: In the late afternoon, participate in a community walk to interact with the local Batwa community and learn about their traditional way of life through cultural performances
• Overnight stay as above.
Day 4: Departure from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• After breakfast, check out from the lodge.
• Transfer back to Kampala / Entebbe.
• Depending on your departure from Entebbe, you may check in for your departure flight back home.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda to Airport Transfers Entebbe, Entebbe, Uganda
Upon your arrival, our guide will transfer you to the hotel for dinner and overnight at Airport Guest House (BB
Day 2: Entebbe, Uganda to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda
Entebbe -Bwindi National Park: After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi national park in the south-western part of Uganda next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift. This park is a home to various animal and bird species including over 214 species of birds and 120 species of mammals. Bwindi national park is well known for its endangered mountain Gorillas. But there are also other animals like the 'Hoest's monkey, African elephant, African green broadbill, Grauer's rush warbler, Chaplin's flycatcher, African giant swallowtail among others. Lunch will be enroute. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
Gorilla tracking: An early morning breakfast, go for a briefing at the park headquarters, in accompaniment of guides and rangers, you enter the forest to begin the Gorilla tracking activity which takes 2-10 hours depending on the movements of these gorillas. Other animals and birds might be spotted too and these include the l'Hoest's monkey, African elephant, birds like the African green broadbill, Grauer's rush warbler, Chaplin's flycatcher, African giant swallowtail among others. After tracking, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda to Entebbe, Kampala, Uganda
Bwindi-Kampala: After breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala. Lunch will be enroute, and you will do a few stopovers. Drop off will be at the airport or hotel.
What's included
The given price includes: All ground transportation, English Speaking Driver/Guide, Fuel, Park Entrance fees, Vehicle entrance fees, 3 nights’ Accommodation, 1 gorilla trekking permit each, All Meals as Indicated in the Itinerary, 1 Box of Bottled water, All activities as indicated in the itinerary.
The Price excludes: Tips, Visas, Flights, Insurance, Visas, Optional activities and Anything else not mentioned above
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me. The highlighted months are the best to take the tour because it is dry season and roads in the protected areas are more passable than they are in the rainy months.
Route & locations
Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda to Airport Transfers Entebbe, Entebbe, Uganda