Gorilla Trekking Safari Uganda

The 3Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda starts from Entebbe or Kampala with pick up by one of our professional driver guides or do the same tour starting from Kigali International Airport/Hotel in Kigali via Katuna or Chanika border with opportunity to visit the scenic Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mutanda for you to embark on community walk or canoe ride while enjoying the breathtaking views of rolling hills or scenic islands. Alternatively, take a flight from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi airfield to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip then connect to Bwindi National Park.

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 

Hopefully, your flight is scheduled for an early morning landing in Uganda. Your safari will start from Entebbe airport or Kigali, where you will be picked up by our professional Driver/Guide who will brief you about your tour and then depart for Bwindi Impenetrable national park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda harboring over 300 of them, more reason as to why it should be your safari destination. The drive will take you southwest Uganda by road, cross the Equator then to Mbarara for Lunch and through Savannah grasslands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The scenic drive through Kigezi Highlands [commonly referred as “the Switzerland of Uganda”] and banana plantations take you to the gorilla Sanctuary of Bwindi NP. You will arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and will mainly do little but just check in your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the next day and Batwa Cultural talk.Dinner and Overnight
Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge | Buhoma Lodge
Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp | Sliverback Lodge Bwindi
Budget: Bakiga Lodge | Ride 4 A Woman

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Batwa talks and relaxation on Lake Bunyonyi

After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, you will enter the gorilla sanctuary for your adventure. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular! The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savored. Return to your lodge. Have your lunch and thereafter check out for batwa cultural experience and we transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical — you could admire them all day. Dinner and Overnight

Luxury: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort | Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi

Mid-range: Hawk’s Eye Lodge Bunyonyi | Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Budget: Bunyonyi View resort | Crater Bay Cottage

Day 3: Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe/Kigali International Airport

After breakfast, you can choose to do Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching, Cray Fishing or any other activity in Lake Bunyonyi by paying additionally at the accommodation. Post activities, the team will set out on a drive to Kampala. You will be dropped off at the airport or at your hotel in Kampala. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team. We hope to see you when next, you visit and thanks you for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations! Gorilla Trekking Safari Uganda

Main Destination: Kampala (City)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

What to expect on 3Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda?

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest national park

One hour of magical encounter with mountain gorillas

Stopover at Equator (Kayabwe)

Batwa experience

Breathtaking views of the landscape in southwestern Uganda among others

Photo taking

What is included in your 3Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda

Gorilla trekking permit ($700 per person)

Batwa cultural experience

Visit Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation 2 nights and meals

Transport in 4-wheel drive safari vehicle

Full-time English-speaking driver guide

Stopover at the equator and at Mpambire drum makers

Batwa Community Visit Experience

Birding Watching

Nature walks/hiking

What is Excluded in your 3Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda

International flights

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips

(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

Personal items

(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

What to Carry for a 3Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda

Waterproof hiking boots

Rain jacket or poncho

Long sleeved shirt/t-shirts

Drinking water and energy giving snacks

Sweater

Valid visa and passport

Gorilla permits (each costing $700-for foreign non-residents, $600 for foreign residents and Ug.shs. 250000 for East African citizens).

Gardening gloves

Camera with no flashlight

First aid kit

Insect repellent

Hat

Sunglasses and others.

Gorilla Trekking Rules to consider while in Bwindi

Keep a distance of 7 meters at all times away from mountain gorillas

No flashlight camera is allowed when taking photos of gorillas and if your camera has, please turn it off

Keep your voices low while on the trek but feel free to ask as many questions as possible

Do not go for gorilla trekking if you are not feeling well

Do not smoke, drink or eat in the presence of gorillas

Keep within your group and never surround gorillas

Only persons above 15 years are allowed to trek gorillas

You have only an hour to have face to face encounter with gorillas

 When to go for gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park

Bwindi National Park is regarded as all year-round safari destination. Despite this fact, the dry season is the best time to go trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park. The dry season in Bwindi National Park starts in the months of June, July, August, September and December, January, February. It is also regarded as the peak season and you are encouraged to secure your gorilla permit at least 3-4 months before actual trek. The wet or rainy season is also ideal but it is characterized by plenty of rainfall which makes the habitat muddy thus posing a challenge when hiking through dense vegetation and steep slopes. It starts in March, April, May, and October, November. The wet season is characterized by plenty of forage which gorillas depend on which makes it simpler or visitors take short hours to find these creatures compared to the dry season when they move to search for what to feed on.

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