Included in the price
- Ground transport
- An English speaking driver/guide
- 1 gorilla permit per person
- Accommodation for 2nights
- Meals as indicated against each day.
- Park entry fees
- 2litres of bottled water daily while in the vehicle
A life changing gorilla trekking experience in the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
The tour starts and ends in Kampala. You will do the Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park in Uganda.
“No one who looks into the eyes of a Gorilla, gentle and vulnerable, can remain unchanged.”
~ George Schaller
Before you get to the Gorilla Trekking misty jungles, your journey will take you across central Uganda through the tropical landscape with a lot of green, a bit of savannah to the Virunga highlands of the south west in Kigezi dubbed the “Switzerland of East Africa”
Day One
700AM; Drive to Bwindi from Kampala, making stops at the equator for photos and then in Mbarara at Igongo cultural center for lunch. Proceed to Bwindi where you’ll arrive this evening to check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight. Lodge options are; Travellers Rest Inn Kisoro/Silverback Lodge/Gorilla Rest Camp (Meal plan is L/D)
Day Two
700AM; Your gorilla trek starts with a briefing from the park authorities before your walk into the thick tropical forest to find a family of mountain gorillas. There’s usually many people trekking at a time so you are allocated to trek a particular gorilla family. The gorilla hike is usually from 2 hours to 8 hours depending on the location of the family. You will return to your lodge for a well deserved rest and hot showers and relax into the evening. (Meal plan is B/L/D)
Day Three
800AM; Depart Bwindi and drive to Kampala. End of safari. (Meal plan is B/L)
Buhoma Community Rest Camp – budget
The Haven Lodge – mid range,
Mahogany Springs – up market
Meal plan: Breakfast – lunch – dinner