Gorilla trekking is one of the most intriguing activities to do while on a Ugandan safari, the experience is done in the southwestern corner of the country in Bwindi’s impenetrable national park, the Conservation area is bisected into 4 sectors the Nkuringo, Rushaga, Buhoma and Ruhija each of these is naturally placed with habituated gorilla families for a guest visit, the primates live in the thick impenetrable forest without being captivated, they keep roaming from on point as they feed on the plants of the forest, their food composition is mainly plants, dead tree backs, much rooms, it is at rare occasions that these are sighted eating termites. ENQUIRE NOW
Tour Highlight
- Experience Mountain Gorillas
- Nature Views
- Guided Nature Walks
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to the Entebbe International Airport For Transfer To Kisoro Airstrip
You will be picked by our company representative who will transfer you to the airport early morning for a domestic flight to the southwestern part of Uganda, it is an amazing flight as you will encounter scenic views of the rolling ever-green mountains of the Kigezi highlands, the flight takes 2 hours to arrive at the Kisoro airstrip, our representative will pick you to transfer to accommodation that has been booked for your dinner and staying overnight, check in have lunch and a pm Batwa community experience these are the last group of short structured people in Uganda, they used to live within the forest amicably together with other forest creatures until they were evicted due to Conservation purposes these will show you through their cultural ways and how they lived and hunted from the forest returning to the lodge for dinner and staying overnight at
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Best Budget: Ride For A Woman
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: First Day of Gorilla Trekking Experience
Early morning breakfast after which we will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing from the Uganda wildlife park rangers, they will break you on how to conduct yourself while with the primates, as your guide helps you to register, in groups of eight you will be allocated a gorilla family to track for the day, it is such an amazing walk, however, it is strenuous to take on hence consider a physical fitness, it takes 2-8 hours or even the entire day in search of the gentle species, the hike may be tough but rewarding by the end of the day, ah hour is allowed to spend while with the primates as we observe the gorilla rules and regulations, these will proceed to do their daily work as the young stars jump and roll up and down in the forest, take pictures and capture moments that last a lifetime, returning to the lodge for dinner and stay overnight at
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Best Budget: Ride For A Woman
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Second Gorilla Trekking Experience
Following an early morning breakfast, we will be transferred to the park for the second gorilla trekking experience, beginning at 8:00am east African time with a gorilla experience the second time, this time round experience will be on different gorilla families, gorillas keep moving from one place to the other they are intelligent and have been seen prepare their food before eating like peeling off of the backs to have only the stems, through the thick Impenetrable forest, you will be led to the home of mountain Gorillas on a lucky day you may be chanced to see other forest creatures like the forest elephants, mountain duikers, white-cheeked monkeys to mention few. We will return to the lodge for dinner and stay overnight at
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Best Budget: Ride For A Woman
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4: Departure
Following an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Kisoro Airstrip to catch your domestic flight back to the Entebbe International Airport for departure. It takes a 2 hour flight to arrive at the destination.
Tour Includes
- Full board accommodation.
- Gorilla permits.
- All ground transfers inclusive of fuel.
- Domestic flights to and from the destination.
- English speaking guide.
Excludes
- Visas and air tickets.
- All services and activities not mentioned in the travel plan.
- Items of personal nature.
- Extra expenses incurred as a result of personal delays.