TRIP SUMMARY – 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari
This is a 3 days gorilla safari that starts and ends in Kampala. On this trip, visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and trek the rare mountain gorillas. This trip will be guided by experienced and knowledgeable guides who are knowledgeable about the mountain gorillas and the local region.
Below is a Summarized itinerary for the trip;
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Day 2: Gorilla tracking and an afternoon optional nature walk
Day 3: Return to Kampala
Accommodation
2 Nights at Gorilla Resort Lodge or Buhoma Community Bandas
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Our guide will pick you from your hotel and travel by road heading south to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This scenic drive will take approximately 9-10hrs. You will have a short stopover at the Equator for a photographic opportunity as well as an informative talk. Have Lunch at Mbarara. Your driver will take you through Uganda’s rolling green hills and through the highlands, also known as the “Switzerland of Uganda ‘Your road will then even head higher to where you can see the triangular peaks of the virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. We will then drop down into the valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the remaining mountain gorillas. Tonight you will sleep to the sounds of the mountain rainforest.
Overnight at;
Buhoma: Buhoma Community (Budget) / Buhoma Haven Lodge (Midrange) / Bwindi Lodge (Luxury)
Ruhija: Gift of Nature Lodge (Budget) / Gorilla Mist Camp (Midrange) / Agandi Lodge (Luxury)
Rushaga: Rushaga Haven Lodge (Budget) / Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Midrange) / Chameleon Hill Lodge (Luxury)
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Wake Up relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest. Before 8:00 am report to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of the rangers. The guides will take you through the forest pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. (This trek can take from half an hour to 5 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes) Sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rain forest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. It’s amazing to think there are only about 650 of these beautiful creatures left! If you have energy in the afternoon, you will take a village walk- see how the Ugandans live visit the local medicine man, local bars, see how people live in Bwindi village!
Overnight at
High end hotel will Gorilla Forest Camp
Midrange will be Buhoma lodge
Low end will be Buhoma community Bandas
Day 3: Leave Bwindi for Kampala
Following a morning breakfast, we will depart back to Kampala. You will have a stopover at Mbarara town where you will have your lunch. After lunch, continue to Kampala. Drop off at the hotel or airport.
The above price includes the following;
- The cost of all ground transportation and Fuel
- Full time safari guide and his associated expenses
- Park entrance fees
- Gorilla tracking
- Accommodation and meals.
- But it excludes; Gorilla permit, items of personal nature like Laundry, Beers, tipping of staffs at the lodges.