4-Day Mountain Gorilla Trekking Safari Uganda

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Entebbe

On this day, you'll arrive at Entebbe International Airport and meet your tour guide, who shall transfer you to your hotel to check in. Thereafter, you'll have a tour of Entebbe city and do some local currency exchange, and, where necessary, some local shopping for items you might need for your safari. Later, you'll have a guide briefing for the safari plan.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

Lake Victoria Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After an early morning break, you'll head out with your guide on the day's transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It's a long drive, hence you have to set off early in the morning and get to the lodge in the early evening. You'll also have the option of transfer by domestic air, which eases the travel and prepares you for the next day's Mountain Gorilla trekking. After checking into the lodge, you might have time to do a local community activity and visit the Batwa community in Bwindi.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Gorilla Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mountain Gorilla Trekking

On this day, you'll wake up early, have breakfast, and then head out to the briefing point for the great mountain gorilla trekking activity, which can take from half a day to a whole day depending on which sector and family of gorillas you're trekking. Uganda is home to the largest number of mountain gorilla families. As such, you will get to experience one gorilla family for one hour upon sighting the family.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Gorilla Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer back to Entebbe

After your major highlight of trekking mountain gorillas in Uganda at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Now you embark on a journey back to Entebbe to catch your connecting flight back home. It is a long drive, and that is why we prefer to transfer by domestic flight, but if you are happy to tour Uganda's countryside, then it is advisable to do a road transfer. En route to Entebbe, you'll stop at the Equator to experience it and take photos.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.