3-Day Gorilla Trekking Safari in Mgahinga

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

Pick up and Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe or at the airport upon arrival and start the journey to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The journey is approximately 8-9 hours and along the way you will enjoy amazing scenery, enjoy lunch in Mbarara and a picture session at the Equator Crossing. The Equator separates the earth between Southern and Northern Hemisphere. At the crossing you can stand in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres at once.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

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

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

BuffaloOccasional

ElephantRare

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Kisoro Tourist Hotel

• Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – Batwa Trail

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your driver-guide to take you to the park headquarters for briefing by park warden or rangers. The briefing covers many gorilla trekking issues including what to expect, what you need to have and how to act while with the gorillas. For the best gorilla trekking experience you need sturdy boots, bottled water and packed energy snacks just in case the hike takes longer than expected. Head into the forest searching for mountain gorillas.
Once you locate the gorillas you will spend one hour watching the mother breastfeeding or taking care of the youngsters, the juveniles are very playful and tend to climb trees more often.
After one hour you will trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for an evening of rest. You can also choose to go for a nature walk and see some of the crater lakes in the area. Lake Mutanda is an amazing lake to visit.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Kisoro Tourist Hotel

• Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe for departure

Wake up at your leisure and enjoy breakfast as you wait for your driver-guide to pick you and start your journey back to Entebbe. The journey is long but the beautiful grass plains, hills, mountains, valleys and general panoramic views of western Uganda is enough to keep you engaged.
You will have stops to the equator and Igongo Cultural Centre in case you didn’t have to a chance to visit them on day one. You should reach Kampala by 6 pm and you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or to your hotel.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

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