3-Day Gorilla Trekking Trip

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

Arrival and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP)

We hope your flight is scheduled for an early morning landing in Uganda. Your safari will start from Entebbe Airport or Kigali. You will be picked up by your professional driver-guide who will brief you about your tour and then depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda and harbors over 300 of them, all the more reason why it should be your safari destination. The drive will take you to southwest Uganda by road. You will cross the Equator and stop in Mbarara for lunch. Drive through savannah grasslands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It is a scenic drive through the Kigezi Highlands (commonly referred to as “the Switzerland of Uganda”) and banana plantations to the gorilla sanctuary. You will arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and check in at your accommodation. You can relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the next day as well as the Batwa Cultural trail.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking, Batwa Trail and Relaxation on Lake Bunyonyi

After an early breakfast and a packed lunch, you will walk to the park headquarters for a briefing by the park rangers after which we will head out to track the mystical creatures. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence.

Enjoy your packed lunch and return to the lodge to freshen up. You will then head out for the Batwa trail experience and enjoy cultural dances and local interaction before you proceed to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of 2,200 to 2,478m, but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical. You could admire them all day.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Heritage Lodge Habuharo

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe or Kigali Airport

After an early breakfast, you can choose to do a community walk, a canoe ride, a boat ride, a bicycle ride, bird watching, cray fishing, or any other activity in Lake Bunyonyi (additional cost payable at the accommodation). After your activity, the team will set out on a drive to Kampala. You will be dropped off at the airport or your hotel in Kampala. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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