3-Day Visit to Bwindi Gorillas in Uganda Safari

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

Kampala to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park

After breakfast at your lodge around 07:30 am in the morning your driver/guide picks you up for a full-day private transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, in southwestern Uganda. On the way, you may have a stop at Mpampaire village to learn different types of African drums such as Engalabi. Make another interesting stop for photos at the equator in the Masaka district and have a lunch stop at Igongo cultural museum. Afterward, continue via the rolling kigezi hills arriving in the Rushaga sector late evening for dinner.

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:

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking and village walk/ Batwa community visit

After early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to attend the briefing at the gorilla center for the dos and don'ts during trekking and the gorilla family you’re trekking. A professional guide assures you 99% chance to enjoy an exciting full-hour encounter with gorillas no matter the hours it will take to locate them.
After encountering the gorillas, you’re awarded a gorilla trekking certificate and lunch is served at the lodge. In the afternoon you can visit the local community including BaTwa pygmies to learn about their culture and gorilla revenue-sharing benefits such as beekeeping, weaving, craft making and commercial farming. Return for dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer far back to Entebbe

After breakfast, you will depart from Bwindi for Entebbe/Kampala via Mbarara. You’ll have lunch en route and visit Igongo cultural museum. Continue to Kampala arriving late in the afternoon and after transfer to Entebbe international airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

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

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