3-Day Mgahinga Gorilla Experience

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

Drive from Kampala to Mgahinga/ Kisoro

In the morning after breakfast you will embark on your journey to the western side of the country. You will stop at the Equator Crossing line for interesting practical experiments/demonstrations. There are only 13 countries in the world that are crossed by the equator, and Uganda is one of them. Watch and listen to the site guide as he demonstrates interesting facts using water.

You will proceed with the journey and you will have lunch along the way. After lunch you will proceed with the drive up to your Lodge or Hotel.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January

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

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking

In the morning after breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing, afterwards you will be allocated a gorilla group to visit. You will be led by the park ranger in to the forest where you will meet these gentle giants. On your way through the trekking you will encounter different flora and fauna.

Once you meet the Gorilla family you be allowed a one hour stay with the group and it will be a once in time memorable moment as you look in the brown eyes of these great Apes.

Mgahinga boasts of over 76 mammals which include elephants, giant forest hog, bush pigs, bush back. Buffalos, leopards, A bird checklist of over 180 species including the 14 endemic Albertine rift notably the Kivu ground thrush and turaco.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Drive back to Kampala /Entebbe Airport

In the morning after breakfast, you will start off your drive heading back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport depending on your Flight plan. Along the way will be lunch and a last stop over at the Uganda Equator for souvenir shopping as you say Good bye to Uganda.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

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.