GORILLA TREKKING TOUR – 3 DAYS
Itinerary Overview
This 3 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour is a magical journey into the dense tropical forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to see mountain gorillas in the wild. A close encounter with mountain gorillas in their natural environment is one of kind experiences and on this trip, you will be visiting any of the 20 habituated Gorilla groups that live in Bwindi Impenetrable NP. All Gorilla Trekking Tours begin from anyone of its 4 regions; Ruhija, Buhoma, Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors. For lucky trekkers, there are more than mountain gorillas to see while on gorilla trekking in Bwindi.
In addition to about 459 of the 1063 world’s mountain gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park also shelters lots of bushbucks, l’hoest monkeys, duikers, African golden cats, over 360 bird species, chimpanzees and more.
Detailed
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast you will have a short by your guide about your 3 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour before you embark on your journey to Bwindi Forest via Masaka-Mbarara road for 8-9 hours. Along the journey, we will have a stopover at the Uganda Equator at Kayabwe for some photo and video moment and lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre or any favorable location. After the break, we shall embark on our journey driving through villages as the locals go through their daily routine. We shall check in at the lodge in the evening for a relaxation and retire for the night.
Overnight:
Buhoma Community Camp (Budget)
Engagi lodge (Midrange)
Buhoma Lodge (Luxury)
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After an early breakfast, we shall drive to the park offices for briefing about gorilla trekking rules and also to be allocated habituated gorilla families to visit. Enjoy a trek via the verdant Bwindi Forest with higher chances of seeing other wildlife since the forest is home to over 200 tree species, 119 other mammals including colobus monkeys; 360 bird species, butterflies, floral species and more. When you finally meet a gorilla family, you will be given one hour for a face to face encounter and should be fully utilized for photography and learning more about the behaviors of mountain gorillas.
After we shall return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon we will visit the Batwa pygmies – original dwellers of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The Batwa cultural visit to Batwa Pygmies’ community means a great chance of learning about their ancient way of living, norms, practices, traditions, cultures and others.
Overnight:
Buhoma Community Camp (Budget)
Engagi lodge (Midrange)
Buhoma Lodge (Luxury)
Day 3: Transfer Back To Entebbe
After breakfast, we shall leave Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and embark on our journey to Entebbe. It is a long day’s drive so we will have en-route in Masaka or Mbarara at the Eqator for some photo moment and gift or souvenir shopping before we proceed to Entebbe to mark the end of our 3 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour.
