3 Days Group Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi to visit the mountain gorillas; you will be able to spend some good minutes close to an hour with gorillas learning more about their lifestyle. Gorilla trekking is the most popular wildlife experience in Africa. Bwindi Forest National Park is home to over half of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas, the trip starts and ends in Kampala city.
Detailed Itinerary for 3 Days Group Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi.
Day 01: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking tour.
You will be picked from your hotel or airport and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is located in southwestern Uganda. This drive will take you between 8-10 hrs. quite a long drive but worth it because you get to enjoy the countryside scenery, some of the most beautiful nature’s images all the way to the Virunga massive. Keep your cameras near you and your driver will definitely stop if you need to capture that beautiful moment. You will have an en route stopover at the Equator crossing for photographic and simple experiment before continuing to Mbarara town for Lunch. After lunch, you will embark on your scenic drive to Bwindi National Park. Dinner and overnight at Broad bill forest camp.
Day 02: Gorilla trekking experience.
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for registration and joining others for a gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour. Once this is done, you will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you from 3-8hrs depending on their previous movements. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. On your trek, you are likely to spot other primates, birds and rare tree species. After finding the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them before trekking back to the park headquarter.
This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. You will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and thus contributing to the conservation of mountain gorillas. Dinner and overnight at Broad bill forest camp.
Day 03: Drive to Kampala or Entebbe international Airport.
After your morning breakfast, you will be driven back to Kampala, have lunch en rount drop off will be at airport for your flights back home.
This Gorilla Tracking Safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla permits per person to be paid in advance.
- En-route lunches
- Cultural tour
- Park guide
- Services of English-speaking driver/guide
- 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari
The Gorilla Tracking Safari package excludes.
- Expenses of personal nature like:
- Air fare,
- Visa,
- Drinks,
- Tips to local guides,
- Porter fee while trekking
- Personal insurance,
- Personal shopping bills and cigars.