4 Days Luxury Gorilla Trekking in Uganda – Fly to Bwindi

Day 1: Pickup from Entebbe International Airport

Welcome to Uganda, the pearl of Africa, after clearing customs, you will meet our driver at the terminal entrance, welcoming you into Uganda. Drive to your hotel in Entebbe for the night. incase you arrive early, we can go for a tour around the city.

Overnight: Protea by Marriott Entebbe or Hotel Number 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meals: Breakfast

Day 2: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National park

Have an early breakfast and then transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your 7:00am flight to Bwindi, in western Uganda. We shall be heading to Kisoro Airstrip or Kihihi Airstrip. You will meet our driver at the airstrip and then drive for about 1.5 hours to your lodge in Bwindi impenetrable national park.

 

 

 

 

On arrival at the lodge, you can relax at the lodge of go for a community walk. A Batwa Cultural Tour can also be arranged.

Flight to Kisoro: 1hr.35min
Drive to Bwindi: 1hr:30min
Meals: Full Board
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge / Four Gorillas Lodge / Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Optional Activities: Batwa Cultural Tour, Community Tour, Nature walk

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Trekking Day

The long awaited day is here. After breakfast early in the morning, transfer to the gorilla trekking starting point. Here you will be briefed on the safety precautions, how to act in presence of the gorillas, dos and dont’s of gorilla trekking and then you will be allocated a Gorilla group the you will track in the forest. (8 people per gorilla group)

Accompanied by forest rangers, the adventure into the impenetrable forest begins. You will embark on the trail to track the gorillas. The trek goes through thick forests, high or down the mountains, rivers and valleys. The trek can be between 1 hours to 7 hours before finding the gorillas.

The trackers that go earlier than you in to the forest are responsible to locate the gorillas. Then in turn inform the rangers that are with your group the actual location and you follow this trail to meet the gentle giants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour observing or 3 hours if your are on a Gorilla Habituation Experience. See them feed, young ones play as others relax. After the hour, trek back out of the forest where you driver will be waiting for you to drive back to the hotel.

Gorilla Trekking: 1-7hours
Meals: Full Board
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge / Four Gorillas Lodge / Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 4: Drive to Airstrip and Fly back to Entebbe

Pick up after breakfast and drive to Kisoro or Kihihi Airstrip for you flight back to Entebbe. At Entebbe, you will connect to your international flight back home, or to your hotel where you will stay before your flight back home.

End of our Luxury Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda

Drive to Airstrip: 1.5hours
Flight to Entebbe: 1hr 35min
Meals: Breakfast

Accommodations

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

Garden Cottage

 

 

 

 

 

What you need on this Luxury Gorilla Trekking Tour(Packing List)

• Light rain jacket
• Hat
• Gardening Gloves
• Headband if you have long hair
• Water proof Hiking boots
• Long sleeved shirt (dull colors)
• Trousers (dull colors)
• 2 pairs of Socks
• Camera to capture the moments
• Sun screen
• Insect repellent
• Walking stick(can be hired at the park)
• Tips for porters