Gorilla Trekking Uganda

3 days—Bwindi gorilla trekking, mountain gorilla trekking, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

$1980-2300 USD

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Safari summary

This gorilla trekking Safari will take you on an adventure of a lifetime in Uganda's Bwindi Forest. You will be picked up from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala and dropped off at the end of your safari. In case you need help booking accommodation on arrival and airport pickup/drop off, that can also be arranged. . Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorillas. The park has 20 habituated gorilla families with a population of 459 mountain gorillas as of December 2018. This gorilla trekking safari to Uganda offers you an amazing life time encounter with these endangered species in their natural habitat.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus None
Activity level Moderate activity
Best months All months
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Primate trekking
What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Park fees
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Premium alcoholic beverages
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Visas

Itinerary

Day 1

Bwindi Impenetrable

On this day you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe. You then start the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with your driver guide. The drive to Bwindi is scenic as you have views of the beautiful scenery of kigezi highlands along the way. You will have a stopover for lunch along the way and a stop over at the Uganda Equator monument where you can take photos. Dinner and overnight at a lodge near your starting point for tracking.

Bwindi Lodge, Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking

After breakfast at the lodge this morning, you transfer to the park headquarters for your gorilla trek. You will receive a briefing from your ranger guide with guidelines on the trek and how to behave around the gorillas. After this you will be given walking sticks for support as you trek in the forest. The park guides will lead you through the rain forest in search of these endangered species, once you locate the mountain gorillas you are allowed to spend one hour with them.

Bwindi Lodge, Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Day 3: Travel back

Today you check out of the lodge and travel back to Kampala/Entebbe. On arrival the driver guide will drop you off at the hotel in Kampala/Entebbe or at the airport for your flight back.

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