CT UG 03 – 4 Days Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi:

On arrival at Entebbe International airport you will be met and transferred to the hotel.               

A safari briefing will follow after check-in. Overnight at Protea Hotel on BB.

0700 hours, depart for Bwindi Impenetrable national park. The Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda harbouring over 300 of them, more reason as to why it should be your safari destination. The drive will take you southwest Uganda by road, cross the Equator then to Mbarara for Lunch and through Savannah grasslands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The scenic drive through Kigezi Highlands [commonly referred as “the Switzerland of Uganda”] and banana plantations take you to the gorilla Sanctuary of Bwindi NP. You will arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park later in the evening.  Check-in at the lodge and   relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the next day.  Dinner and overnight at   Ichumbi Gorilla lodge or  Buhoma Lodge.

After an early morning breakfast, drive to the park headquarters where you will be briefed by the park rangers about the do’s and dont’s while in the park, also you will be divided in groups of 8. After the briefing you will start off trekking these gentle giants as directed by the rangers. This activity can take 2 hours or even up to 8 hours since it dependents on the location and movement of the gorillas.  Expect to walk long distances in muddy and steep conditions- this will require you to have a walking stick. On meeting the gorillas you are allowed to spend one hour with them as you take photos.

This is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas feed, play around and also do their day to day activities.

Return to your lodge for lunch, the remaining part of the day will be spend at leisure.

All meals and overnight at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge or Buhoma Lodge.

After breakfast set off on the journey to Entebbe via Mbarara and have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center (Traditional dishes) you will  also have an option to visit the cultural museum here and embark on your drive to Kampala.  Arrive later in the afternoon for drop off at the hotel or airport for your flight home.

 

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