Gorilla tracking safari
Discover Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
TRIP DURATION
4 Days
JOURNEY TYPE
Land Journey
Time of the year
Jan-Feb, Oct,Dec
where you'll visit
Tour Overview
The four days tour will start and end in Kampala with gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park located in South Western Park of Uganda, 8 hours drive from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The three days tour may as well start and end in Kigali-Rwanda, which is a closer drive to Bwindi National park that it is from Kampala to Bwindi National Park. The first day will be for travelling, then track gorillas on the second day and return to Kampala on the third day.
Itinerary Details
Day-by-day
Day 1 : Arrive at Entebbe, Uganda
Today you will arrive at Entebbe International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met by our Climax Safaris representative who will then transfer you to your accommodation overnight.
Lodge/Hotel: Boma Hotel
Day 2 : Bwindi Forest National Park
Your tour guide / driver shall pick you from the Hotel in Entebbe early morning at 7am and set off a long drive to Southwest to Bwindi National Park with en route stopover at the equator for experimentation and photography and lunch break in Mbarara. You will proceed to Bwindi National Park reaching early in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Camp.
Lodge/Hotel: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 3 : Bwindi Forest National Park | The Gorilla Encounter
Following breakfast at the lodge, travel to National Park Headquarters to meet your guides for the day and begin your gorilla tracking experience. Experienced guides and trackers will accompany your party on an early morning trek into the dense rain forest on the mountain slopes.
The journey, through dense foliage and up steep climbs, is abundantly rewarded with the lifetime experience of viewing mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. You will have an opportunity to be within meters of these magnificent apes, sharing in their daily lives and experiencing their day-to-day activities. Mountain gorillas are extremely rare with only an estimated 880 remaining in the wild. This is an experience won’t soon forget!
Following the trek, return to the lodge and, if time allows, take a guided afternoon forest or community walk. Please note: tracking may be fairly strenuous with treks up to six hours or longer, at high altitudes, not uncommon. Also, mountain gorillas are wild animals and, as such, sightings cannot be guaranteed. However, viewing success rates are over 90%. Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp.
Lodge/Hotel: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 4 - Transfer to Kampala
After breakfast, you will start your journey back to Kampala or Hotel. Cross the equator and have time to take photos at the equator. Buy a few souvenirs and have a quick picnic lunch. You will then drive to the Hotel or Entebbe airport to catch your flights back home.