3 Days Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Come explorer one of Uganda's foremost tourist attractions, and indeed one of the world's most remarkable wildlife encounters is tracking mountain gorillas across the misty slopes of the remote Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southwestern Uganda. The park is situated 512 Km from Kampala on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and it was first gazetted in 1991 as a national park purposely to protect the famous, rare, and endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi will give you a unique experience of the mountain gorillas since the park has 35 known Gorilla groups although only 17 groups have been habituated for research and open tourism. The park covers an area of 331 square kilometers with four sectors for gorilla tracking and habituation, these include, Nkuringo, Rushaga, Buhoma, and Ruhija. While trekking you be required to hike, climb through rough steep terrain hills and you will have to go deeper into the forest to locate and trek these Gorilla groups in their wild and this makes trekking the most fascinating and adventurous activity in the Park.

Due to its great forest age of over 25,000 years, species diversity is a feature of the park. It provides habitat to over 120 species of mammals like chimpanzees, blue monkey, L'Hoest's monkey, and the mountain gorilla, 357 species of birds including 23 Albertine Rift Valley endemics such as the short-tailed warbler, African green broadbill, blue-headed sunbird, etc, 220 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and many endangered species. Floristically, the park is among the most diverse forests in Eastern Africa, with more than 1,000 flowering plants, including 163 tree species and 104 species of ferns.

Safari Highlights

1. Gorilla trekking
2. Equator Experience

Itinerary summary

Day 1 Morning pick up and transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable forest

Day 2 Morning Gorilla trekking

Day 3 Morning transfer to Entebbe - Equator Experience at Kayabwe

Detailed Itinerary

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be received by our Professional Driver Guide who will then take you through your safari itinerary and thereafter, transfer you to your booked hotel in Entebbe for an overnight stay.

Day 1 Morning transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

At 06:30 am after your breakfast you be ready to transfer to Bwindi. Here you will follow Kampala-Mbarara Highway and this will take you approximately 9 hours to cover a distance of over 512 km. Have lunch en-route at Ntungamo and then proceed to the Park. Check in your lodge, relax, dine and have an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Overnight: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2 Gorilla trekking

At 06:30 am after your breakfast, you will be ready with your packed lunch and head to the information center for a 07:00 am briefing. You will be told the dos and don'ts, divided into groups of eight, and then assigned to different gorilla families. Once it’s done, you will begin your trek through creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Giant Mountain Gorillas. The trek can last between 2 hours and a whole day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animals giving access to trekkers, you will also stand chances to spot out different other primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkey, De Brazza monkey, pottos, Demidoff’s Galago, spectacled Galago, Baboons, Chimpanzee among others, birds species such as chapins flycatchers, Handsome francolin, Rwenzori bats, strange weaver birds, montane oriole, regal sunbird, etc. The rare tree species that will not miss your sight include; the Africa brown mahogany, Ceiba trees, Cecropia trees, Ebony trees species among others. After finding the great Giants, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them before trekking back. This is indeed the extraordinary feeling of being with those beautiful yet endangered creatures. Retreat, relax, dine and have an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Overnight: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3 Morning transfer to Kampala- Equator Experience at Kayabwe

At 06:30 am after breakfast, you will be transferred back to Entebbe to check up on your departure flight, have a stopover at Kayabwe for Lunch and Equator experience. This is the widely known landmark and the go-to for all looking to witness the Equator experiment, take photos and also visit the local craft shops for souvenir shopping.

An experiment will be conducted to prove the difference between the two spheres using water and a funnel. The water drains from the funnel in a clockwise motion in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere and the temperature in this place is largely constant throughout the year. After all, is done, you will proceed with your journey to Entebbe.

Accommodation

Overnight: No

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

End of Safari

Inclusions

• English speaking Driver Guide.

• Full board accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
• All transportation ground in a 4X4 pop-up roof land cruiser
• All fees and taxes
• Photo services
• Lunches en-route

• Gorilla Trekking Permit
• Safari T-shirt
• Safari Cap
• Covid-19 Masks
• Sanitizers

Exclusions

• Flight tickets
• Visa Fees
• Insurance
• Meals and drinks are not mentioned here in the itinerary
• Optional activities not mentioned here in the itinerary
• Items of personal nature and tips
• PCR Covid -19 Tests (USD 30 Per person)