3 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari
The 3 days Uganda safari is short but a memorable African safari created around the unforgettable gorilla safari experience in Bwindi National Park. Popular for its thick rainforest and rich biodiversity, Bwindi is a home to the endangered mountain gorillas, thus making it the perfect safari destination for a genuine wildlife safari that is aimed at primates.
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari Highlights
- Scenic drive through the western region
- Gorilla trekking experience
- Views of hills, forests and local communities
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Early in the morning, you will meet your safari driver guide, who will brief you about the safari. After, you will embark on the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On arrival, you will check in at the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Accommodation options:
Buhoma Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Rushaga gorilla camp
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience
After breakfast early in the morning, you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing. Afterward, you will be assigned a gorilla family and an experienced guide and later enter into the dense forest. The trek takes 1 to 6 hours depending on the location of the gorillas.
Once they are located, you will spend 1 hour observing them in their natural habitat. You will watch the mother gorillas nurturing their young ones, juveniles playing and the silverback taking a close look at them. After, you will return to the park headquarters, where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in the activity. After dinner, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and an overnight stay.
Accommodation options:
Buhoma Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Rushaga gorilla camp
Mountain Gorillas
Day 3: Return to Entebbe and departure
Wake up at leisure, have breakfast and check out of the lodge. Embark on the journey back to Entebbe or Kampala. On arrival, you will be dropped at the airport for your flight back home or any place of convenience.
INCLUSIONS
- Airport transfers
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Accommodation and meals
- Refreshments
