DURATION

4 days & 3 nights

COUNTRY

Uganda

TYPE

Private safari

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4 DAY ITINERARY

This 4 day Gorilla Tracking Safari in Uganda includes a double experience of tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park located in Southwestern Uganda approximately 9 hours drive from Kampala. During this safari you will be able to visit two different gorilla families.


NOTE; You will be required to have a gorilla permit for two days


Highlights

  • Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Day 2: First day of Gorilla tracking and community visit-Bwindi
  • Day 3: Second day of Gorilla tracking in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
  • Day 4: Departure      

Breakfast and after your guide will meet you and shortly brief you about your 4 days safari before you embark on the approximately 9 hour drive to Bwindi forest. Along the way you will stop at the equator to take photographs and purchase some crafts, continue and have lunch in Mbarara city. After lunch you will proceed with your journey as you will go through the beautiful scenery, rolling hills with terraces as you arrive in Kabale also called the Switzerland of Africa. On arrival at the park you will check relax and have dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan; Half Board  

Enjoy your breakfast and set out from your lodge with packed lunch as you head to the park headquarters at 7 am for briefing before you embark on Gorilla tracking in the thick mist Bwindi forest. Thereafter proceed for tracking with the park ranger and to find the gorillas takes about between 2 to 8 hours mainly dependent on how far the gorillas slept. You are advised to carry your lunch with you, drinking water, rain coat and a walking stick


Trekkers are allowed to spend one hour with the gentle giants in this time you could watch them play, feed, and take enough photos. Later return back to the lodge, relax for some time and after go for a community walk in the Batwa community during the evening. Enjoy dinner & overnight.

Meal Plan; Full Board

Note: Endeavor to carry enough drinking water, water proof camera, rain coats, hats, sunglasses, walking/hiking shoes, insect repellent, among others.  

Before embarking on gorilla tracking, wake up early enough and have breakfast, carry packed lunch from the lodge, you will follow the same procedure used same as that on the first day though you will follow another gorilla group different from what you tracked the previous day.


After trekking, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi the second deepest lake in Africa which is home to 29 islands and a great place for birds; its waters are Bilharzia free and safe for swimming. You will have your dinner this side and Overnight stay.


Meal Plan; Full Board  

Enjoy a delicious morning breakfast, and set out for a boat ride on lake Bunyonyi where you will go around various islands with sights of terraced hills, birds, and scenery. Thereafter start off your journey to Kampala having lunch en-route in mbarara city reaching there late evening. Your guide will take you to your Kampala hotel or transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.


Price excludes ;

Visas, wines, beers, laundry, tips given to staff at the lodges or restaurants.  


Prices Include
  • All Meals and accommodation as specified.
  • Ground transportation in a comfortable safari car.
  • Applicable park entrance fees. USD 40/Entry.
  • ONE assigned English-speaking driver/guide.
  • Bottled water while on safari.
  • Boat trip as on the itinerary. USD 30/Trip.
Prices Exclude
  • Activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Phone calls and bar bills.
  • Personal/travel insurance.
  • Driver guideā€™s gratuity.
  • All air fare (unless requested).
  • All other Services of a personal nature.


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