3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari
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The 3 days Uganda gorilla safari starts and ends in Kampala. However, we can start in Kampala and end in Kigali or vice-versa.
The trip takes you to Bwindi impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda, the best destination for mountain gorilla trekking in Africa. The park inhabits half of the remaining population of mountain gorillas in the world, with atleast 19 gorilla families habituated for tourism purposes.
This 3 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour is a budget safari that is designed to allow every traveller to have a chance to spend time with the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. If you’re a luxury traveller, don’t be bounced off yet. This Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour can be tailor made to suit your style too. Enquire with Gusa Travels ‘s team of experts to make sure you get your desired safari package – including the right accommodation, transportation, meals and gorilla permits.
Included/Exclude
- A gorilla tracking permit at US$800 per person
- Private transport in a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle
- Services of a professional full-time English-speaking driver/tour guide
- 2 Night accommodation and meals (Full board)
- Enroute meals and, bottled mineral water for refreshment
- All tour activities as per the itinerary
- International flights
- Visas
- Other personal expenses like tips for staff and beverages.
Tour Plan
Pick up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe Airport by our professional English-speaking tour guide and, hit the road to western Uganda. En-route stopover at the Equator for photographs, lunch in Mbarara town (Igongo Cultural Center) before continuing through the Kigezi region, famously known as the “Switzerland of Africa”, characterized by Majestic rolling hills, deep valleys, and winding roads. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Lodge, Lake Mutanda Resort, or Chameleon Hill Lodge among others.
Start early with a heavy breakfast at the lodge, and assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park. You must be physically fit to go gorilla trekking in the Bwindi forest. The trek takes 2 to 7 hours depending on the movement of these Gentle Giants in their natural habitat! Highly recommended to hire a porter during the hike and carry your backpacker with your packed lunch and camera gear. This is one way gorilla tourism creates employment opportunities for the local communities.
The thrill of encountering these gentle Giants in their natural habitat offers a lifetime adventure experience and erases all the poor memories you went through while searching for them. Spend an hour with the gorillas, learn about their lifestyles, take pictures, and enjoy this lifetime experience.
Retire for lunch, refresh at the lodge, and drive to the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi for dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi Overland Resort, Birds Nest Resort, or Arcadia Cottages.
Breakfast is followed by a boat ride to explore the beautiful Islands on Lake Bunyonyi. Return at around 10 am and, either drive back to Kampala / Entebbe Airport for your departure flight (8-hour drive), or connect to Kigali International Airport in Rwanda through the Katuna border (3-hr drive). Here we have an opportunity to visit the Gisozi genocide memorial museum in Kigali.
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