It may be a landlocked country, but you won’t have time to miss the beach—Uganda is a land of adventurous, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Perhaps the most unique and sought-after activity is trekking among the famed gorillas available in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Head from Kampala into a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Park to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat with this itinerary. You’ll follow a ranger into the jungle of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to meet these endangered animals in their home along the western Rift Valley.
2 nights Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After your breakfast our driver picks you up, from your hotel/ residence and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with brief stopovers at the local drum making center in Mpambile and, at the Equator for some photo taking for your memorable adventure moments and then en-route to Mbarara town for our lunch.
From Mbarara town we drive through Bushenyi, Ishaka, and view the tea plantations at Igara. Your road will then head even higher to where you can see the triangular peaks of the Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. We then drop down into a valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the mountain gorilla. Tonight, you will sleep to the sounds of the mountain rainforest.
Meals: lunch and dinner Only
Drinks: Drinking Water, other drinks are extra.
Get an early start on your gorilla tracking and report in the morning to the Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger station for a pre-trek briefing. The rangers will guide you through the village gardens and into the forest, escorting you through the bush and occasionally hacking the dense undergrowth with a machete as you search for the gorillas. The mountain gorillas are under 24-hour monitoring for their own safety, so you’re almost guaranteed to see them.
The gorilla population is slowly increasing, but the species is still critically endangered. Gorillas and humans share almost identical genetic material, so coming into contact with human diseases, even via our food, is extremely hazardous to their health. To reduce the transmission of disease from humans to gorillas, you’ll need to keep a distance of 23 feet (7 meters) from the gorillas.
Once you locate the gorilla family, you will be asked to leave all your belongings to one side and approach the gentle giants with only your camera. The guides will interpret the animals’ behavior and advise on what you are watching. You may see females and their young, young males, or even a dominant Silverback feeding, playing, interacting with each other, or just sleeping. The trek usually takes roughly three to six hours, after which you’ll return to camp.
This Day of African Gorilla Safari includes:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinks: Drinking Water, other drinks are extra.
After an early breakfast, we leave the “Jewel of Uganda” behind and start the journey back to Kampala. You will enjoy the scenery – lush vegetation, rolling hills and steeply terraced fields. We have lunch in Mbarara and stop further on at the Mpambire Drum Making Centre. After buying some of these drums, we continue to Kampala, arriving in the late afternoon. The guide will drop you off at the hotel or at the airport to catch your flight back home.
No Accommodation on this last day
Drinks: Unlimited Drinking Water, other drinks are extra
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
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Get an early start on your gorilla tracking and report in the morning to the Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger station for a pre-trek briefing. The rangers will guide you through the village gardens and into the forest, escorting you through the bush and occasionally hacking the dense undergrowth with a machete as you search for the gorillas. The mountain gorillas are under 24-hour monitoring for their own safety, so you’re almost guaranteed to see them.
The gorilla population is slowly increasing, but the species is still critically endangered. Gorillas and humans share almost identical genetic material, so coming into contact with human diseases, even via our food, is extremely hazardous to their health. To reduce the transmission of disease from humans to gorillas, you’ll need to keep a distance of 23 feet (7 meters) from the gorillas.
Once you locate the gorilla family, you will be asked to leave all your belongings to one side and approach the gentle giants with only your camera. The guides will interpret the animals’ behavior and advise on what you are watching. You may see females and their young, young males, or even a dominant Silverback feeding, playing, interacting with each other, or just sleeping. The trek usually takes roughly three to six hours, after which you’ll return to camp.
This Day of African Gorilla Safari includes:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinks: Drinking Water, other drinks are extra.
After an early breakfast, we leave the “Jewel of Uganda” behind and start the journey back to Kampala. You will enjoy the scenery – lush vegetation, rolling hills and steeply terraced fields. We have lunch in Mbarara and stop further on at the Mpambire Drum Making Centre. After buying some of these drums, we continue to Kampala, arriving in the late afternoon. The guide will drop you off at the hotel or at the airport to catch your flight back home.
No Accommodation on this last day
Drinks: Unlimited Drinking Water, other drinks are extra
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
