3 Days Bwindi Impenetrable gorilla tracking.
Overview.
This 3 days expedition is an extra ordinary experience which evolves climbing the steep slopes, walking through the narrow trails while hunting for the gorilla families. This forest covers 330 square kilometers and it’s located in the Southwestern part of Uganda bordering with Democratic Republic of Congo.
Highlights;
1 Trek one of the 20 habituated gorilla families.
2 Visit the first inhabitants of the Central African forests (Batwa people). 3 Enjoy a 1 hour close encounter with one of the gorilla families
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Detailed itinerary;
Day1; Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. After having a tasty breakfast, you’ll be packed up by the company safari guide for a 7 to 8 hours’ drive, this journey comprises of enrount stop overs at touristic places such as Kayabwe at the equator monument, enjoy the experiments demonstrating how the equator divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres, depart from Kayabwe to Mbarara city where you will have your lunch, relax, and later continue till your lodge in the Park, have dinner and the overnight at your accommodation facility.
Accommodation;
Bwindi or Buhoma lodge (luxury).
Engagi lodge or Silver back lodge (moderate).
Ride 4 a woman cottages (basic).
Meal plan; Lunch and dinner.
Day2; Primate Exploration with gorillas as the main highlight. The life time experience has finally reached, wake up very early at around 6:00am in the morning, enjoy a tasty breakfast, get transferred to the park headquarter called Buhoma at around 7:00am for a briefing by the chief ranger, you will be divided into groups of 8 people depending on the gorilla family that you’re going to track, a park ranger and a park guide will be allocated to each group. This activity lasts for about 1 to 6 hours depending on how quickly you allocate the gorilla family, enjoy the 1 hour close encounter with the gorilla family as you take several pictures, don’t forget to wear the appropriate attar’s such as the hiking boots, long sleeved clothing’s among others due to the steeper and slippery nature of the landscape. After enjoying this experience, return to the lodge for lunch and get transferred to Lake Bunyonyi for an overnight.
Accommodation;
Bird nest or Bunyonyi Resort (luxury).
Habuharo or Heritage lodge (midrange).
Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort (budget).
Meal plan; breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day3; Depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe.
Enjoy a tasty breakfast, check out of your lodge, depart for a 7 to 8 hours’ drive to Entebbe, and get dropped off to your hotel or the airport as it will mark the end of this 3 days gorilla tracking tour.
Meal plan; Breakfast and Lunch.
--Inclusions;
∙ Bottled drinking water.
∙ A 4 by 4 wheel drive.
∙ Park entrance fees.
∙ Driver guide.
∙ Accommodation and meals while on the trip.
--Exclusions.
∙ Visas.
∙ International flights.
∙ Personal expenses.
∙ Accommodation and meal fees while in Entebbe.