UGANDA GORILLA SAFARI

Tour Highlights

You will get a short stop over at the Equator for photo opportunitiesand arts and craft shopping.
The thrill of coming face to face with a giant Mountain Gorilla.

DAY WISE TOUR ITINERARY

Arrival Entbee
Welcome to the Pearl of Africa! Arrival at Entebbe Airport where you will be welcomed by a Safaris representative and transfer to your guest house in Entebbe (5-10 minutes). Overnight Entebbe.
Entebbe – Bwindi Forest National Park
Early in the morning, we shall set off to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with lunch en-route at a local restaurant. You will also have a short stop over at the Equator for photo opportunities and arts and craft shopping. Check in at the lodge freshen up, relax and enjoy a delicious dinner. Overnight at Bwindi.
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Park
Arise early today and prepare for the highlight of your safari, an unforgettable encounter with the Gentle Giants! Following breakfast, transfer to the national park offices where you will be allocated a gorilla family in groups of 8 as well as a gorilla tracking guide. After a pre-tracking briefing by your guide touching on the gorillas generally, your assigned gorilla family as well as appropriate safety precautions, you drive to the trailhead for the start of a thrilling adventure. Expect to walk between 2 and 8 hours in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead, which can be tough and require a degree of (average) fitness. However, the thrill of coming face to face with a giant Mountain Gorilla silverback completely makes up for the effort!Please remember to bring your passport for registration, appropriate, water proof hiking boots and a light rain coat. To protect from stinging nettles, we recommend long pants and long sleeved tops. A pair of old gardening gloves can help grabbing onto the vegetation while most hotels/lodges provide a walking stick that comes in very handy especially when hiking downhill. A small waterproof backpack is an excellent idea to carry a light snack, bottled water as well as protection for your camera.Upon sighting the gorillas, you spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young and sometimes wrestling by the juveniles – it is a totally unique and unforgettable experience! Dinner and overnight at Bwindi.
Bwindi NP – Entebbe – Departure
Today we will depart the impenetrable forest of Bwindi and head back to Entebbe International Airport. Connect with your late evening international flight back home.

Inclusions Exclusions

Airport transfer to/from Entebbe Airport
Ground transport per private 4WD safari customised vehicle (using a land cruiser)
Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
Meals as described in the itinerary
AMREF Flying Doctors Insurance
VAT for hotels and lodges outside Kampala