4-Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Airport Pickup

This is an express, value-for-money gorilla tracking tour where you will have an experience with mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Gorilla tracking ranks among one of the absolute highlights of a trip to Africa for most travellers, and the feeling that you get being so near to one of our closest relatives is hard to describe.

Mountain gorillas are one of the world’s most endangered apes. It is estimated that there are only about 880 left throughout the world. Almost half of them can be found in Uganda, and populations can also be found in neighbouring Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

The Boma Hotel

• Mid-range guest house located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today after breakfast, you will be picked up from Kampala or Entebbe and transferred to Lake Mutanda in the southwestern part of Uganda close to the borders with Rwanda and Congo. You will cross a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’. You will see the great countryside and bamboo forest and have great views over the Virunga Mountains. You will have en route lunch.

Journey Time: 10 hours
Accommodation: Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal plan: All meals.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

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White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Bweza Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today is the day. You will encounter one of Bwindi’s endangered mountain gorillas. For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees—the only forest in Africa that can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primates, 113 species of mammals, over 200 species of butterflies and 360 species of birds. The gorillas you track belong to one of nine habituated family groups that can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day.

The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’.

Journey Time: 20 minutes each way.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Bweza Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Return to Kampala

After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe (Airport). As you pass through the equator, there will be a stop for the requisite snapshot and a bit of souvenir shopping. Your accommodation for tonight is not included in the program. If you wish to depart tonight from Entebbe Airport, make sure your flight is at 10:00 p.m. or later. If you want us to book one (or more) nights in Kampala and/or Entebbe, please let us know.

Journey Time: 10 hours.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.