3-Day Uganda Gorilla Habituation Safari in Bwindi Forest

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

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Your day will kick start after early morning breakfast and you will begin on your gorilla habituation safari southwards to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. The road trip will present to you highway views of the remote and small urban centers of Uganda with vegetable markets along the roads, craft and drum makers, and have a stopover at Uganda’s Equator monument where you will cross to the southern hemisphere with one foot and northern hemisphere with other. After the equator experience, the safari guide will proceed with a second stopover in Mbarara for lunch before continuing to Bwindi along the way we shall be having short bathroom stopovers and picture moments of landscape and other scenic views. Arrive in Bwindi in the late afternoon and check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Habituation

Gorilla habituation experience takes place in the Rushaga sector in the southern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park. Immediately after your early morning breakfast, your safari guide will lead you to the briefing point where you will be taken through the etiquette of the Gorilla Habituation activity. The habituation adventure gives you enough time to learning about the lifestyle of the Mountain gorillas in the rainforest for this you’re allowed to spend 4 hours with the mountain gorillas. This activity is meant to get gorillas used to human’s presence in their habitat to prepare them for gorilla trekking in the future. After this adventure, your safari guide will transfer you back to the lodge for Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Entebbe

After this exciting adventure with the mountain gorillas in the wild, wake up early in the morning and get ready to start your transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe. We hope you had an amazing time learning about the lifestyle of the mountain Gorillas and subsequently contributing to their conservation and protection.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

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.