$2,404 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Tranfer to bwindi via kihihi air strip
Tranfer to bwindi via kihihi air strip
Your fly-in gorilla excursion starts at Entebbe International Airport, where you’ll board a flight to Bwindi. We’ll have provided your Bwindi flight tickets in advance. If you need transport from your Entebbe hotel, let us know, and we’ll gladly arrange it at no extra cost. At Entebbe airport, simply show your passport when checking in for the flight to Kihihi airstrip. Our vehicle and driver will be waiting for you at the kihihi airstrip to take you to your lodge in Bwindi. The drive from the airstrip to the lodge takes about 45 minutes, but the scenic landscape is so impressive that you might want to take two hours for this journey. After checking in at the lodge, you can relax for the rest of the day or take a village walk through the communities, which is safe even for solo travelers. You could also inquire from our guide and do Batwa culture experience or you can do it on the 2nd day after gorilla trekking.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mahogany Springs Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Enjoy Gorilla trekking experience
Enjoy Gorilla trekking experience
Today is the main event… Get ready for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the rare mountain gorilla. For most visitors, this is the absolute highlight of their Uganda tour.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees – the only forest in Africa that can claim this distinction. It also hosts five other primate species, 113 mammal species, over 200 butterflies, and 360 bird species.
The gorillas you’ll track belong to one of nine habituated family groups that can tolerate human presence for a short period each day. Your trek will be an exciting journey through forested slopes, tangled vines, bushes, and bamboo before you reach the gorillas’ habitat. Your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots.
The trek can take anywhere from 2 to 7 hours! Once you locate the gorillas, your group will have a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face to face with gorillas is so amazing.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mahogany Springs Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer back to entebbe via kihihi airstrip
Transfer back to entebbe via kihihi airstrip
Today concludes your 3-day fly-in gorilla tour to Uganda. Our guide will handle your transfer to Kihihi airstrip. You’ll fly back to Entebbe International Airport.
Let us know if you’d like us to include one (or more) nights in Kampala/Entebbe or arrange your transport to and from Entebbe Airport.
Your flight schedule (please confirm your convenient time to star your journey):
Journey Time for Bwindi-Entebbe flights:
45 min transfer to Kihihi airstrip & 1h10 min flight to Entebbe
Morning flight option:
Departure from Kihihi: 09.45 AM & Arrival in Entebbe: 11.25 AM
Afternoon flight option
Departure from Kihihi: 14.05 PM or 15.05 PM & Arrival in Entebbe: 15.55 PM or 16.15 PM.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
