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4 DAYS UGANDA GORILLA TREKKING ITINERARY

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Duration

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

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Overview

Notes on Gorilla tracking

  • Gorilla trekking is a strenuous activity and one should be physically fit to enjoy this tour.
  • Minimum gorilla tracking age is 15 years.
  • Minimum chimpanzee tracking age is 12 years
  • Anyone with signs of communicable diseases will NOT be allowed to track.
  • While possession of a gorilla permit is a guarantee of trekking and sighting the gorillas, the quality of the gorilla trekking cannot be guaranteed.
  • Maximum time allowed with the gorillas will NOT exceed ONE hour.

 

We strongly recommend the following:

  • Rain poncho (lightweight)
  • Long-sleeved shirt
  • Waterproof trousers
  • Sturdy hiking boots
  • Leather gardening -type gloves
  • Sunscreen.
  • Insect repellent and any necessary medications must be brought by you either from your home town or Kampala.
  • Still Cameras and Camcorders are allowed, but bring batteries and film from your home town or Kampala.

 

For cases of lack of availability in a requested Gorilla group or accommodation property, we shall suggest alternatives and communicate any changes in the program.

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Highlights

  • Destinations: Entebbe and Bwindi Impenetrable national park
  • Activities: Gorilla trekking

Itinerary

Itenirary
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe. Optional Afternoon biking tour
Today you will arrive at Entebbe airport. All non-vaccinated arrivals into Uganda are required to have negative PCR COVID-19 results that are not older than 72 hours. Upon clearance with emigrations, you shall exit the airport to be received by your guide. You shall be transported to your hotel which is only 20 minutes from the airport.
In the afternoon (for morning arrivals), you shall be picked up by your guide and driven to the biking offices which is also the starting point. You will be briefed about the tour and select your bike for the adventure. The guided biking tour passes through the old parts of the town, Entebbe botanical gardens, a fishing site and the shores of Lake Victoria. Entebbe is one of the oldest towns in Uganda and has many buildings that date over half a century ago. After 3 hours of biking, you will return to your accommodation and rest for the night. (Drive distance: 2km/ 15 minutes)
Accommodations
Budget: Papyrus Guest House
Midrange: The Boma Hotel
High end: Hotel Number 5
Meal plan: Breakfast, -, -
Itenirary
Day 2: FLY TO KISORO. ISLAND TOUR ON LAKE MUTANDA. DRIVE TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST. VISIT BATWA COMMUNITY
Early in the morning you will be transferred to Entebbe airport where you will take a flight to Kisoro airstrip where you shall be received by your safari guide. The flight departs at 07:00hr and arrives in Kisoro at 08:15hr. You shall be received by our guide who will drive you to Lake Mutanda where you will take a boat tour to the islands on Lake Mutanda. Afterwards, you will drive through the beautiful Ugandan countryside to the ancient rainforests of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Expect to arrive at our picturesque accommodation on the edge of the forest before lunch. Bwindi impenetrable national park is a magnificent green swathe of dense rainforest and is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth. It is a habitat for nearly 350 birds’ species, 120 mammals and other insect species. The park is home to the endangered mountain Gorillas. In the evening, you shall visit Batwa communities which live on the edge of Bwindi forest. You will learn about their way of life which depended so much on the forest before it was made a national park. You will also see their tools and their traditional dance.
(Drive distance: 60km/ 1.5 hours)
Accommodations
Budget: Gorilla Valley Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
High end: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Itenirary
Day 3: GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI.
Begin your gorilla trek in the early morning, and set off into the tangled and mist-shrouded forests with guides and trackers who are very experienced at locating the gorillas by finding the nest the family had used the previous night. Watching gorillas in their natural habitat is a memory that will last a lifetime. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about history and lifestyle of the Gorillas. After spending an hour with the gorillas, we head back to the lodge and relax.
Accommodations
Budget: Gorilla Valley Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
High end: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Itenirary
Day 4: FLIGHT TO ENTEBBE AND DEPARTURE
After breakfast you will be transferred to Kisoro airstrip to catch your flight back to Entebbe airport. The flight departs from Kisoro airstrip at 08:30hr and lands in Entebbe at 11:25hr. In Entebbe you will be received by our airport handling assistants and led to check in for your departure flight to your next destination.
Meal plan: Breakfast, -, -

Included/Excluded

  • Accommodation in the mentioned lodges
  • An experienced English-speaking Safari Guide
  • Transportation in 4*4 safari Vehicle.
  • Flight charges from Kisoro to Entebbe and back.
  • Fuel and meals as indicated on respective days.
  • All Entrance Fees and relevant government Tax.
  • Mineral Water on the entire Safari.
  • One Gorilla trekking permit per person in Bwindi impenetrable NP.
  • AMREF flying Doctors emergency evacuation fees.
  • Administration fees.
  • Premium Drinks, extra drinks, Tips, Souvenirs, any personal purchases
  • All COVID-19 testing fees
  • All activities indicated as optional in the itinerary.
  • Visa fees and International flight costs

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