Overview
Explore culture and mountain gorillas as you take on a 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the best mountain gorilla destination in the world as it hosts about half of the world population of these primates.
The park offers you an incredible gorilla trekking tour where you get to spend over an hour with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Excite your taste buds with an en route lunch of the local cuisine as you head to Bwindi. In addition to the gorilla trekking, you will have an epic time with the Batwa people on a cultural encounter. Below is how your entire safari adventure will run.
Full itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Upon arrival into the country, our driver guide will pick you up from Entebbe International Airport and begin your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This will be after a short briefing on how your trip will run.
Enjoy beautiful scenic views of the urban centers and the evergreen landscapes of the countryside while on your way. Midway through your journey to the park, stop for a delicious lunch at Igongo Country Hotel. At dusk, check into your booked lodge in Bwindi just in time for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural experience
Wake up to the songs of the various birds in the park and have a delicious breakfast. Be transferred to the briefing center at the head offices by our driver guide for a pre-briefing. Keep in mind the rules and regulations fed to you by the officials at this briefing for a successful trek.
Gorillas are sensitive to outsiders, thus you are grouped into groups of 8 people to relieve off stress that can be caused by many people from the primates. With the help of a guide ranger, navigate the forests for the assigned gorilla family. In about 4-5 hours searching for the gorilla family, encounter them one-on-one as you watch them play, feed, and rest. An hour will be allowed to you to spend with the primates in their natural environment. Return to the briefing center and proceed to the lodge for lunch. Next on your agenda will be the Batwa cultural experience in the afternoon.
The Batwa people are known as the forest keepers as they dwelled in the forest of Bwindi for generations before its establishment. Learn about the different skills they used in the forest for their survival. Dive into their history and cultural existence of the Batwa and get entertained through their traditional songs and dances. Journey back to the lodge for dinner and rest for the night ahead.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Departure
The final day is the time to depart back to the airport where your 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour originally began. Have breakfast and check out of the lodge as you hit the road to Entebbe with an en route lunch at Kayabwe.
Take pictures at the equator, still in Kayabwe before proceeding with your journey. In the evening, you will arrive at the airport in time for your departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
