3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI, UGANDA

Package Overview

Absolutely incredible experience. Here you are split into groups and along with Park ranger guides, Gorilla trackers and porters head into forest to search for designated Gorilla family. You will be then briefed on the code of conduct before heading to the forest.

Once you locate them you get to spend an hour with the gorillas, ending up in close proximity which is pretty exciting. The gorillas all have names and are monitored really close by park rangers.

YOUR ITINERARY:

DAY 1: NAIROBI TO KAMPALA 

Leave Nairobi heading to kampala where you will arrive in the afternoon check in at the relax and an overnight at the hotel 

DAY 2: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Leaving Kampala very early, it's a full day's drive through the beautiful Ugandan countryside to the ancient rainforests of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. On the way, skirt the north-eastern shores of Lake Victoria, and climb into the mountainous south-western region of Uganda through terraced hillsides dotted with traditional settlements. Expect to arrive at our picturesque accommodation on the edge of the forest in the late atternoon.

Overnight

DAY 3: Bwindi Gorilla Trek

Bwindi is a magnificent green swathe of dense rainforest and is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and a recently proclaimed World Heritage Site. 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. The search for these majestic animals goes through thick untamed rainforest, where you'll be scrambling over mossy rocks and through deep undergrowth and it can be arduous at times. But when you come face to face with the gorillas for the first time, the trek there will be more than worth it, and watching gorillas in their natural habitat is a memory that will last a lifetime. After spending an hour with the gorillas we head back to the base camp for a late lunch and a relaxing afternoon.

Overnight: 

DAY 4:Kampala

Departing early in the morning we start our journey back to Kampala stopping for lunch en route. Expect to arrive back in the city in the early evening after a quick but exhilarating visit to the mountain gorilla.

DAY 5: LEAVE BACK TO NAIROBI 

 Early breakfast and check out of the Kampala. Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Kenya. End of our services.

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.

• 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

• Still Cameras and Camcorders are allowed