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When you only have a short amount of time to see one of the world’s most spectacular creatures, this is the safari for you.
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Itineraries
Day 1
Transfer from Entebbe International Airport / Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast on the first day of your tour, your Penny Africa Safaris Guide will meet you for your drive to the park. For the almost 550km drive to Bwindi National Park, you are driven on a 4×4 wheel safari vehicle on a fairly tarmacked road along the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara route.
About 80km from Kampala, there will be a stop at the Equator line in Kayabwe for photography and geographical experiments. At the equator line, you experiment on the forces within the zero latitude line and how they affect the movement to water at this point. One amazing fact here is that while at the equator line a person loses three kilograms and regains them in the northern or southern hemisphere.
We’ll continue to the southern hemisphere for your Uganda gorilla tracking tour with a stop for lunch en route at Mbarara town. Driving further to western Uganda, the rolling terraced hills of Kigezi Highlands and the Long-Horned Ankole cattle make up this scenic drive. You’ll arrive for dinner and a night's rest at the hotel or lodge.
Drive Time: 8-10 hours
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/chameleon Hill Lodge
Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Nkuringo Gorilla Camp
Budget: Buhoma Community camp/Gorilla Valley Lodge/bwindi backpackers lodge/karungi camp
Day 2
Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The moment is here: your long-awaited Uganda Mountain Gorilla tracking safari in Bwindi forest!
After an early morning breakfast, your Uganda safari driver guide will pick you up from the accommodation facility for a drive to the gorilla tracking headquarters.
At the headquarters, you’ll be brief on the tracking etiquette before 8:00am local time. During briefing, groups of 8 tourists are allocated a single gorilla family to trek according to fitness levels. Each tourist then receives a trekking stick and heads to the jungle in company of the park rangers and guides.
Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi is unpredictable because of the movement behaviors of the gorillas, therefore the activity can last between 6-8 hours. These hours are spent in search of the gorillas. However, once we find them, you’ll have 1 hour in the presence of these gentle giants.
At the end of this unforgettable hour, you’ll return to the park headquarters where you’ll receive a Uganda gorilla trekking tour certificate. Afterward, you’ll meet with your safari driver guide for a drive to your lodging facility.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/chameleon Hill Lodge,
Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Nkuringo Gorilla Camp,
Budget: Buhoma Community camp/Gorilla Valley Lodge/bwindi backpackers lodge/karungi camp
Day 3
Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After a beautiful night in the foothills of the gorilla land, you embark on the road back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for a departure flight. You will have lunch en route and can purchase any craft materials at several souvenir shops along the way if you wish to.
Note: This 3-Day Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Tracking tour can be customized to suit your interests when you contact our expert Uganda safari team.
Highlights:
- Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Geographical Experiments on the Equator
- Walking and Hiking UNESCO-Protected Bwindi
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