5 Days Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Safari, Best of Uganda Gorilla trekking safari. Spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys, Bwindi is the source of five major rivers, which flow into Lake Edward.
5 days gorilla tracking bwindi safari package is one of the best Uganda gorilla trekking tours. This Uganda gorilla trekking safari package departs from Kampala or Entebbe at 7am and heads south through two major highways of Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Kabale-Kisoro to Bwindi or Kampala – Mityana- Mubende – Fortportal – Kasese – Kihihi to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, our day’s main travel destination we have spectacular stop overs and views of Lake Mburo National park spotting Zebras, Giraffes and in Queen Elizabeth National Park seeing along the road the Uganda kobs, Buffaloes, Elephants, tree climbing lions , the Equator and others. We shall have lunch en-route in Mbarara town at the Agip Motel , Igongo Cultural Center or Baguma Restaurant, Kasese/Queen Elizabeth National Park before proceeding with the journey arriving late by 5pm with a chec our lodge/hotel. Relax and get a casual briefing while/before having dinner.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rain forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 459 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.
This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
Bwindi is a home to atleast 200 butterfly species including the eight albertine rift endemics.Also a home to many reptiles.
The neighboring towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both have an impressive array of luxury lodges, rustic bandas, and budget campsites, as well as restaurants, craft stalls, and guiding services. Opportunities abound to discover the local Bakiga and Batwa Pygmy cultures through performances, workshops, and village walks.
YOUR 4 DAY ITINERARY
Early in the morning we will pick you up from the hotel or guesthouse of your choice and leave for Kibale Forest. In the afternoon we will arrive at Kibale Forest Camp, sleeping with the sounds of the tropical rainforest.
Driving time: ± 6,5 hours
Budget Tour: Kibale Forest Camp – “Lazy” camping
Comfortable Tour: Kibale Forest Camp
At 08.00 am we will start with the 4-hour chimp walk – during which you may also get to see 10 other primates! Kibale Park is also known for all the butterflies and birds. In the afternoon we will walk through Bigodi Swamp (home to a community-based project).
Early morning after breakfast start (8 AM) the drive to Kabale for lunch. From here the journey takes us through a beautiful landscape called the “Switzerland of Africa”. We pass mountains, hills and lakes with cultivated terraces, tropical rainforests, and bamboo forest. On the last hill the landscape unfolds beneath us, in the vast plane of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo the Virunga volcanoes dominate the view. Down is Kisoro where we will stay in the famous Travellers Rest Hotel if staying in Kisoro.
Day 3 and 4
Budget Tour: Gorilla Valley Lodge/Travellers Rest Hotel
Comfortable Tour: Gorilla Valley Lodge/Travellers Rest Hotel
The day of gorilla tracking!
You will travel by car to the starting point of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP. Once there you will first receive a briefing (7.45 am) and at 8.30 am you will start the tracking. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be able to spend up to one hour with them! You will be expected back to the starting point by 7.00 pm at the latest. Being physically fit is recommended.
It is always best to hear from other visitors:
“At a distance of about fifteen feet, a mountain gorilla with her baby appears. She comes out of the bushes, looks at me, and lies down. My presence does not seem to bother her. She just wants to rest, whether I am there or not. I can almost touch her. My heart dances with joy. I am in a good position to take pictures, so I let my camera do its work. It is the thrill of a lifetime. I cannot but agree with the American zoologist George Schaller, the first to study gorillas in the Virunga volcanoes, who once said: ‘No one who looks into the eyes of a gorilla, gentle and vulnerable, can remain unchanged.”
To Kampala
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will travel back to Kampala. On the way back to the city you will have lunch in Mbarara town, and after Masaka, there will be an opportunity to stop at the Equator for photo shoots and buying souvenirs and have tea or coffee.
We will then bring you to a guesthouse, campsite or hotel of your choice in Kampala or Entebbe – or, if you continue your holiday somewhere else or back home, we will bring you directly to Entebbe airport for an onward flight.
Driving time: ± 9 hours
If you need an extra night on this last day, we can book you in our Airport Guesthouse for just $70 a double / $60 a single (including BB and airport transfer)
To Kampala
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will travel back to Kampala. On the way back to the city you will have lunch in Mbarara town, and after Masaka, there will be an opportunity to stop at the Equator for photo shoots and buying souvenirs and have tea or coffee.
We will then bring you to a guesthouse, campsite or hotel of your choice in Kampala or Entebbe – or, if you continue your holiday somewhere else or back home, we will bring you directly to Entebbe airport for an onward flight.
Driving time: ± 9 hours
If you need an extra night on this last day, we can book you in our Airport Guesthouse for just $70 a double / $60 a single (including BB and airport transfer)
Price Includes
- Meals specified and accommodation with en suite facility.
- Transportation in A comfortable 4×4 Safari Cars.
- Applicable park entrance, activity fees.
- 1 Assigned English-speaking Professional Tour Driver-guide
- Bwindi and Kibaale fee.
- Bottled water while on safari.
- Boat trip as on the itinerary.
- All hotel pick-ups and drop off.
- Activities as stipulated in the itinerary (except those stated as optional).
Price Excludes
- Activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Phone calls and bar bills.
- Personal/travel insurance.
- Air fare (unless requested).
- Laundry.
- Driver guide’s gratuity (recommended).
- All Other Services of a personal nature.
- Entry visa into Uganda (Click: Here).
- All kinds of drinks except water.
- Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL”.
- Covid-19 tests (if any).