4 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI
This amazing trip goes for four days in Uganda the pearl of Africa. The four days particularly take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park, a home to more than 700 mountain gorillas. Here you will trek these impressive apes for an amazing up close encounter with them in their natural habitats.
The four days then take you to Lake Bunyonyi Africa’s second deepest lake after Tanganyika Lake in Tanzania. The lake has over 25 islands including the punishment island where young girls who got pregnant before marriage were isolated from as a punishment.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1: TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST VIA EQUATOR
Day 2: GORILLA TRACKING AND BATWA EXPERIENCE
Day 3: CANOEING AND ZIP LINING LAKE BUNYONYI
Day 4: TRANSFER TO KAMPALA AND DEPATURE
DETAILS
Day 1: TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST VIA EQUATOR
On arrival at the airport, or in the morning after breakfast at the lodge where you will have spent the previous night, be picked by our experienced driver guide. He will brief you about the whole trip and then start immediately driving to Bwindi impenetrable national park.
The first stop over will be in Kayabwe at the Uganda equator for a photo session and the water experiment that shows how water swirls to different directions in the opposite hemispheres of the earth. Then proceed to Mbarara for lunch after which you will drive straight to the park.
LUXURY – Ruhija Gorilla safari Lodge
MIDRANGE – Bakiga Lodge / Gorilla mist lodge
BUDGET – Broadbill forest camp
Day 2: GORILLA TRACKING AND BATWA EXPERIENCE
An early breakfast and move to the park headquarters for briefing from the local guides. After start on the journey into the impenetrable forest on the hunt for mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking involves a simple hike through the montane forest without clear paths but rather having to pave your way to the top with the help of the local guide.
On the search, meet several other primate species like the white and black colobus monkeys, baboons and others as well as different bird, butterflies and reptile species. When you the gorilla family, spend an hour with them, watching them play from one tree branch to another, fight each other and their way of life. Take as many pictures as you want provided the camera doesn’t have a flash.
In the evening, you can go for Batwa experience and a community walk and see how the people in the area live their lives, interact with them and go back to the lodge for dinner
LUXURY – Ruhija Gorilla safari Lodge
MIDRANGE – Bakiga Lodge / Gorilla mist lodge
BUDGET – Broadbill forest camp
DAY 3 CANOEING AND ZIP LINING LAKE BUNYONYI
After morning breakfast, transfer to lake Bunyonyi locally known as the lake of small birds, the canoe gives u chance to discover the famous punishment islands where girls who got pregnant before marriage where throw to starve to death as their punishment other islands like upside down islands are some of the historic of the 29 islands on the lake,
After the breath taking, canoe, lunch at lodge as you prepare for zip lining activity over Bunyonyi at the bird Nest resort. The activity gives you experience to feel the thrilling breeze of the lake as you touch the cold waters, after this activity you can try out swimming if you are a good swimmer. If not, then you are not advised to swim despite of having clean waters, the lake is too deep next to Tanganyika of Tanzania in Africa.
LUXURY – Arcadia cottages
MIDRANGE – Bunyonyi safaris resort
BUDGET – Supreme Adventure Park
DAY 4: TRANSFER TO KAMPALA AND DEPATURE
Have breakfast and drive back to Kampala or straight to Entebbe for the flight back home. That will be the end of the four days in Bwindi.
PRICE INCLUSIONS
Gorilla permit
Canoeing
Zip lining
Professional guide
Vehicle
Fuel
Accommodation
Meals
All activities as per the itinerary
EXCLUSSIONS
Air ticket and visa fees
Beers and Wine (alcoholic drinks)
Laundry expenses and craft shopping
