5 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Safari

Starts: Entebbe – Ends: Entebbe | Entebbe Double Gorilla trekking Bwindi- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Trip Overview

This 5 days double Gorilla trekking Bwindi Safari will bring you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park  to trek Mountain Gorillas twice. Bwindi forest is the home to endangered Mountain Gorillas where over 400 individuals live in the whole world. The trip is specifically interesting those whose main focus is to see, photograph and experience gorilla behavior in different families. Track the gorillas twice in two seperate days, 2 different gorilla groups just for the double experience on this tour.

Trip Highlight

  • Track and meet the Gorillas twice in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
  • Enjoy the Nature walk and see different monkeys in the area
  • Meet the Local People including the Batwa (Pygmies)
  • Cross Uganda Equator and learn how Drums are made out of Hides and Skins of Local Cows.

Included in the price

  • Airport transfers
  • Transport in comfortable 4WD safari vehicle and Fuel
  • Two Gorilla trekking permits (for different days)
  • Full time English speaking driver/guide for the duration of the tour
  • Park entry fees
  • Full board accommodation
  • All activities mentioned in the itinerary
  • Guiding fees
  • Bottled drinking water while on the tour

Excluded in the price

  • Any domestic or International flights
  • Visa fees for Uganda
  • All optional activities
  • Medical and travel Insurance
  • Tips and gratuities to the guide/driver and hotel staffs.
  • Any item not mentioned in the itinerary of personal nature like laundry and beverages, souvenirs and telephone bills.

5 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Safari Itinerary

DAY 1. Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to Kampala.

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met and welcomed by one of our experienced Tour driver/ guide who will transfer you to your Hotel in Kampala/Entebbe for an Overnight stay.

You’ll be staying at:

  • 2 FRIENDS BEACH HOTEL ENTEBBE
  • CASSIA LODGE.
  • BOMA GUEST HOUSE

DAY 2.Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

After your morning breakfast, you will be picked and set off on the double gorilla trekking Uganda tour route to south western part in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will make stopover at Uganda equator and other places of interest for photography. You will have lunch in Mbarara afterwards proceed to Bwindi impenetrable forest, reaching early in the evening. Relax at the lodge in preparation for your next days trek.

Dinner and overnight:

  • BAKIGA LODGE,
  • BUHOMA HAVEN LODGE
  • BWINDI LODGE.

DAY 3. Mountain Gorilla tracking & Afternoon Nature walk to the Munyaga river trail/ waterfalls trail.

Take an Early morning breakfast, head to the park office headquarters together with your packed lunch, drinking water and dressed in good gorilla trekking attire. Attend the briefing about Do’s and Don’ts of gorilla trekking Uganda in the impenetrable forest. You will get to spend one hour with the gorillas once you find them.

The whole tracking takes 4 – 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and depending on how strong you will be on return, head for a nature walk to Munyaga river trail that takes approximately 1 ½ hours. Here you will enjoy the walking on the edge of the river as you look out for monkeys and bird species that you miss while tracking gorillas or go for waterfall trail if you are still strong enough this takes 2-3 hours return journey.

On waterfall trail, you will enjoy walking in the jungle as you look out for Monkeys, several bird species and magnificent Munyaga waterfall. Later return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay at;

Dinner and overnight:

  • BAKIGA LODGE
  • BUHOMA HAVEN LODGE
  • BWINDI LODGE.

DAY 4. Second Gorilla trekking Adventure & Village walk in the afternoon.

A relatively early morning start together with packed lunch, you will assemble at the Park office well prepared to undertake gorilla trekking Uganda for the second time. Here you will be allocated to a different gorilla family such that you may come out with different experience in the jungle.

Young Gorillas are so playful so you stand chance to see the behavior that you may have missed in the first trek. Later on return you will go for village walk to meet the local people in community including Pygmies. The guide will let you know the lifestyles of the local people in the area. Later return back to your lodge for Dinner and overnight stay;

Dinner and overnight:

  • BAKIGA LODGE,
  • BUHOMA HAVEN LODGE
  • BWINDI LODGE.

DAY 5. Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe & Departure.

After you breakfast in the morning, you will set off a long drive to Kampala 8-9 hours passing through different villages, Make several stops for Photography and Lunch. You will then stop at Mpambire Drum makers in Mpigi to learn how people earn a living by use of cow products like skins to make drums, horns to get Music instruments.

You will then continue to Kampala and be dropped to your hotel or Entebbe international Airport if it’s your scheduled departure flight time.

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