3-Day Gorilla Tracking Tour


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  • 3-Day Gorilla Tracking Tour

Kampala, Uganda

Trip Type:   Multi-day Tours
Duration:  3 days
Gorilla tracking in Uganda is one of the most sought after wildlife adventures in Africa. As few as 880 Mountain Gorillas remain in the world and more than half of them are found in Uganda parks Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla. Bwindi which has close to 400 Gorillas and also the largest number of habituated groups (14) is the prime destination for gorilla tours in Africa. This 3 day itinerary is the standard package to do this tour in Uganda. You shall travel privately with own tour car and driver.

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Gorilla tracking in Uganda is one of the most sought after wildlife adventures in Africa. As few as 880 Mountain Gorillas remain in the world and more than half of them are found in Uganda parks Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla. Bwindi which has close to 400 Gorillas and also the largest number of habituated groups (14) is the prime destination for gorilla tours in Africa. This 3 day itinerary is the standard package to do this tour in Uganda. You shall travel privately with own tour car and driver. Day 1: Travel from Kampala or Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The driver guide shall pick you up from your hotel before 7am and leave for south western Uganda to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your first stopover is in Mbarara town for lunch at the Agip Motel. You will get to Bwindi National Park in the late afternoon; check in at the Silverback Lodge located just outside of the park. Spend the evening relaxing at the lodge, enjoying wonderful views of the forest and breath-taking mountain landscape. Have dinner and overnight.
Travel time from Kampala to Bwindi is 7 - 8 hours
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Wake up early in the morning at 6.00am, have breakfast and transfer to the briefing station in the park by 7.00am. You shall take packed lunch from the lodge, enough to drink - at least one litre, which we provide in the car. Also it is very vital to bring a rain coat and warm jacket as Bwindi being rainforest always has a chance of rain even during the dry months. You shall be allocated a gorilla group which you will track, then meet the ranger guide with the rest of the trekkers for pre-trek briefing. At 8am, you are driven to the trail where you enter into the forest to search for the gorillas. How long it will take you find these great apes so much depends on the location and movements of the gorillas.

Enjoy the natural ambiance of this thick forest, observing plenty of rare wildlife and enjoys the wonderful views of the misty forest. You shall spend an hour observing the Gorillas and it will go so fast but it will be the most amazing hour of your life. Return to meet your driver, return to briefing point to receive a Gorilla tracking Certificate and thereafter return to the lodge to relax for the rest day. Dinner and overnight.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Travel from Bwindi National Park to Kampala/Entebbe
After breakfast, check out and travel to Kampala. As on your way there you will have a stopover in Mbarara for lunch and the final stopover will be at the Uganda Equator for some picture moments. Arrive in Kampala in the evening and transfer to your hotel.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch




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