This 4 days Uganda Gorilla Safari is an ideal Uganda Safari package for travelers interested in having an encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, on this safari you will participate in both gorilla tracking and gorilla habituation which is absolutely fantastic offering different experiences.
Gorilla Habituation Experience is a high demand experience highly recommended for photographers and wildlife researchers, you can spend 4 hours with the semi-habituated gorillas and only one hour with the habituated groups. While this sounds great, do remember that the semi-habituated group can be far less relaxed while the habituated group are more likely to be relaxed giving you the true experience of interacting with the gorillas in their normal setting.
Remember to carry a walking stick from briefing point and garden gloves are very essential. Gaiters are not necessary but can be useful in avoiding your bootlaces from being caught or undone by the thick undergrowth. Carry at least 2 litres of water, packed lunch and energy giving snacks.
Porters are of great help and high recommended since we cannot guarantee how the terrain will be during tracking.
Highlights of 4 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda & Habituation
- Day 1: Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Day
- Day 3: Gorilla Habituation Day
- Day 4: Boat ride and return to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of 4 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda & Habituation
Day 1: Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Our representative will pick you from your accommodation at 7 am, brief you about your habituation safari and set off to Bwindi. It is approximately 540 km/9 hours of driving to the southern sector, the drive is quite long but worth it with much more to see on the way you may even see zebras grazing in Lake Mburo National Park and have a visit at the Equator monument in Kayabwe for photography and the experiment and another stopover in Mbarara town for lunch.
Continue your journey arriving at your accommodation in the evening, relax for the evening and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge or Gorilla Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Breakfast
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Day
After breakfast at the lodge, you will go to the park headquarters for briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides. After the briefing, the rangers will lead you into the thick impenetrable forest to start your search for the endangered rare species of mountain gorillas. The search for gorillas takes approximately 2 to 6 hours, depending on their movement and where they spent their previous night.
Upon reaching the area where these famous species are, you will only be allowed to interact with them for only one hour and you should always keep maximum silence while with these Gorillas, you are allowed take photographs and so on.
To find the gorillas, it is such a tiresome experience since it can take you almost 3-8 hours to find them. However, once you meet these gorillas, you will easily forget the hatches you have gone through to find them and instead save the good memories you will experience with them. After the interaction, you may choose take a community walk or simply relax at your lodge. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Gorilla Habituation Day
Gorilla Habituation Experience happens in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – the Rushaga Sector, after breakfast, the driver guide will transfer you to the briefing point where you will receive instructions on how to conduct yourself while in the forest.
The habituation experience gives you more time learn about the life of gorillas in the forest and in total you are allowed to spend 4 hours in the presence of gorillas, the idea is to get gorillas a little bit used to humans in their habitat to allow for gorilla trekking in future. After this magical experience, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi Overland Camp –Budget, Arcadia Cottage – midrange or Luxury Bird’s Nest Lodge – Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Boat ride and return to Kampala
Enjoy a delicious morning breakfast and set out for a boat ride on lake Bunyonyi where you will go around various islands with sights of terraced hills, birds and alike. Thereafter start off your journey back to Kampala. Have en-route lunch reaching there lake evening.
End of the Safari
PRICE INCLUDES
- Gorilla Permits
- Bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- Boat Rides
- Cultural Tours
- All Activities Mentioned
PRICE EXCLUDES
- International flight fare
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
