Itinerary for Uganda
3 days
Gorilla tracking tour in
Uganda's
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 1:
Briefing on the safari, transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Forest,
southwestern Uganda for your gorilla trek.
Meet and greet with our local guide in Kampala/ Entebbe/ Kigali
at 07:00hrs before starting on your
drive heading to southwestern Uganda. En route, there is a local
community popular for making local drums and crafts and a fruit
market. Stopover, admire and buy yourself souvenirs. Proceed to the
Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa - the pathway
of the sun and take photographs.
Pass by mountains, tropical rainforest and bamboo forest during the
nine hour journey.
Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Low Budget:
Rushaga Gorilla
Camp or
Ruhija Gorilla
Friends Camp or
Gorilla Valley Lodge
or
Buhoma Community Campground
Moderate:
Silverback Lodge /
Nkuringo Gorilla Camp/
Gorilla Mist Camp
Up-market:
Buhoma Lodge/
Mahogany
Lodge/ Chameleon Hill Lodge/
Trackers Lodge Buhoma
See other Accommodation & Lodging options in or near to
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2:
Gorilla trekking (Bwindi Impenetrable NP); Tracking the Mountain
Gorillas
Today enjoy gorilla tracking in Bwindi. After breakfast, proceed for the morning
briefing before enjoying the highlight of the trip-
Gorilla
trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek the gorillas through the
rain
forest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and
trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walking can
sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the
magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten.
When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres from the
gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their
big round eyes.
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It's difficult to foresee how
many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up
to 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy
conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any
gorillas. A good physical condition is recommended. For conservation
purposes, time spent with the gorillas is limited to one hour. A
ranger will brief you on how to behave with the gorillas.
While most of today's forests are no more than 12,000 years old,
Bwindi's vegetation has been weaving itself into tangles over at
least 25,000 years, in the process accumulating a lengthy species
list. This includes 310 species of butterfly, 51 reptiles, 200
trees, 88 moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammal including 10
primates. The latter includes chimpanzee, L'Hoest's, red tailed and
blue monkey, black and white colobus, baboon, and Bwindi's most
famous resident, the mountain gorilla. Bwindi is a prime destination
for birdwatchers. Its 350 species include seven which are IUCN red
data listed and 90% of all Albertine rift
endemics, species which
are difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa.
Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Low Budget:
Rushaga Gorilla
Camp or
Ruhija Gorilla
Friends Camp or
Gorilla Valley Lodge
or
Buhoma Community Campground
Moderate:
Silverback Lodge /
Nkuringo Gorilla Camp/
Gorilla Mist Camp
Up-market:
Buhoma Lodge/
Mahogany
Lodge/ Chameleon Hill Lodge/
Trackers Lodge Buhoma
See other Accommodation & Lodging options in or near to
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3:Depart
from the Gorilla Tracking Park, Drive to
Kampala/ Kigali/ Entebbe
(Flights back can
be arranged as well)
Early breakfast before embarking on our return to Kampala, driving
down the grassed and terraced escarpments of southwestern Uganda
while taking in the breathtaking sights of the hills of the region
dubbed ‘the little Switzerland of Africa’. This area is a highly
fertile, mountainous region with steep sided hills covered from top
to bottom in neatly terraced cultivated rows. Not to miss as we
traverse Mbarara are the impressing long horn Ankole cattle. A
remarkable highlight of this journey is the Equator line and surely
you will cross it as we have a brief sop here. We will be in Kampala
in the evening before for your flight back home
Prices range from
USD1025 per person (permits incl. for a
group of 2) depending on when you travel
Please inquire for
actual prices
for this tour.
Most Certainly you can get something for
your budget.
Included
:
Accommodation for the 2 nights of your gorilla
tour as indicated on programme,
all meals (except breakfast on Day 1), 1 gorilla permit
per person, sightseeing as noted in the
trip itinerary, park fees, entry fees, ground transportation
by a private 4WD vehicles with services
of a good English speaking tour guide, additional
guides where appropriate.
Excluded
:
Flight tickets and departure taxes,
travel documentation (visas),
travel and medical insurance,
optional
excursions, excess buggage
charges, tips and gratiuties for your
guides and accommodation staff, Laundry,
beverages other than mineral water in
the vehicle and at meal times with
meals,
-Items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, postage fees
and so on.
Past clients have maximized
their experiences by adding 1 or 2
days with the packages below:
4 days
Uganda
Gorillas with 2 gorilla treks
4 days Uganda
Gorillas, golden monkeys trek Tour
Uganda 4 days Gorilla tracking tour, Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda 4 Days Gorillas, Chimps
Uganda 4 days Gorillas, Batwa pygmies
Uganda 4 days Gorillas, Lake Bunyonyi
Canoe Trekking
Uganda 4 days Gorilla tracking
tour with Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
5 days Gorillas and Chimps
tour
Uganda 5 days Gorilla tracking
tour with Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth
National Park
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Uganda?
Uganda Cuts Gorilla Trek
Permit Prices to $450 for 2016 April, May,
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