Tour Plan for the 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Trek Lake Bunyonyi Tour
Day 1: Start from Kampala or Entebbe driving to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Meet and greet with our local guide in Kampala/ Entebbe/Kigali at 07:00 hours before starting your gorillas tracking tour with a drive heading to southwestern Uganda.
Alternatively, a flight to Bwindi can be arranged for those who don't want the long drive.
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.
Bwindi Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Mahogany Springs Lodge | Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge | Chameleon Hill Lodge or Gorilla Safari Lodge
Moderate: Engagi Lodge |Gorilla Mist Camp | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Low Budget: Gorilla Conservation Camp | Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge | Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp
Meals included today: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
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 rainforest 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.
After coming back from tracking the gorillas, we depart from Bwindi and drive to Lake Bunyonyi for a much desired relaxation and overnight.
Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Up-market: Bird's Nest | Acadia Cottages Lake Bunyonyi
Moderate: Bird's Nest | Acadia Cottages Lake Bunyonyi
Low Budget: Bunyonyi Overland Resort | Bushara Campsite
Day 3: Departure
In the morning, you could choose to engage in any of the available tour options at Lake Bunyonyi.
Given the inevitable rigorous day at Bwindi (yesterday), you might be cherishing some relaxing moments on the shores of this peaceful lake. Or you might choose among the various tour activities like birding, cycling, and sunbathing, swimming or even canoeing.
We will be in Kampala in the evening before for your flight back home.
