3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Tour
This is a 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour to Bwindi impenetrable national park for a gorilla trek and a Batwa cultural experience. This Uganda safari is one of the short safaris to Bwindi impenetrable national park to meet the gorillas and also have a cultural experience in the Batwa communities.
Tour highlights for the 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe airport and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural experience
Day 3: Transfer back to Entebbe airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe airport and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On day 1 of the 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour, when you arrive at Entebbe airport, you will be picked up by a guide who will transfer you to Bwindi impenetrable national park. You will have a stopover at Mpambire drum makers for a cultural experience and you will learn how the drums are made. You will proceed and stop at the Igongo cultural centre for lunch and arrive at Bwindi impenetrable national park in the evening. You immediately have dinner after checking into the lodge at Bwindi impenetrable national park. After dinner, you will go to bed.
Accommodation facilities in Bwindi impenetrable national
Luxury: Bwindi lodge
Midrange: Rushaga gorilla camp
Budget: Buhoma community rest camp
Meal plan
Lunch
Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural experience
On day 2 of the 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour, you will have an early morning breakfast and then go for a briefing at the park headquarters. After being briefed and being given a guide to escort you, you will begin the trek to the forest to search for the gorillas. You meet several wildlife species on your way to find the gorillas and then you will spend one hour with them after finding them. You will spend several hours searching for the gorillas, which may take anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on their location. You will have an amazing and unforgettable experience with the gorillas and then you will be taken back to the lodge after taking videos and pictures of them. You will then have your lunch meal at the lodge.
After lunch, you will head to the Batwa cultural experience, where you will meet with the Batwa people in their communities and they will teach you about their ancient hunting and food-gathering skills. You will learn a lot about them from them and then you will be returned back to the lodge by the guide. You will have dinner at the lodge and then you will retire to bed.
Meal plan
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 3: Transfer back to Entebbe airport
On day 3 of the 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking tour, you will wake up and be served breakfast. After having breakfast, you will check out of the lodge. The guide will then take you back to Entebbe airport. You will have a stopover at the Igongo cultural center and you will have lunch in Mbarara. After lunch, you will continue your journey and make another stop at Kayabwe to take pictures at the equator monument. You will then continue with the journey back to Entebbe airport, where you will meet with the guide, marking the end of the tour.
Meal plan
Breakfast
Lunch
End of the 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Tour.
Tour includes
Meals
Accommodation
English-speaking driver guide
Pick up and drop off
Bottled Mineral water
4WD safari vehicle
Gorilla trekking permit
Park entrance fees
Tour excludes
Personal insurance
Personal expenses
Tips
Visa fees and air ticket fees
