3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari

Detailed Itinerary 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari

Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

After your early morning meal, your safari guide will pick you up from your Kampala hotel at 8 AM and transfer you to Bwindi National Park to kick start your 3 day Gorilla Trekking Safari. The Mbarara-Masaka Highway, a well-terrain tarmacked road, will next take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will make a halt at Kayabwe, Mpigi district, at the well-known equator stop. Photographs will be taken at the equator monuments. These two equator monuments trace the equator’s path across Uganda.

You’ll then proceed to the Igongo Cultural Centre for lunch. This enormous cultural center is about 12 kilometers from Mbarara Town and is a wonderful stop for many visitors en way to western Uganda. The Igongo Cultural Centre first opened its doors to the public in 2010. While you’re here, take a quick look around the centre’s museum, which has a lot to say about Western cultural past. You may also stop by the Nkwanzi crafts and bookshop to pick up a few mementos for yourself.

After a substantial meal, travel to Bwindi, where you will check into your hotel, enjoy dinner and overnight at your booked accommodation facility.

Accommodation

• Buhoma Lodge – luxury
• Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge – midrange
• Bakiga Lodge – budget

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest.

This is the day you’ve been looking forward to. Eat breakfast at your lodge as soon as possible since your guide will take you up at 6 a.m. You’ll take a short drive to the Parks headquarters in Buhoma. You are expected to be at Buhoma at 7 a.m. for a briefing by the park’s chief ranger, which will begin at 8 a.m., and then you will be divided into groups of 8 people based on the gorilla troop you will be tracking. Tracking begins at 8:30 a.m., so make every effort to stay on time.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park includes 15 habituated gorilla groups that may be monitored from four different trailheads. Three of the 15 habituated gorilla groups may be found in the Buhoma area in the park’s northwest corner, four in Ruhija in the park’s eastern corner, and eight in Nkuringo and Rushaga, both in the park’s south.

Each tracking party is limited to eight people, and each group is led by a park ranger and a park guide. Tracking can take anywhere from one to six hours, depending on how readily and quickly the gorillas are located. Once you’ve found a gorilla family, you’ll have exactly one hour with them; hence, make the most of your time and don’t forget to shoot lots of images without using your camera’s flash. Because the tracking routes can be quite damp, steep, and slippery, you should wear appropriate hiking boots.

After your tracking activity within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest you will return to your lodge for lunch after which you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for your overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort – luxury
• Heriatge Lodge, Habuharo – midrange
• Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort – budget

Day 3: Transfer Back to Entebbe and Departure.

After a leisurely breakfast, check out of your Lodge. Continue your journey back to Entebbe. This is the final day of your three day gorilla trekking safari, and your guide will either drop you off at your hotel or at Entebbe International Airport.