Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects roughly half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.
Highlights:
Itinerary
DAY 1: Travel to Bwindi
DAY 2: Gorilla Tracking
DAY 3: Departure
Entebbe International Airport (Google Map)
3 Hours Before Flight Time
we transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. We have a short stop at the Equator for an informative talk, photography and the equator experience. Continue up to the Park, check in to your accommodation of choice for dinner and overnight.
Alternatively, fly on a scheduled (daily) flight to Kihihi Airstrip or Kisoro Airstrip. (1hr) Upon arrival, you’ll be met by our representative and driven to the Lodge. There are a variety of optional activities that can be done this afternoon (time permitting), these include: forest walk or community tour.
Journey: +4 hrs
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Budget: Bwindi Cultural Center /Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Luxury: Buhoma Lodge
After breakfast, in the company of an experienced park ranger you will be tracking the whereabouts of one of the nine habituated family groups who live in the park. Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day the walk can take anything from 2 to 7 hours. Once the family of gorillas has been located, settle in to your surroundings and enjoy the hour you have to quietly observe these fascinating primates whose habits and mannerisms remind us so much of our own. It is a real hiking and being physically fit is recommended.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Accommodation: Budget: Bwindi Cultural Center /Midrange: Silverback Lodge/Luxury: Buhoma Lodge
After breakfast, we head back to Kampala. End of Tour.
Journey: +9 hrs
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
