This 5-day Uganda gorilla and wildlife Safari leads you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest home to more than half of the world’s mountain gorillas. A gorilla safari is a very rewarding adventure and most of the people who have done it say would do it again if they had the chance to. You will also do Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park.

TOUR OVERVIEW

Day1-Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

Day2-Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk

Day3-Transfer to Bwindi

Day4-Gorilla Trekking

Day5Transfer to Kampala

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day1 Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast at your lodge, you will set off for Kibale Forest National Park. The park is a primate haven with over 13 primate species and unique birds. You’ll drive through the beautiful scenery and tea plantations. You’ll arrive in the park and have lunch and relax.

Meal plan-dinner

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Day 2 Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk

You’ll have an early breakfast and depart from the lodge for the park headquarters in Kanyanchu with enough bottled drinking water, where you will be briefed about chimpanzee tracking. After the briefing, you will embark on tracking through the forest at around 8:00 am, guided by an armed park ranger.
You will have an amazing time with the chimpanzees in their natural habitat. You will also see other primates like grey-cheeked Mangabeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, butterflies, and some of the forest’s unique birds, among others. After lunch, you’ll go for a walk in the Bigodi wetland in the afternoon. You will meet different people who stay there, who weave baskets, and iron smelters. You’ll also see different birds like the Great Blue Turacos and more primates like baboons, among others. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at your lodge.
Meal plan- Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Day3 Transfer to Bwindi

Have breakfast and then travel to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This is home to more than half of the world’s only surviving mountain gorillas and other mammals. Arrival to your safari lodge will be in the early evening.

Meal plan- Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Accommodation-Gorilla Mist Camp

Day 4Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest

Immediately after having breakfast, we report at the gorilla trekking starting point for a short briefing. You then enter the Impenetrable Forest with packed lunch to search for the endangered mountain gorillas. Be ready to walk for 1 to 7 hours depending on where you will find the gorillas that day. Having encountered them, you will be given a full hour to enjoy the gorillas’ company. At this point, you can take as many photos as you want. An hour you spend with the Uganda mountain gorillas is indeed one of the best wildlife encounters one can ever have. Don’t be surprised when you get goose bumps as you look into the brown eyes of the dominant silver back, it’s the strongest primate on earth. You then drive back to your safari lodge to relax and unwind .

Meal Plan-Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Day5Transfer to Kampala

After breakfast, you will check out of your accommodation and then start the journey back to Kampala with a detour to Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi is undoubtedly Uganda’s deepest and most beautiful lake, so sparing two hours to visit is worth it.

Meal Plan- Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation -Not included

 

Included in the cost are,

gorillas permit per person valued at Usd 800 each

All park entrance fees

All meals as the itinerary states

Nights’ accommodation in Bwindi

4WD Safari customised vehicle

English speaking driver

Bottled drinking water

Not included in the cost are

Porter for gorilla trekking (if you need one)

Any activity marked optional in the itinerary.

Drinks besides water provided in the safari car

Packing list

A pair of waterproof trousers and jacket.

A hat

Insect repellent

A pair of sunglasses

Personal camera

A pair of binoculars

Note that weather at Bwindi is unpredictable, it can rain at any time.

While on site, we accept payment in only US Dollars, GB Pound, Euro and UG Shillings.

You can remove the bits you do not want and add the ones that you want to meet your budget and interest.

Rates include:

  • Customized Private Safari jeep 4×4 Toyota land cruiser with full-length photographic open roof and all clients are guaranteed window seats.
  • All services of a trained and experienced English speaking driver guide.
  • All National park entry fees, including Ngorongoro crater fee service.
  • Game drives as per the Itinerary.
  • All meals and accommodations during safari. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
  • Bottle of water per day.
  • Transfers to and from the Airport.
  • Government taxes.

Rates exclude:

  • International flights from home and back
  • Optional Maasai Village visit ($50 per vehicle)
  • Optional Serengeti Balloon safari $520pp
  • All tipping or gratuities (Highly recommended)
  • Expenses of personal nature such as laundry, beverages, etc.