4 Days fly in Gorilla trekking safari
4 Days fly in Gorilla trekking safari
The 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari is an interesting tour that starts and ends in Kampala and its designed for tourists who do not like traveling long distance journeys. The safari will take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park which is located in southwestern part of Uganda. Bwindi impenetrable national park is famously known for harboring the highest number of mountain gorillas which are found in four sectors namely Rushaga sector in the south, Buhoma sector in the north, Nkuringo sector in the south and Ruhija sector in the east. During the 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari, you will get an opportunity to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas in two different sectors that is Buhoma sector and ruhija sector.
Highlights of the 4 Days fly in gorilla trekking safari
Day 1: Fly to Kihihi airstrip near Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: First gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Second gorilla trek in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 4: Departure flight to Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Kihihi airstrip in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe airport on the first day of the 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari, you will connect your domestic flight to Kihih airstrip. Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be picked by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. The journey takes about 2 hours drive and upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Luxury accommodation: Ruhija gorilla lodge, Kiho gorilla lodge
Midrange accommodation: Bakiga lodge, Ruhija gorilla mist camp
Budget accommodation: Ruhija community ret camp
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: First gorilla trek in Bwindi impenetrable national park
You will have an early breakfast on the second day of the 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari, carry packed lunch and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 people where each group will be allocated a gorilla family to trek, park rangers and an experienced park guide. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 2 hours to 7 hours depending on their location because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos.
After the one hour with the gorillas, you will return to the starting point where you will be given a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Buhoma sector in the northern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park. Upon arrival in the park, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Luxury accommodation: Buhoma lodge, Bwindi lodge
Super midrange accommodation: Mahogany lodge
Midrange accommodation: Buhoma haven lodge
Budget accommodation: Buhoma community rest camp
Meal plain: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Second gorilla trek in Bwindi impenetrable national park
You will have an early breakfast on the third day of the 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari, carry packed lunch and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 people where each group will be allocated a gorilla family to trek, park rangers and an experienced park guide. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 2 hours to 6 hours depending on their location because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos.
After the one hour with the gorillas, you will return to the starting point where you will be given a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and later go for an optional cultural tour where you will interact with the local people in the neighboring communities. After the cultural tour, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal plain: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Fly back to Entebbe
After breakfast on the last day of the 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip for your domestic flight back to Entebbe. End of 4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari
4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari includes
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Domestic flights
- Experienced English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Ground transport in a 4WD safari vehicle
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
4 days fly in gorilla trekking safari excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities and accommodation not included in the itinerary
- Personal expenses like such as laundry services, buying souvenirs, crafts, Alcoholic drinks, hiring a porter, tipping among others.
