3 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda, Gorilla Safari Bwindi Tour – Overview

This 3 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda, is an amazing tailor made budget friendly 3 days Uganda Gorilla safari tour taking you to trek and see the woderful Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ugandan communities, and beautiful scenery viewing.

3 Days Gorilla Trekking Uganda, Gorilla Safari Bwindi Tour – Highlights

• Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable national park & En-route stopover at Uganda Equator
• Day 2: Early Mountain gorilla trekking & Cultural visit to the Batwa community
• Day 3: Transfer from Bwindi to Kampala & Departure

3 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda (Uganda Gorilla Safari Bwindi) – Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & En-route Stopover at Uganda Equator

Right after taking early morning breakfast, you will be picked up by your professional driver guide from your Kampala lodge/hotel and depart Entebbe/Kampala city to start your 3 day gorilla trekking Uganda safari heading to Bwindi National park one of the outstanding national parks in Africa with the enchanting landscape as well as unique fauna and flora.

You will have a stopover at the Equator for photo shooting, a captivating water experiment and a tour of African craft shops.

Afterwards, you will get back on your vehicle and proceed with the drive to Bwindi while having your lunch en route.

After arriving in Bwindi proceed to check in at your respective lodge for dinner and overnight depending on which gorilla group you are going to trek.

Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Gorilla Mist Camp (Mid-range/Standard) or Broad bill Forest Camp (Budget/Basic).

Day 2: Early Mountain Gorilla Trekking & Cultural Visit To The Batwa Community

After taking an ebullient breakfast that will offer you the energy required for hiking the steep hills and the slippery trails of Bwindi forest when looking for the rare mountain gorillas, you will proceed with your packed lunch to the park’s headquarters for early morning registration and briefing at 8:00 am about the code of conduct when trekking the gorillas in the ancient Impenetrable forest.

Afterwards, you will be led by a UWA ranger guide to trek the gorillas in the thick creepers and undergrowth afro monotone vegetation of Bwindi and this will take you between 2 – 8 hours depending on the movement of the mountain gorillas.

Once up close to the group, a memorable, magical one hour is given to you to be with these gentle giants.  You can decide to sit in the forest among the Gorillas, listen to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male-the Silverback.

The steeply forested landscape of Bwindi is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures.

When the one hour is done, you will retreat back to where you started the trek and proceed to the lodge for refreshment before embarking on a walk to the nearby community to have a cultural encounter with the Batwa people popularly identified as pygmies in Uganda.

Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Gorilla Mist Camp (Mid-range/Standard) or Broad bill Forest Camp (Budget/Basic).

Day 3: Transfer From Bwindi  to Kampala & Departure

After your early morning cup of coffee, you will have a short briefing from your driver guide before leaving Bwindi to head back to Kampala.

You will pass through Mbarara town having your lunch stop at Igongo Cultural Centre and also with an optional visit to the museum found in this Centre.

Afterwards, you will get back on your vehicle to proceed to Mpambire where you will have a view of the traditional drums made by the local drummers and also enjoy a drumming session.

You will then arrive in Kampala late in the evening to mark and the driver guide will return you to your Kampala place of stay or Entebbe international airport for your onward flight back home.

End of Safari of The 3 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda (3 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari Bwindi Tour)

Getting There

Safari Inclusions

• Chimpanzee Permit (for chimpanzee trekking safaris)
• Gorilla Permit (for gorilla trekking safaris)
• Full Board Accommodation on Safari
• Transportation in either 4X4 Safari Van or 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser all with Pop up roof & AC
• Fuel
• Professional English Speaking driver guide. Any other foreign language speaking guide can be arranged on request.
• Entrance fees to the tourist sites including Protected areas mentioned
• Activity fees of the tourist activities mentioned
• Bottled water while on safari
• Border crossing fees (for cross-border safaris)

Safari Exclusions

• General tips for the driver guide, site guides, and service staff at the lodges
• Laundry Services
• Other Beverages/drinks of personal nature like Alcohol
• International Flights (Arranged on request)
• Domestic Flights (Arranged on request)
• Visas
• Optional Activity fees
• Other extras not mentioned in the Itinerary
• Airport Transfer (Arranged on request)
• Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali unless it is part of the Itinerary (Arranged on request)