4 Days Gorilla Trekking and Habituation Safari
The 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari is an amazing gorilla safari that will take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park which is located in south western Uganda. Bwindi impenetrable national park is known for harboring the highest number of mountain gorillas which are found in four sectors namely Rushaga sector in the south, Ruhija sector in the East, Nkuringo sector in the south and Buhoma sector in the north. During the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari, you will be able to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas during gorilla trekking and gorilla habituation experience.
Highlights of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience
Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience
Day 4: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the first day of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide from your hotel in Entebbe or Entebbe international airport to start the safari to Bwindi impenetrable national park. It’s a whole day journey and on the way, you will have a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will buy souvenirs and take photos. From the Equator, you will have another stopover for en-route lunch and then proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari, you will carry your lunch box and 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 habituated gorilla family to trek. Gorilla trekking takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the mountain gorillas are located and during trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species. Once the gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat which gives you a chance to watch them feeding, breastfeeding, playing, resting, grooming young ones, learn more about their behaviors, characters, take photos and record videos.
After the one hour with the mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point where you will be given a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking experience and later meet up with your driver guide to return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience
After an early breakfast on the third day of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari, you will carry your lunch box and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the jungle with an experienced park guide in search of the mountain gorillas.
Gorilla habituation takes a whole day and during trekking, you will be able to view other primate species, birds, plant and tree species among others. Once the gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend four hours with them in their habitat which gives you a chance to watch them feeding, breastfeeding, playing, resting, grooming young ones, learn more about their behaviors, characters, engage in the naming process, take photos and record videos.
After the encounter with the mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla habituation experience and later meet up with your driver guide to return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
On the last day of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari, you will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. You will have a stopover in Mbarara for en-route lunch and then continue to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advise depending on your schedule which brings you to the end of the 4 days gorilla trekking and habituation safari.
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Gorilla habituation permit
- Full board accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- Meals at the lodge and en-route (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Fulltime English speaking driver guide
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala/ Entebbe
- 4WD safari Van and fuel
- Bottled drinking water during the safari
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets and visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expensed like buying soft and alcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, hiring a porter among others.
- Tipping and gratuities
