Tour Code: ADS 001G : 3 Days Gorilla tour


Highlights: Gorillas, snakes, frogs, toads, Monkeys, Butterflies .

A visit to see the gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is simply fascinating! One look into the humble eyes of these apes will be a memory that will last a life time. Did you know that world over, there are only 706 mountain gorillas and these are only found in Rwanda, Congo and Uganda? Uganda hosts more than half of the world’s total population of Mountain gorillas! This is a park that is worth a visit! Enjoy a visit with these amazing apes in their natural habitat. Don't just be told about it, experience it!


Day 1.
Pick up from Kampala or Entebbe international airport by our representative and head for the south western part of Uganda. We shall stop en route at the local drum shops at Mpambire; see the local fruit market, cross the equator line at Nabusanke.  Proceeding en route, expect to see the long curving horned cattle of Ankole.
Arriving in time for Lunch in Kabale town, we shall thereafter proceed to the park headquarters in Buhoma.
Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort (High end), Buhoma Homestead (medium end) or Buhoma Community camp (budget)

Day 2
Wake up by 6.30am and have breakfast at 7am.We shall have to go with our packed lunch. We may spend a full day with the gorillas. At 7.30am we shall assemble at the park headquarters for a morning brief about the gorilla tracking rules, from the park staff. Expect to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions. You may see the gorilla’s within1-6hours depending on their movement in the forest. You will spend one hour with the gorillas observing them closely while they eat, play and rest. The park staff will also assist you get porters for carrying our packed lunch.
 Return in the evening for dinner and over night.

Day 3
After early breakfast we shall go for a 2 hour village walk before returning to Kampala or Entebbe airport. We shall have a lunch stop on the way in Kabale town or Mbarara town en route.

 

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Information on Gorillas
Gorilla Tracking - general info and what to bring
Gorilla Trekking Rules
Gorilla Permits & Habituated groups.
Gorilla Safaris Main Page