3-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari

Overview

Meet the mountain gorillas on this 3 days Bwindi gorilla safari from Kampala. Travel with an experienced driver-guide through scenic southwestern Uganda, stay near the park the night before your trek, and spend an unforgettable hour with a gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Includes transport, lodging and a return journey to Kampala or Entebbe.

Day by Day

1. 1
   

   Day 1

   Arrival and welcome briefing

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   Meet your Your driver-guide picks you up early from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and takes you southwest via Masaka, with a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for photos and lunch in Mbarara along the way. You continue through Ntungamo and Kabale, enjoying views of terraced hills, before the final winding murram stretch brings you to your lodge near Bwindi for dinner and an early night.guide, transfer to your lodge, and orientation.

   Photos from this day

   

   Wildlife in Bwindi national park

   • GorillasCommon
   • BirdsCommon

   Main destination

   Bwindi national park

   Overnight

   Bwindi gorilla lodge

   Meals included

   Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast

2. 2
   

   Day 2

   Gorilla Trekking Begins

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   After breakfast, you head to the park headquarters for the Uganda Wildlife Authority briefing at around 7:30 am, then follow the rangers into the forest to find your gorilla family. You spend one unforgettable hour watching the gorillas feed, play and interact, then hike back, receive your trekking certificate and relax at your lodge, with an optional Batwa cultural visit if time allows

   Photos from this day

   

   • Gorilla trekking
   • Cultural visit

   Wildlife in Bwindi forest

   • gorillasCommon
   • batwa peopleCommon

   Main destination

   Bwindi forest

   Overnight

   Bwindi gorilla lodge

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

3. 3
   

   Day 3

   Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe

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   Enjoy breakfast, check out and begin the return journey through Kabale, Mbarara and Masaka, with stops for lunch and rest, arriving in Kampala or Entebbe in the evening, where your driver-guide drops you at your hotel or the airport.

   Main destination

   Kampala

   Overnight

   Kampala hotel

   Meals included

   Breakfast

What’s Included

Getting There

• Starts in Kampala and ends in Entebbe.
• Fly to and from Entebbe INternational Airport (EBB).
• A transfer from and back to the airport is included.

1. 1Arrival and welcome briefing, Bwindi national park
2. 2Gorilla Trekking Begins, Bwindi forest
3. 3Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe, Kampala

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