One of the World’s most thrilling wildlife experiences- tracking mountain gorillas on foot through Bwindi (an equatorial forest of Uganda)! Bwindi is most famous for Gorilla tracking (half of the world’s only 700 existing mountain gorillas), but there also hiking trails where you can see a large variety of birds and primates. It’s thrilling, exciting and very memorable…
Day 1
Arrive at the Entebbe International airport where you will be welcomed by your Equatorial Wild safaris guide and transferred by private vehicle south-West to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will have a short stop at the Equator for an informative talk as well as a photographic opportunity. We will continue to Mbarara where were we will stop for lunch. Your drive will take you through Uganda’s rolling green hills through the highlands, also known as the ‘Switzerland of Uganda’. Your road will then head even higher to where you can see the triangular peaks of the Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. We then drop down into a valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the mountain gorilla. Tonight you will sleep to the sounds of the mountain rainforest.
Dinner and overnight (Budget, medium and Luxury accommodation available)
Day 2
Up relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking. Before 8:00 am report to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of the rangers; the guides will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. (This trek can take from half an hour to 5 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes). Sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. It’s amazing to think there are only about 650 of these beautiful creatures left!
If you have the energy this afternoon, take a guided walk on the Munyaga River trail, which is an ideal short walk. This trail leads to three delightful crystal clear waterfalls, and there is a profusion of tree ferns, epithytic ferns, orchids and Bwindi’s colorful array of butterflies. Here you may also see birds and primates from the forest edge. You will be back at the campsite/ lodge to rest before the dawn of a new day.
Day 3
After a morning breakfast, we will drive back to Kampala stopping en-route for lunch arriving at the Entebbe International Airport in the early evening just in time for your departure flight.
Rates will Include:
One Gorilla Permit per person of USD $500, airport transfers, itinerary meals and accommodation, transportation, water, coffee or tea while on safari, park entrance fees, services of an English speaking driver/guide, boat trips, game drives, other itinerary activities and any government taxies/levies.
Rates will exclude:
Air fare, Bar Bills, Phone calls, Personal insurance, Laundry and other services of personal nature and driver’s/guide’s tips.
NOTE: Safaris / Holidays can be arranged for any number of people.
Gorilla tracking is highly dependent on availability of permits from the Uganda Wildlife Authority which are a “hot cake.” In case of failure to secure a permit at the time of your booking, don’t fret, the same gorilla tracking can also be done in Rwanda.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for rates, tailor made safaris and general inquires.
Yours- EWS Team
