Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe
Meet and greet our representative (Tour guide) who will be with you for the entire trip and transfer to your preferred hotel in Entebbee
Day 2: Entebbe – Kihihi – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Pick up at 06.00am transfer to the airport, check in for your 07.00am (one hour) flight to Kisoro Airstrip, where you will find your guide for a transfer to Bwindi forest national park. Covered in thick tropical rain forest and often shrouded in mist, Bwindi provides a perfect habitat for mountain gorillas. Spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys it looks the part and having survived the last ice age is considered one of the most diverse forests in Africa. The birding here is big and colorful, the forest dark and inviting and the sense of adventure palpable.
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Full Day Gorilla Habituation Experience: Depart the lodge early in the morning and drive to the park headquarters, which are about an hour away, for an introductory briefing. Afterwards, head into Bwindi Forest, towards the area where the gorilla family were last seen.
Trek behind the rangers as they follow footprints, dung, chewed bamboo and abandoned nests in search of the family. Once the gorillas have been located, leave any bags with the porters and quietly approach the family.
Spend four hours with the gorillas, as they become comfortable in the company of humans. Observe as they go about their daily routine, almost oblivious to the presence of outsiders. Watch them eat, play, sleep and groom one another.
Unrushed and completely immersive, this habituation experience is ideal for both wildlife lovers and photographers. Witness the social hierarchy of the family and the complex interactions that take place throughout the day, whilst also having the time to get that perfect photograph.
Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Entebbe
After breakfast transfer back to Kisoro for your flight back to Entebbe.