Gorilla : Common Chimpanzee : Rare Elephant : Rare
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In Southwestern Uganda at the edge of the western Great Rift Valley, hugging the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo lies Bwindi Forest. Theatrical mountain formations are swathed in 331 square kilometres of the thick tropical forest that earned the name ‘Bwindi Impenetrable’. Every visitor to this secluded habitat describes the meeting as a moving, near-spiritual experience never to be forgotten!

Route

 
StartDay 1-2End
 
Uganda 
Start Kampala (Day 1)
Day 1-2 Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
End Entebbe (City) (Day 3)

Tour Features

Budget tour

This budget tour uses guest houses.

Private tour

This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

You can request changes to this tour.

Suitable for solo travelers

Solo travelers can book this private tour.

15

Minimum age of 15 years

The minimum age for this tour is 15 years.

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Itineraries

Day 1

Into the Bwidi Impenetrable Forest

After your breakfast, you will be picked up to begin your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A brief stop at Uganda Equator gives us a chance to look through the many craft markets for a few souvenirs/gifts, and perhaps a cup of coffee as well as a picturesque moment at the equator. This is followed by another stop for lunch in Mbarara. We'll traverse the rolling hills of the southwestern landscape on our way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where we'll check into our booked lodge in time for dinner.

Day 2

Gorilla Tracking – Batwa Cultural Experience

After a briefing, we'll venture into Bwindi Forest on foot and enter a world suspended outside of time. The undergrowth thrives with diverse plants, mammals, and birds. It may be minutes or hours before we come upon a gorilla family, but when we finally do, the encounter sweeps us into a timeless moment. We watch the juveniles play as the impressive adults groom and keep a sly but watchful eye on their human visitors. At this moment, a feeling of kinship rises to close the gap that grew between us and our primate relatives over millennia. We'll descend, elated and arrested in a timeless moment to be told and retold for years to come. We'll return to the lodge to catch our breath before our next hard adventure with the Batwa people, also known as the pygmies that originated from the Ituri forest of Congo.

Accommodation: Broadbill Forest Camp

Day 3

Return to Entebbe/Kampala

We'll exit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to begin our journey to Entebbe for our flight back home. We'll stop for lunch en route at Igongo Cultural Center. As we cross the equator, back into the northern hemisphere, we'll feel the distance of the Impenetrable forest, but our memories linger close by, accompanying us on our journey home.

Meal Plan: Half-Board.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)

  • Gorilla Park fees($700 per person)

  • Park fees(For non-residents)

  • Ground transportation in a 4*4 safari car

  • All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)

  • A professional driver/guide

  • All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)

  • All Taxes/VAT

  • Airport Pickups & drop offs

  • Meals(BLD)

  • Bottled Drinking water(On all days)

  • International air tickets and visa fees

  • Laundry expenses and craft shopping

  • Beers and wines(Alcoholic drinks)

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