Safari Overview
This 4 days Uganda gorilla safari will see you visit Bwindi Impenetrable Park the home of the gorillas where you will get to meet these elusive mountain giants. This safari has been intricately crafted for those who wouldn’t want to spend a lot of time driving on road to Bwindi given that it has a round flight from Entebbe to Bwindi and back incorporated in it and this enables you to save over 16 hours of drive time by taking this 1 hour each flight leg to and from Bwindi. This safari is also a great addition to a greater African safari adventure especially to bigger and more famous safari destinations in Eastern and Southern Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa since it allows you to dash in and out of Uganda for this gorilla experience in no time
Safari highlights
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe airport, meet and greet and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
Day 2: Transfer back to Entebbe airport and fly to Kisoro airstrip then transfer to the lodge in Bwindi
Day 3: Meet the gorillas of Bwindi
Day 4: Transfer to Kisoro airstrip and fly back to Entebbe airport for your onward flight.
Detailed Safari itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport, meet and greet and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
You will be met at Entebbe international airport by one of our expert safari guides who will welcome into the Pearl of Africa. From the airport, you will be transferred to a hotel within Entebbe airport to unwind from your flight for the rest of the day.
Accommodation: Karibu Guest House
Meal Plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Entebbe airport and fly to Kisoro airstrip
You will wake up early for breakfast, after you which you transfer to Entebbe airport and catch a domestic flight to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. During this flight, you will have a bird’s eye view of the Uganda’s ever changing topography that starts with the lowlands or basins that are filled with lush green vegetation cover interjected with human settlement patterns and Lake Victoria, you will see the rising hills both as your get further away from Entebbe and when you’re about land, you will be welcomed by a thick forest blanket that engulfs the ranges of Bwindi as this park sits at the edges of the Western arm of the great East African rift valley.
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge/Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: This is the day you will engage in a stunning gorilla trekking experience
Today is the day you will get to meet the incredible gorillas while on this Uganda safari tour! You will have a satisfying breakfast very early in the morning at 6:30 am then you will be transferred to the park offices where you will receive a short briefing about the dos and don’ts that should be observed during this gorilla trekking adventure. After this briefing, you will set off into the jungle on your search for the gorillas in the lead of a very skilled armed ranger guide who will also help you make sense of the numerous attractions that you will find along the search for the gorillas and these include several of the 350 bird species that have made this park an incredible birding destination to many birders on their Uganda birding adventure. Several other primates such as Black and White colobus monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys might also come your way and some of the 27 Lizard species like the three horned chameleons can be spotted. On seeing the gorillas, you have a full hour with these magical beings to watch them as they go about their daily lives and if you’re lucky you might get to see the young gorillas break the 7-meter rule as they get closure to you to have you incorporated in their games. After the full hour contact with these gorillas transfer back to the park center where you get awarded a Gorilla tracking certificate for your tracking efforts.
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge / Gorilla Leisure lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Fly back to Entebbe and connect with your onward flight
You will depart your lodge in Bwindi very early in the morning after having breakfast and transfer to Kisoro airstrip then take a 1-hour domestic flight to Entebbe airport. You will be received by our guide who will take you to a restaurant in Entebbe where you can have lunch at your own cost. Upon reaching the time for checking in for your departure flight, the guide will then drive you back to the airport for your onward flight and this ends your safari with us.
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