Uganda 3 days Gorilla tracking tour‐ Flying to Bwindi National Park from Entebbe

This three-day gorilla tour goes with a flight from Entebbe tor your gorilla trek in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park  thus avoiding the long 9-hour drive to Bwindi and back. 
The flight from Entebbe to Kihihi/ Kisoro airstrip (the landing near Bwindi) departs at 0745 and the return flight from Bwindi departs at 0945 arriving Entebbe at 1125. With this, it means you may consider arriving Entebbe either a day before the tour start day or, earlier than 7AM on Day 1 of the tour.

DAY 1: FLYING FROM ENTEBBE TO NEAR BWINDI (KIHIHI/ KISORO AIRSTRIP) FOR YOUR GORILLA TREK

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your connecting flight to Entebbe. Upon arrival at the airport, you will connect another flight from Entebbe International Airport to Kihihi / Kisoro airstrip in the south-western part of Uganda.

Your flight schedule is as follows:

Departure Entebbe: 07.00 am (check in latest at 06.0 am, 1 hr before your flight departs)

Arrival Kihihi: 09.30 am Arrival Kisoro: 08:55 am

On arrival at Kihihi/ Kisoro airstrip you will be picked up by the staff of lodge you are staying at. You will be transferred in about 1 hour to the lodge.

Journey time: Flight in the morning or afternoon / Transfer to lodge 1½ hours

Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Up-market: Buhoma Lodge/ Mahogany Lodge
Moderate: Engagi Lodge/ Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara Camp
Low Budget: Travellers Rest Hotel, or Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp or Buhoma Community Campground
See other Accommodation & Lodging options in or near to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

DAY 2: GORILLA TREKKING BWINDI

Today is the big day… Prepare yourself for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the rare Mountain Gorilla. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts both Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees - the only forest in Africa which can make this claim in fact. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammal, over 200 butterflies and 360 birds.

The Gorillas you will track belong to one of nine habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the Gorillas’ habitat. En-route, your guide will point out signs of previous Gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots.

The time taken to track the Gorillas can take as little as 2 hours to as much as 7 hours before one returns! Once the Gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a Mountain Gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist'.
Accommodation options available (all on full board basis)
Up-market: Buhoma Lodge/ Mahogany Lodge
Moderate: Engagi Lodge/ Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara Camp
Low Budget: Travellers Rest Hotel, or Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp or Buhoma Community Campground
See other Accommodation & Lodging options in or near to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Meal plan: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch and dinner

DAY 3: FLYING BWINDI-KIHIHI (OR KISORO)-ENTEBBE 

 In the morning you can have an optional Batwa Experience, Batwa Experience provides guests with a glimpse of how the 
Batwa previously lived in the forest before they were  evicted from the forest when the forest was gazatted as a national park.   After this cultural trail will head back to the lodge for lunch thereafter transfer to Kihihi to catch  up with your scheduled flight back to Entebbe. B.   

Our costs include the round trip flight from Entebbe-Kihihi (or Kisoro)-Entebbe, transfers from Kihihi/ Kisoro to your lodge and return, the 2 nights’ accommodation on full board basis with all meals; one gorilla permit per person with all park fees and local guides for the trek, arrival assistance at Entebbe.
Tour Includes 
•  All Airport and Airstrips Transfers 
• Flight to and from Kihihi/ Kisoro Airstrip 
•  All accommodations while on tour 
•  Meals as specified in the itinerary 
• 2 x Park Entrance Fees to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. 
• 2 x Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.   

Tour excludes 
 • International flight (can be arranged if required)
  • Visa and personal insurance.
  • Drinks , tips and gratuities
  • Personal expenses (laundry, souvenirs, etc.)
  • Any item or activity not mentioned in the tour package.

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