3 Days Gorilla Tracking Safari Uganda

These 3 Days Gorilla Tracking Safari Uganda is actually one of the rewarding short safaris you can do in East Africa. You will visit the Endangered Mountain Gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park. This 3-day tour allows you track the Mountain Gorillas in the thick rain forest of Bwindi in what many travelers call a “once in a lifetime experience”. You will also have an opportunity to Visit the local Batwa pygmy community or visit Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda’s deepest and most beautiful lake dotted with several islands, each with historical importance.

Tracking gorillas in Uganda, is one of the most thrilling wildlife experiences one could get on an African safari trip. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is the gorilla haven just if you are comparing the rest of the destinations to track gorillas from.

It is from here, where you could see almost half of the remaining population of mountain gorillas on earth and seeing gorillas from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is almost guaranteed.

More than 17 habituated gorilla families can be tracked on a daily from 4 diffrent sections of this thick tropical rain forest which survived ice age millions of years ago. The most famous is the Rushaga southern sector of this park and plenty of gorilla encounters are here to create long lasting memories for you.

How Long Does Gorilla Trekking Take?

Gorilla trekking takes about 2-3 hours on a normal trek but it can also take a full day depending on where the specific gorilla family you are tracking spend the night. Tourists are always advised to take packed lunch with them and plenty of drinking water just incase the trek takes longer than expected.

Safari Highlights:

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi National Park.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
Day 3: Bunyonyi boat cruise and departure

Day 1: Depart Kampala for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Your tour guide will pick you from your hotel in Kampala, very early in the morning to begin your trip to the Bwindi impenetrable Forest national park, home to half of the worlds endangered mountain Gorillas.

The drive from Kampala to Bwindi lasts for 8 hours, and you will therefore have several stopovers during the journey including a stopover at the equator where you will have an opportunity to take pictures and grab a few refreshments as well as African crafts which you can obtain from the local craft shops before hitting the road again.

The next stop will be in Mbarara town where you will have a lunch break. The guide will take you to one of the tourists restaurants in the town, with options of you trying local or continental dishes for lunch. After lunch, embark on your journey once more, proceeding directly to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park and direct to your lodge where you will check in for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Broadbill camp (budget) Ichumbi Gorillla lodge or Gorilla Mist Camp or Buhoma haven lodge(Mid-range) Chameleon Hill lodge or Ruhija Gorilla Safari lodge or Clouds Mountain Gorilla lodge or Bwindi lodge (luxury)

Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Having dressed up accordingly to the trekking activity early morning breakfast will your packed lunch and water get to the park headquarters in time for briefing before you head on for the activity. then head into the forest to search for the mountain gorillas in the dense forested area with slippery slopes and the mist covered vegetation. After breakfast and briefing by park ranger guides, depart with picnic lunch boxes to start a 30 minutes – 8 hours trek to find the Mountain gorillas as you hike up and down slippery slopes with dense mist covered vegetation. The activity is surely strenuous but then again fully rewarding on sight of the huge gorillas, you will be able to take pictures and observe their various characters as they feed play and relate. Your allowed a full hour with these creatures and there after head back freshen up dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Drive from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park to Kampala

This day will mark the end of your three days safari. You will check out of the hotel with your back pack then embark on the journey to Kampala with a stopover at Igongo cultural center where you will have lunch and also take a mini tour in the center to know more about the Ankole culture. Then drive to Kampala it could be to the hotel or the airport in case you’re to catch your flight back.