3 Days Uganda gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience
3 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience: This 3 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari & batwa experience in Bwindi is one of the most enjoyed safaris by different travelers from different parts of the world while on a Uganda safari. This Bwindi safari enables travelers to encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats and also encounter the batwa people who are believed to be the shortest people in Uganda that once lived in the forest with the gorillas. This 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi will start and end in Kampala /Entebbe and you need to arrive in the Kampala the day before the safari otherwise request for a 4 days quote to cater for your day before transferring to Bwindi or even 5 days to cater for even the last day in case you need an overnight stay in Kampala/ Entebbe. It is also possible to enter via Entebbe International airport – Uganda and exit via Kigali international airport- Rwanda and vice versa.
Highlights of 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi
- Day 1 of your safari: Visit the Equator & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 2 of your safari: Mountain Gorilla trekking & Batwa experience in Bwindi
- Day 3 of your safari: Return to Kampala for departures
DETAILED ITIERARY FOR 3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING & BATWA EXPERIENCE IN BWINDI
Day 1 of 3 Uganda gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi: Visit the Equator & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Visit the Equator: Early in the morning of day 1 of 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi at about 7:00am, you will be picked up from your hotel where you will have spent an overnight as you start a long journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park with a stopover at the equator for beautiful photographs.
Connect to Bwindi Impenetrable national park: After visiting the equator, you will then set off to Bwindi impenetrable national park situated in south western Uganda with an enroute lunch at Igongo cultural hotel with in Mbarara. Proceed your journey after lunch via thrilling kigezi hill until you arrive at the home of more than 50% of the still remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the entire world. Upon arrival, you will head to the gorilla trekking sector where you will check in at the reserved lodge for dinner and have an overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch & dinner
Day 2 of your safari: Mountain Gorilla trekking & Batwa experience in Bwindi
Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi: After a heavy breakfast at the lodge on the 2nd day of your safari, You will be driven from your lodge with your packed meal, water and snacks up to the gorilla trekking park headquarters where you will join other trekkers for a briefing and later on penetrate the impenetrable forest in search of mountain gorillas that have been habituated and ready for trekking. After encountering with the gorillas, you will spend your hour with the gorillas and later on return to lodge for freshening.
Batwa experience in Bwindi: After refreshing at the lodge, head out for fun filled batwa experience where you will encounter with the batwa that are basically known to be the forest dwellers that were later on evacuated from the forest in order to protect the endangered mountain gorillas that were at a stage of extinction. You will spend time with the batwa learning more about their culture, enjoying their breathtaking entertainment and many more as you close the 2nd day of your safari.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3 of 3 Uganda gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience: Return to Kampala for departures
Bwindi to Kampala: As soon as breakfast is done on day 3 of 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi, check out of the lodge and meet your driver to return on the long drive from Bwindi Impenetrable national park to Kampala with an enroute lunch in mbarara at Igongo cultural center. Upon arrival in Kampala, you will be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for departures.
Meal plan: Breakfast & lunch
END OF YOUR SAFARI
Inclusive in 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi;
- Uganda gorilla trekking permit
- Batwa experience
- Visiting the equator
- Airport drop off
- All accommodations for 2 nights
- A 4×4 safari vehicle and fuel
- All meals as per itinerary
- An English speaking guide
- Enough bottled drinking water
Exclusive in 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi;
- Visa fees
- Air ticket
- Laundry
- Tips
- Life insurance
- Optional activities
- Souvenirs
- Other expenses of personal nature such as emails, airtime, alcoholic drinks, juices etc.
Packing list for your 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari & Batwa experience in Bwindi
- A gorilla permit
- Insect repellant
- A cap
- Garden gloves
- Sun glasses
- Long sleeved attire