4 Days Uganda double gorilla trekking safari
Safari overview
4 Days Uganda double gorilla trekking safari: 4 days gorilla trekking safari in the pearl of Africa includes a double gorilla trek in Bwindi impenetrable national park. Bwindi Impenetrable national park is situated in the south western part of Uganda and is the best destination where primate lovers are on a 100% sure deal of encountering mountain gorillas being a home to the largest population of the still living population of mountain gorillas in the entire world. This 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek starts and ends in Kampala and it includes 4 days and 3 night’s excursion.
Highlights of 4 Days Uganda double gorilla trekking safari
- Day 1 of your safari : Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 2 of your safari, double gorilla trek: 1st gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 3 of your safari, double gorilla trek: 2nd gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 4 of your safari, double gorilla trek: Return to Kampala for departures
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
You will be picked up from your hotel either in Kampala, Entebbe or any nearby communicated location on day 1 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek and embark of a long road drive to the extreme southwestern part of Uganda via Kampala- Masaka- Mbarara – Ntungamo – Kabale –Kisoro road. You will be stopped along the way at the equator for some photographs and have a next stop at Igongo cultural hotel for a lunch break in Mbarara. After lunch you will proceed with the journey via hills and mountains to the land of Mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park in Kisoro. Being a long journey, you will arrive late in the evening for check in, dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch & dinner
Day 2 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek: 1st gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
After breakfast on day of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek, you will be required to organize your backpack fill it with snacks, plenty of drinking water and meet you safari driver to transfer you to the park headquarters of the sector you intend to trek mountain gorillas according to your booked gorilla permit. At 8:00am, you will join the rest of the trekkers for a briefing, gorilla family allocation and porter hiring. Later start the fascinating expedition in search of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest via different trails alongside rangers, and local tour guides. Bwindi forest national park is not only a home a home to mountain gorillas but lots of other wildlife species including monkeys, elephants , birds among others and be sure to encounter then during the trek. After your 1st gorilla trek, you will return to the lodge for dinner and sleep. However on this day 2 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek, you may enjoy an evening visit the local community members that reside along the park.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek: 2nd gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
On day 3 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek, you will spend yet another day with the mountain gorillas thus after an early breakfast, you will be driven again to the park headquarters for another briefing about gorilla trekking and allocation of mountain gorilla family. On day 3 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek, you may request for a different gorilla family in the same sector or else ensure that you booked a different sector to maximize the sightings within different sectors since Bwindi Impenetrable national park has 4 gorilla trekking sectors including Rushaga gorilla trekking sector, Buhoma gorilla trekking sector, Ruhija gorilla trekking sector and Nkuringo gorilla trekking sector all with habituated mountain gorillas available for trekking all year round. After your 2nd gorilla trek in Bwindi, you will return to the lodge for evening relaxation as you wait for dinner. Or else have a batwa experience and return to the lodge for dinner and have a rest.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 4 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek: Return to Kampala for departures
Day 4 of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek is the last day of your safari thus arise in the morning for breakfast at the lodge then check out and embark on the drive back to Kampala the capital city of Uganda. Like the first day of 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek, you will enjoy an enroute lunch in mbarara at Igongo cultural hotel and later on proceed your journey to Kampala to catch up with your next flight. In case you are staying in Kampala or Entebbe for an overnight, you will be taken for a brief city tour otherwise proceed to the airport for departures.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
END OF 4 DAYS UGANDA GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI, DOUBLE GORILLA TREK
Inclusive in 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek
- 2 Uganda gorilla trekking permits
- Pick up and drop off
- Accommodation for 3 Nights
- Meals as per Itinerary
- Enough water throughout the safari
- Ranger fees
Exclusive in 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek
- Visa and air ticket
- Porter
- Accommodation before and after the safari
- Insurance
- Laundry fee
- Tip
- Alcoholic drinks and other beverages apart from water
Requirements for this 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari, double gorilla trek
- Being a gorilla trekking safari, you will be required to be with the following plier to your trekking day;
- Book your gorilla trekking permits in advance
- Make some physical fitness exercises to be fit for the trek
- Pack your camera
- Good gorilla trekking gears including water proof shoes, long sleeved attire, sun glasses, cap etc.
- While with the gorillas, follow all the gorilla trekking rules and regulations such us keeping your voice low, avoid using flash light while capturing photographs, do not dump rubbish in the park, do not eat near gorillas and many more as will be communicated during gorilla trekking briefing.
