3 days Uganda gorilla tracking trip to Bwindi National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe at 7am and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. The drive from Kampala/Entebbe to Bwindi is about 8 hours long. You will make a stopover along the way for a lunch break.

Bwindi National Park is divided into four gorilla tracking regions, namely; Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo. Each of these regions has a different number of habituated gorilla families and the gorilla permits are issued basing on these four regions in Bwindi National Park. You therefore base from a particular region and track the gorillas in that region, and the accommodation is booked depending on which gorilla tracking region still has permits available.

Journey time: 8 hours

Accommodation options:

Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp

Midrange: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Luxury: Bwindi Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch Dinner

Today you shall transfer to the park office at 7am to meet the park guides/rangers for briefing about the dos and don’ts while in the park, followed by allocating of gorilla families to the tourists before heading off into the dense Bwindi jungle for the gorilla trekking adventure. The time you shall take to find the gorillas varies from a few minutes to several hours depending on the location and movements of your assigned gorillas. If you prefer a nearer group you can request our driver guide to put in a word for you with the park guides. There are advance park trackers who go out into Bwindi early in the morning to locate the gorilla families before they arise from their nests and then inform the park offices about their initial location. So the park guides have an idea of the location of the different gorilla groups, however note that the gorillas will start moving upon arising to feed, hence a shorter distance could turn out into a longer trek and vice versa. Porters will be available for hire at $15 to carry your daypack and may support you with a push or pull in challenging spots along the trek.

After finding the gorillas you shall be allowed 1 hour with them. You shall then return to the lodge and relax away the rest of the day.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you shall check out and travel back to Kampala/Entebbe. You shall stop over at the Uganda Equator line for pictures and curio purchases.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch