Trip overview
Many times tourists are not contented with one gorilla trek because the 1 hour allowed to be with the gorillas goes so fast and leaves one still yearning. On this tour you track the gorillas two times, one in Bwindi impenetrable national park and another in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Tracking in the two different gorilla parks of Uganda gives a more diverse gorilla experience. Bwindi is a dense jungle on rolling highlands, while Mghinga National Park is the Virunga mountains and the volcanic cones provide a beautiful backdrop to your trek. Read this blog to see how gorilla trekking in Bwindi vs Mgahinga
For a chance to spend more than one hour with the gorillas you can also think about the exclusive gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi which allows up to 4 hours of tracking and seeing the gorillas.
Tour itinerary
At 7am you will leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is located in the southwest of the Uganda. You will check into your lodge on the edge of the Bwindi Forest and relax away the rest of the evening.
Journey time: 8 hours
Accommodation options:
Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Midrange: Lake Mutanda Lodge
Luxury: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
Meal plan: Lunch Dinner
Today you will go into Bwindi National Park to track the gorillas. Bwindi has the biggest number of habituated gorilla families which is about 20 groups. You will meet the park guides at 7am for briefing and allocation of groups. By 8am you will begin the trek into the dense jungles to look for the gorillas. After finding them you shall spend one hour with them. Return to the lodge for relaxation.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you shall check out and drive to Kisoro and overnight near Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. You can stay at the stunning Lake Mutanda and enjoy the epic scenery or drive and stay closer to the Virungas.
Budget: Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Midrange: Lake Mutanda Resort
Luxury: Gahinga Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you shall drive Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for the gorilla trekking in the slopes of the Virunga mountains. After enjoying an amazing encounter with the only habituated gorilla group (Nyakagezi group) in Mgahinga you will return to your lodge and relax away the rest of the day.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, you shall check out and head to back go Kampala
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch
Trips includes/excludes
- Tour car and tour driver driver/guide
- All meals
- Accommodation
- Gorilla tracking permit ($800)
- Drinking water
- Optional activities
- Visa fees
- Personal insurance
- Airfares
- Tips
- All personal expenses such as laundry, phone bills, curio purchases
How to prepare for your gorilla trip to Bwindi
- Book and confirm your tour well in advance because the limited gorilla permits mean you can miss out on your preferred dates
- Get into good fitness and prepare for a longer trek and to enable you enjoy the hike
- Ensure you are free from contagious diseases such as cough and flue which can easily be transmitted to the gorillas since they share 98% DNA with humans. Otherwise if you are found to have any of these you shall not be allowed to do the gorilla trek
- Essential items to bring for the trek include: good hiking shoes, long pants and long-sleeved shirt, rain jacket or poncho, insect repellent, sunscreen, gaiter, cap, and small backpack.
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