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Overview
- Duration:3 days 2 nights
- Travelers:15 guests
- Tour Type:Daily tour, Group tour, Package tour, Private tour
- Language:English, French, German, Italian
3-Day Gorilla Trekking Itinerary in Bwindi National Park
Experience an unforgettable three-day mountain gorilla trekking safari in Uganda's magnificent Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This private adventure begins in Kampala or Entebbe and takes you through Uganda's beautiful southwestern countryside to one of Africa's most important mountain gorilla conservation destinations.
Your journey includes two nights of accommodation near Bwindi, private road transportation with an experienced English-speaking safari driver-guide, and one authorised mountain gorilla trekking experience. Accompanied by professional park rangers and trackers, you will explore Bwindi's tropical rainforest in search of an allocated habituated mountain gorilla family.
Once the gorillas are located, you may spend up to one unforgettable hour observing their natural behaviour, including feeding, grooming, resting, and interactions between silverbacks, mothers, and young gorillas.
After your remarkable encounter, return to your safari lodge for relaxation before travelling back to Kampala or Entebbe on the third day. Boots in the Jungle Safaris can customise this itinerary with budget, mid-range, or luxury accommodation according to your preferences.
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Starting Point: Kampala or Entebbe
Ending Point: Kampala or Entebbe
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Main Activity: Mountain Gorilla Trekking
Safari Type: Private Gorilla Trekking Safari
Highlights
- Morning: Leisurely breakfast, optional short nature walk or lake views if near Lake Bunyonyi.
- Departure: Drive back to Kampala (8-10 hours), with lunch en route.
- Arrival: Drop-off by evening. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Itinerary
Expand allDay 1: Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Morning: Early pickup from your Kampala hotel (around 6:00 AM) in a 4x4 safari vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Drive south via the Masaka-Mbarara route (8-10 hours, ~480 km).
Highlights: Stop at the Uganda Equator for photos and fun experiments; scenic views of rolling hills and Rift Valley.
Lunch: En route picnic or roadside stop.
Afternoon/Evening: Arrive at your budget lodge (e.g., near Buhoma or Rushaga sector) by evening. Relax, enjoy dinner, and overnight. Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Early Morning: Breakfast at 5:30 AM, then transfer to the park briefing point (6:30-7:00 AM).
Trekking: 8:00 AM start with rangers. Hike 2-7 hours through dense rainforest to track a habituated mountain gorilla family (1-hour close encounter; max 8 trekkers per group). Spot silverbacks, mothers, and infants.
Optional Add-On: Afternoon Batwa cultural walk with the indigenous pygmy community.
Return: Lunch at lodge, relax or birdwatch. Dinner and overnight at the same lodge. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Gear Tip: Sturdy boots, rain jacket, water, snacks.
Day 3: Return to Kampala
Morning: Leisurely breakfast, optional short nature walk or lake views if near Lake Bunyonyi.
Departure: Drive back to Kampala (8-10 hours), with lunch en route.
Arrival: Drop-off by evening. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Includes/Excludes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Bwindi Impenetrable Park permits
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour guide
- A glass bottle of drinking water
- Visa
- air ticket