3-Day Bwindi Gorilla Habituation safari. Uganda Gorilla trekking Safaris
Our three-day gorilla habituation safari in Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is a short safari that gives you a whole four hours with mountain gorillas.
Bwindi’s impenetrable national game park being home to more than half of the remaining population of mountain gorillas, gives you a 99% chance of seeing mountain gorillas in their habitat. And with gorilla habituation, the gorilla experience becomes more exciting.
Detailed itinerary:-
Day 01: Pickup from Kampala or Entebbe and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.
On the first day of this 3 days Bwindi gorilla habituation safari, you will meet with your safari guide representative from katland safaris early in the morning for a briefing and embark on a long but scenic drive through rural Uganda to Bwindi’s impenetrable forest.
You will have a stopover at the Uganda equator for photo moments and then in Mbarara for a lunch break.
You will proceed with the journey and later check into the services of your booked lodge for accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Drive time is 8 to 9 hours.
Lodging options are Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge or Rushaga Gorilla Camp.
Day 02: Gorilla habituation experience and Batwa community encounter.
After early morning breakfast you will meet with your safari guide and transfer to the park headquarters, upon arriving you will receive a briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking and be assigned a particular gorilla family to trek that day.
In a group of 4 tourists, researchers, and ranger guides, you will embark on the trekking journey into the thick forests of Bwindi’s impenetrable national forest and start your search for the mountain gorillas.
The gorilla search usually starts at the point where the mountain gorillas were last seen the previous day. Upon allocating the mountain gorillas, you will be granted up to 4 hours of interacting and observing the mountain gorillas in their natural environment. In these 4 hours, tourists are always advised to maintain maximum silence while with the mountain gorillas. Tourists are allowed to take pictures and videos of the entire experience.
After the gorilla trekking and habituation experience, you will then return to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate of participation in the gorilla habituation experience.
You will then transfer back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. After lunch, we will take a walk through the rural village for the Batwa cultural experience.
Gorilla habituation:
This exciting tourist activity allows you 4 hours in the company of mountain gorillas. In Ugandas Bwindi impenetrable national park, the activity involves trekking through the dense forest in search of mountain gorillas.
The trek is guided by advanced trekkers who monitor the gorilla movements all day in the forest. The rangers on the trek help in clearing trails, creating new trails, and sharing information about mountain gorillas with tourists.
Day 3. Transfer back to Kampala.
Early morning after breakfast, you will meet your safari guide and embark on your drive back to kampala. You will have a stop-over in Mbarara for lunch and the equator for memorable pictures.
You will then transfer to kampala or Entebbe for your international flight back home marking the end of your 3 days Bwindi gorilla habituation safari in Uganda.
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