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3 Day Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Forest safari, budget gorilla trip/plan
3 days gorilla tracking bwindi safari, is a budget planned trekking trip to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park designed for the adventure travellers who have 3 extra or more days off their schedules around East Africa to do a memorable trip in one of Uganda's remaining natural forests-Bwindi, and see the gentle giant mountain gorilla deep down in the jungle of Bwindi forest their natural habitat. On the tracking day, you will have an hour's time period to see a given habituated gorilla family, take pictures and then be awared a gorilla trekking certificate at end of the day.
The Gentle Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
3 Days Gorillas Bwindi
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From
$900 pp
Duration
3 days
Departure / Return
Hotel pickup - Your also returned back to your hotel.
On this 3-days thriller, we can begin off the journey with a pick up from Kampala-Uganda and drive south west of Kampala via Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth National parks with lots of sightings there.
We can too pick you from Kigali - Rwanda and drive North west of the country via Ruhengeri or through Katuna and finally to Uganda's Bwindi forest National Park. We do have chances of visiting Uganda's renowned waters of Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mutanda and do a community walk with a pygmy visit and canoeing coupled with great views of the volcanoes.
Entebbe Airport in Uganda and Kigali Airport in Rwanda are the closest Airplane-landing areas for a gorilla trek in Bwindi. Otherwise, air-charters can too be used to land right in Bwindi.
Price per person for different numbers of people. (e.g. when 2 people, each pays $1,132)
| Number of people against price per person | 2 - $1,132 pp | 3 - $1,082 pp | 4 - $995 pp | 5 - $990 pp | 6 - $970 pp | 7 - $960 pp | 8 - $900 pp | 9 - $900 pp |
3 days gorilla tracking bwindi forest jungle adventure - 3 days gorilla trekking bwindi tour
3 days gorilla trekking bwindi forest tour - 3 days gorilla tracking bwindi forest jungle adventure
Gorilla trekking in Uganda is done in Bwindi impenatrable forest National Park mainly in Buhoma, Ruhija, Nkuringo, Rushaga, and or Mgahinga. Remember there are 8-trekkers in each gorilla tracking family of which a ranger guide and guard are assigned to lead each group of travellers to the gorillas in the forest.
Today Gorilla tracking is on high demand in Uganda and booking your permits is reccommended as soon as you have your travel dates as the trekking permits and booked so fast due to the high demand from the entire East African Travel Agencies coupled with the European and American markets.
Note: Before you pack your bag to come on a gorilla trekking tour, make sure you have done some physical training with running up hills and some pressure ups.
Highlights your 3 days gorilla trekking bwindi forest safari
- Gorilla trekking expeditions in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
- Zebras and antelopes spotting at Lake Mburo National Park.
- Sight Buffaloes, elephants, topis and tree climbing lions as you drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Canoeing on the Lake Bunyonyi.
Programme for the 3 days gorilla Tracking Bwindi forest safari
Day 1: Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Our driver picks you up for your 3 days gorilla trekking safari trip at 7.00am, from wherever you deem convenient either hotel/ residence and have a brief stopover at the Uganda - Equator for some photo taking for your memorable adventure moments and then en-route to Mbarara town for our lunch at Agip motel/Igongo.
From Mbarara we drive through Bushenyi, Ishaka, and view the tea plantations at Igara. As we drive through Ishasha, we get a chance to see the tree lions and some elephants. Then continue through Kihihi-Butogota town to Buhoma where we check in at the Buhoma Section of Bwindi at the booked lodge, take dinner, and then get ready for the thrilling Uganda gorilla trekking expedition the following day.
Your 3 days gorilla tracking / trekking destination from Entebbe International Airport
Day 2: Day for Gorilla Tracking in the jungles of - Bwindi Forest
After the early morning breakfast, we report to the park headquarters by exactly 7:30am and be briefed on the gorilla tracking etiquette. After the briefing which takes place at the entrance of the park or starting point for the gorilla tracking trip, you shall penetrate the Impenetrable Forest to look for these gentle giant gorillas under the guidance of a knowledgeable guide and a park ranger guide.
Time taken tracking highly depends on how fast you will locate a gorilla family. It can take from a few minutes to an entire day. You shall then return from this thrilling but highly tiresome adventure to a relaxation and overnight at your lodge.
Some of the Gorilla tracking guidelines or trekking rules
- Do not eat or smoke when with the gorillas or within a distance of 200 meters from the gorillas.
- Do not get closer than 7 meters (21 feet) to the gorillas.
- Do not use flash photography as they may scare the gorillas.
- Do not Make loud noise or move suddenly.
- No one with any sort of disease or communicable disease (e.g Flu, Diarrhoea) is allowed to enter the park for tracking.
- Always stay together in a tight group while with the gorillas, do not surround them.
- No person under the age of 15 years is allowed to track gorillas
Day 3: Travel from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park back to Kampala
We take our morning breakfast and then continue our drive back to Kampala with lunch to be taken from Mbarara town, drive slowly in Lake Mburo National Park to sight some zebras, antelopes continue with another stopover at the Uganda Equator line.
Hotels or Lodges in Bwindi National Park.
- Gorilla Safari Lodge - Nkuringo Section.
- Buhoma Community Rest Camp - Buhoma Section.
- Clouds Lodge - Nkuringo Section.
- Nkuringo Gorilla Camp - Nkuringo Section.
- Silverback Lodge - Buhoma Section.
What is excluded in your 3 days gorillas safari:
- All drinks taken at the lodges for example alcohol.
- Trips and all items of personal nature.
What is included in your 3 days gorilla tour package
- A Gorilla tracking Permit per Person for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
- Bottled water and all meals from Day 1 to Day 3. L, D-B, L, D-B, and L.
- English Speaking driver guide plus all the transport in a 4 by 4 safari van or safari land cruiser.
- Canoeing activity on the Bunyonyi Lake.
- One Night accommodation in Bwindi forest and Lake Bunyonyi.
- Pick up from Hotel in Kampala and back.
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