Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
Day 4: Second Gorilla trekking
Day 5: Driver back to Entebbe airport / optional local flight
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International airport
Arrive at Entebbe International airport, meet and greet assistance. You will be warmly welcomed by Luxland Africa Vacations representative outside customs and Immigration hall then you will be transferred to your hotel. Tour briefing will be done at the hotel lobby over a welcome drink.
Overnight at Entebbe Forest Lodge (Luxury)
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Our experienced guide will pick you at your place of stay or hotel in Kampala/Entebbe. Commence your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and it is well known for its famous Mountain Gorillas and rich ecosystem. The park consists of 95 species of mammal and 345 species of bird. This Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi are endangered and around 1,063 individuals have remained in the whole world. Bwindi alone habits half of its population among the four (4) National parks which habit them in the whole world. En route, stop at the Equator for photograph in Kayabwe and if time allows take water experience of the southern hemisphere, center of the world and northern hemisphere where you will see that water rotating anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere and clockwise in the northern hemisphere. Proceed for lunch in Mbarara town at Igongo cultural center and museum then Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Overnight at Mahogany springs (Luxury)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Mountain Gorilla tracking
A while after your breakfast at the lodge, you will proceed to the park offices for a briefing from the rangers on the rules and regulations of the trek. Enjoy the cultural performance few minutes after or before the briefing then you will be grouped into a group of 8 people entitled to track each gorilla family. This experience takes between 2 -6 hours depending on the location of the Gorillas on the day of tracking and throughout the trek, you will be escorted by knowledgeable guides and trackers who will offer relevant information about the endangered mountain gorillas. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend 1 hour observing them from a distance. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. After tracking, you will be rewarded with a certificate for your successful Gorilla tracking. Drive back to your lodge and the evening will be spent at leisure and relaxation or on an optional foot safari within the Batwa communities to experience their local lifestyle.
Overnight at Mahogany springs (Luxury)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Second Gorilla Trek
We return to the forest to track another family of the wonderful mountain gorillas. This time we will visit the different Family from the previous one in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; this particular family which has Silverbacks living together harmoniously. Enjoy seeing Silverback, Juveniles and female Gorillas living together harmoniously.
Overnight at Mahogany springs (Luxury)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Return to Kampala / Entebbe airport
Breakfast at the lodge in the morning, drive back to Kampala. Lunch stop at Mbarara town in Igongo cultural and country hotel, this is also where you find the Igongo Museum representing the Ankole culture. Take a visit in this museum if time allows witnessing how the future meets the past. Proceed to Entebbe International airport to catch up with your late evening flight to the next destination.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.
Flying option from Bwindi Forest to save you from long driving
For visitors that cannot hold 9 hours drive from Bwindi back to Kampala or Entebbe, we have a flying option for only 2 hours you will be at Entebbe International Airport. We can fly you from either Kisoro airstrip or Kihihi Airstrip to Entebbe.
Flight schedules:
From Kisoro to Entebbe Departing 0910 arriving 1125
From Kihihi to Entebbe Departing 0945 arriving 1125
OR with an afternoon flight Departing 1405 arriving 1555
- Transportation by a 4wd safari vehicle.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Gorilla permit to be paid and secured in advance ($800 per person is included).
- Park entrance fees.
- Meet and greet service.
- Batwa community visits.
- Igongo Museum if time allows.
However, the Safari excludes:
Airfares, Visas or Insurance, Tips to local guides, Porterage or Laundry, Soft or alcoholic, drinks or mineral water (excl. water in the vehicles), Items of a personal nature, any meals not indicated above, any tours not mentioned from the itinerary above.