Name: 3 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari and Batwa Pygmies Visit in Bwindi National Park
Brand: DAV SAFARIS
Price: 1820 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

15:00

Check-out Time:

11:04

You will spend one night at Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodges and one night at Itambira Island Resort.

Program

Daily itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Batwa Community Trail

On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport (EBB), you will be met by a Dav Safaris staff that will brief you. This is a long day drive of approximately seven hours with a lunch stopover en route. Though long, the drive takes you through different features including tropical rain forests, savannah fields, and the terraced hills of Kigezi famously known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Upon arrival in Bwindi, you shall check in at the lodge and proceed to the Batwa community for the cultural adventure about these forest pygmies. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure as you wait for the next day.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodges

Day 2: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a canoe ride

On this day, early in the morning, your safari guide will meet you up from the lodge and have a short transfer to the briefing point at 7:00 a.m. before you start your gorilla trekking activity. Upon arrival at the briefing point, you will be warmly welcomed by the Bakiga women who will entertain you with cultural performance until the time of the briefing. You will be assigned to the ranger guide and they will allocate you to the gorilla family in a group of eight guests and finally start your gorilla trek in the forest of Bwindi.

Sometimes, gorilla trekking takes a lot of time being the fact that they can be located over a long distance so you are advised to hire a porter to help you carry your backpacker and give a hand on the steep slippery path. Later, after gorilla trekking, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi for optional canoe riding, touring the lake, and a nature walk.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Itambira Island Resort

Day 3: Departure

After breakfast, start on the long drive back to Entebbe or Kampala with the memory of the great rare mountain Apes. Lunch en route and a stopover at the equator line for experimentation, arriving late in the evening to be dropped at Entebbe International Airport at approximately 6:00 p.m. Hence, you have to book an evening flight.

Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch

About the tour

Gorilla trekking is dependent on the availability of permits at the time of your booking. Gorilla permits in all the national parks of Uganda and Rwanda are in high demand. DAV SAFARIS advises that you book your tour well in advance to avoid disappointment. If gorilla permits are not available for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, it is possible to see the mountain gorillas at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park which is seven kilometers from the town of Kisoro in Uganda.

Location

The tour will take place in Uganda. Visit Bwindi for gorilla trekking as the major activity as well as enjoy bird watching and visiting Batwa bushmen communities. From there, connect to the magnificent views of Lake Bunyonyi which also has a bucket list of activities such as swimming, canoeing, boat riding, and community visit.

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Food

You will be served daily meals and drinking water included in the price.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Soda

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

1 game drive
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
2 nights accommodation
Daily meals
Drinking water in transit
Roundtrip Entebbe International Airport (EBB) transfers
Transport in a 4x4 WD vehicle
1 gorilla permit per person
Guides and park fees
A professional driver or guide
All taxes or VAT

What's not included

International flights
Transfers to and from other airports
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (10 USD per person per day)
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Tourist insurance
Beverages
Porters

How to get there

Recommended Airports

BJM

Bujumbura International Airport

255 km

Transfer available for additional US$ 70 per person

KGL

Kigali International Airport (Kanombe Airport)

117 km

Transfer included

EBB

Entebbe International Airport

336 km

Transfer included

Airport: Bujumbura International Airport Airport transfer available: Bujumbura International Airport (US$ 70 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Kigali International Airport (Kanombe Airport) Airport transfer included: Kigali International Airport (Kanombe Airport) No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Entebbe International Airport Airport transfer included: Entebbe International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on departure.

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