This thrilling tour takes you for incredible and unforgettable life time experiences with the primates in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The highlight of this tour is mountain gorilla tracking spiced with sweet melodies of forest birds. The tour amazes you with the chance to stare closely at many astonishing giant gorillas and their families.
After breakfast at 7:00 am, our company guide/driver will pick and brief you about the tour. Then embark on a long journey through the scenic country side to the southwest with a brief stopover at the equator crossing at Kayabwe for a coffee and craft shopping. Continue to the park with lunch enroute in Mbarara town and a brief stopover at Igongo Cultural Centre for cultural encounters. Through the terraced scenic landscapes and hills, we will arrive in Bwindi late in the evening.
After an early breakfast, we head to the Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters at Buhoma. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to the largest number of habituated mountain gorilla families. After a short briefing by the guides, we proceed through the dense forest to track these sought after animals depending on where they built their nest the previous night. Tracking can take between 1 and 5 hours. For conservation purposes, time allowed with these gentle, great apes Gorillas is only 1 hour. For many visitors, this is the wildlife highlight of their trip. Enjoy the beauty and freshness of the forest, home to more than half of the world’s mountain gorillas. After lunch, you can choose an (optional) activity like a community/cultural walk in the Batwa community, enjoy activities like cultural dances, farming, crafts making, black smiths and meet traditional healers. Birding and Nature walks in Bigodi swamp are other (optional) activities.
After breakfast at 7:00 am, check out of the lodge and depart for Kampala or Entebbe airport arriving in the evening. The tour will end when our driver returns you to your drop-off point.
