4 Days Luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure
4 Days Luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure
4 Days Luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure : This 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure will take you to the misty forests of Bwindi impenetrable national park in southwestern Uganda where you will get an opportunity to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi impenetrable national park is known for harboring half of the world’s mountain gorilla population which are found in four sectors namely Buhoma, Ruhija, Nkuringo and Rushaga. During the safari you will also visit Lake Bunyonyi which is the deepest fresh water lake in Uganda and second deepest lake in East Africa after Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.
Highlights of the 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 4: Departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park,
Depending on your location on the first day of the 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park. It’s a whole day journey and on the way you will have a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will buy souvenirs, take photos and then continue the journey with another stopover at Igongo cultural centre for lunch. After lunch you will proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park and upon arrival you will continue to check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking, after an early breakfast on the second day of the 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure, you will carry packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be sub-divided into groups of 8 people where each group will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with gorilla trekking trails. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of the mountain gorillas because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will enjoy views of other wildlife species including forest elephants, buffaloes, duikers, other primates like chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, variety of bird species, view different plant and tree species among others.
Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their habits, lifestyle, behaviors, watch them feed, play, breastfeed, groom young ones, take photos and record videos to show people back home after the safari. After the interesting one hour with the mountain gorillas you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and later meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
On the third day of the 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale which takes about 3 to 4 hours drive. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for lunch where after you will relax or engage in optional activities like cultural tour or canoeing where you will be able to explore some of the 29 islands on Lake Bunyonyi. In the evening you will have dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 4: Departure to Kampala
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy great views of the Kigezi hills, traditional homesteads, beautiful landscape among others. You will reach Kampala early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.
End of 4 days luxury gorilla trekking and Lake Bunyonyi adventure
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Optional canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up and drop off
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- Visas
- Life insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
