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4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience Trip

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4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience Trip

Duration

4 Days

Max People

10

Pick Up

Airport

Min Age

15 Years

Gorilla Habituation Experience simply means training wild gorillas to become used to the sight of people.  During this process, the people get to understand the gorillas deeper and individually, know their behaviors and even get to the point of naming every single one of them.

This experience can only be found in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park that harbors fifteen habituated groups that are tracked from four trailheads of Buhoma, Ruhija, Nkuringo and Rushaga.

Gorilla permits must be booked in advance – 6 months prior to the actual habituation day because it restricts the persons to a maximum of 4 people each day for 4 hours in the company of the Gorilla. The best time for this activity is during the months of December all through to March and July to October.

Price Includes

Game drives
Park entry fees
Accommodation & meals
Travel by car to & from destinations

Price Excludes

Tips
Insurance
Beverages
Laundry services
Souvenirs, etc.

Itinerary

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be welcomed and brought to Kampala city.  You are then taken to your hotel to rest or take a trip around Kampala and visit some ghetto slums

Accommodation: Red Chili Hideaway (Luxury, Mid-range, And Budget)

Meal Plan: Dinner

On the first day, after your breakfast, you will be picked by our guide from your place accommodation, briefed about the whole safari and embark on our approximately 9 hours to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in South Western Uganda. Whilst on the journey, we shall make a stop at the Uganda Equator the line that partitions the world into the southern and the northern hemisphere to take some photos.

At this place, feel free to buy some crafts and souvenirs as you head to Mbarara town where you will have your lunch from. We shall continue our journey and we shall arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening. Check in at the lodge, relax and have dinner as we prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.

Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge / Mahogany Springs (Luxury), Silverback Lodge / Engagi Lodge (Mid- range), Ruhija Gorilla friends’ camp/Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Budget)

After an early breakfast, head for the park Headquarters where you are to have your Gorilla Habituation Experience from. Rangers will give you a short briefing about the precautions to take, vital information about the activity and given a chance to ask anything you want. You will then set off accompanied by a couple of armed game rangers into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Later, return back to the lodge and in the evening, you can opt for a cultural walk in the neighborhood and enjoy the amazing Batwa experience (Batwa Pygmies) that is filled with cultural dances, storytelling and more exciting cultural activities which will leave you amazed.

Have dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge / Mahogany Springs (Luxury), Silverback Lodge / Engagi Lodge (Mid- range), Ruhija Gorilla friends’ camp/Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Budget)

Meal Plan: Full Board

You are transferred from Bwindi back to Kampala, have lunch in Mbarara and proceed to catch your departure flight.

Items to carry

  • Long comfortable shirts and trousers.
  • Insect repellent.
  • Hard gloves and a hat.
  • Poncho/rain jacket.
  • Water proof backpack.
  • Snacks, lunch and enough drinking water.
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