5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking
This 5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking offers an exceptional encounters with the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
In addition to face to face encounter with mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, you will visit the Batwa people on a cultural experience and hike one of the volcanoes in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Highlights of 5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking
Day 1: Journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3: Bwindi – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Day 4: Mgahinga Hike & Batwa Cultural Trail
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking
Day 1: Journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport or after breakfast at your hotel in Entebbe, you will be meet by our representative and transfer you to Southwestern Uganda, via Masaka – Mbarara Highway with a stop at the Uganda Equator Crossing for photographs, snacks and informative talks. Enjoy en-route lunch in Mbarara and continue with a scenic journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arrive in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Enjoy early breakfast at the lodge, thereafter your guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking rules and regulations to a bid with while in the forests of Bwindi. Afterwards, enter into the forest in groups of 8 people searching for a gorilla family assigned to you.
The trek takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. When you meet these endangered primates, spend one hour in their presence as you watch them play, feed and groom each other. Watch babies play and silverbacks looking over the gorilla family. After this unforgettable hour, trek back to the starting point, meet your drive-guide and return to the lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay in Mgahinga.
Overnight at Mgahinga Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After early morning breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking and later enter into the forest in search for mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains. The Nyakagezi Gorilla Family – the only habituated gorilla family in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is known for its mobile tendencies, it often crosses to Rwanda and DR.Congo but in the recent years it has settled in Mgahinga.
Spend an hour watching these primates thrive in the misty forests of Virunga Volcanoes, watch them play, feed and groom and get to take memorable pictures. Later return to the lodge for lunch and spend the evening at relaxation, watching the Virunga Mountains.
Overnight at Mgahinga Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Mgahinga Hike & Batwa Cultural Trail
After breakfast, return to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for briefing and go for the adventurous Gahinga Volcano hiking. The hike takes about six hours to both ascend and descend, once at the top you will find the crater filled with swamp and giant lobelia. If you are lucky you will see the endemic golden monkeys as they walk as you walk through the thick bamboo forests. This hike is steep in some place but you are rewarded with the breathtaking scenery and intriguing.
Enjoy lunch at the lodge and in the afternoon go for a Batwa Cultural Trail taking you on a visit to the Batwa Village where you will be entertained by local dances and drama, interact with the village elders, taste some local meals among others giving you a deep insight into the life of the Batwa people, their culture and traditions.
Overnight at Mgahinga Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
Today is the last morning on your safari, after breakfast you will departure for Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara. You will be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight.