4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari

4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari

Embark on our remarkable 4 days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari in Uganda. You will spend two days back-to-back in the dense Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the Mountain Gorillas, observing their behavior up close for a total of 4 hours in the company of qualified researchers and gorilla physicians. This educational and entertaining gorilla habituation experience will provide you with lasting memories and a personal understanding of these gentle giants, who are only found in this region of the world.

Highlights for 4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Hotel

Day 2: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience

Day 4: Transfer back to Entebbe

Detailed Itinerary for 4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Hotel

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by your driver and transferred to your booked hotel. Dinner will be served at your lodge.

Day 2: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up and sent to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is located in western Uganda about 540 kilometers from Kampala by car. You will make a stop at the equator for photography and experimentation, followed by lunch in Mbarara. Proceed to Bwindi Forest National Park, arriving in the evening.

Return back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience

Have an early breakfast and then drive to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for a briefing from the ranger guides before heading into the forest for your hike. Gorilla habituation in Bwindi entails visiting a semi-habituated gorilla family that is in the process of habituation.

This adventure takes all day, and you have 4 hours to spend with the gorillas. After the habituation experience, have your packed lunch and meet your guide. You will then travel back to your lodge for a break. Dinner and stay at the Lodge, as described above.

4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari
Gorillas in Bwindi

Day 4: Transfer back to Entebbe 

You will enjoy breakfast and transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe with a stopover in Mbarara town for lunch. Proceed to Kampala/Entebbe arriving in late afternoon. You will be dropped off at the hotel in either Kampala/Entebbe as you advised or at Entebbe airport for your onward flight back home.

End of the 4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari.

Note: There are domestic flights available at an extra cost from Entebbe to Bwindi National Park.

Quotation Includes;

  • Pick up and drop off Entebbe
  • Gorilla Habituation permits
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • 4X4 safari vehicle & Fuel
  • Full-time English-speaking driver/guide
  • All meals during transfers and at the lodge
  • Bottled mineral water while on safari

Quote Excludes;

  • Optional domestic flight – Entebbe to Bwindi
  • Tipping for guide/hotel staff/rangers
  • Visa fees and international air tickets
  • Optional activities of your choice
  • Personal expenses like laundry, phone calls, beverages, insurance cover, extra meals and drinks, e.t.c
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