5 Day Gorilla Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Itinerary

Itinerary for the 5 Day Gorilla Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Day 1, Arrival
Arrive Entebbe international airport, you will meet and greet with our representative who will then transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Distance; Approx. 10 Kms, 15 Minutes’ Drive
Meals Plan; None
Accommodation; Airport Guest House
Boma Guest House
No. 5 Boutiques Hotel

Day 2, Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park
Pick up from your hotel and drive westward with a stopover en-route at the equator arriving in time for lunch at the lodge before heading to Lake Mburo Rwonyo peninsular for an afternoon boat cruise.
The park is the smallest of the Uganda’s protected savannah parks with lots of metamorphic rocks and a home to over 350 species of birdlife, zebras and buffaloes are the face of the game in this savannah land. Elands, Oribi Waterbucks, Hippos, Reedbucks, Topi and a Leopard can also be spotted on a lucky day. After a boat cruise time allowing you will go for an evening game drive in the park.
Distance; Approx. 250 Kms, 5 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation; Leopard Rest Camp
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Mihingo Lodge

Day 3, Lake Mburo Park to Bwindi Gorilla Park
A short game drive early in the morning before starting the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with lunch en-route. The drive will take you along a tarmac route and then a reasonable distance on a murram road some parts of the road are bumpy and while on the drive you will enjoy a true massage of the African wilderness roads. After check in at the lodge you will have a well-earned rest contemplating on the gorilla trekking experience the following morning.
Distance; Approx. 250 Kms, 7 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation; Buhoma Community Camp
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 4, Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in south-western Uganda at the edge of the great east African Rift Valley. It is a home to over 400 species of mountain gorillas about half of the world’s population. Many of these are habituated in families that are daily visited by tourists. The forest is also a home to over 350 species of birds and 400 flora species.

Gorilla trekking starts at 8am after a briefing at the park headquarters, you will trek through the dense steep forest searching for the gorillas depending on where they were seen making nests the previous evening. The trekking can last 2-7 hours depending on how soon you find the gorillas, this is influenced by the location they stayed overnight. Trekking can be a tasking adventure, but coming to a facial close-up with these close relatives to human is a reward worthy to earn.
Distance; Approx. 5 Kms, 20 Minutes’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation; Buhoma Community Camp
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Mahogany Springs Lodge

Day 5, Bwindi to Entebbe and Departure
Morning drive back to Entebbe, the drive will take you through beautiful sceneries, plantations and homes always visible en-route. This is a long drive with about 8 hours driving time, but rich with a lot to see en-route as you drive in the country side, a hot lunch stopover en-route arriving Entebbe late afternoon in time to check in for your flight back home.
Distance; Approx. 450 Kms, 9 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch.
Accommodation;None
End of Safari