6-Day Uganda Gorilla Adventure (Fly-in)
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6-Day Uganda Gorilla Adventure (Fly-in)
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6-Day Uganda Gorilla Adventure (Fly-in)
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Highlights
This Uganda gorilla adventure explores the untamed jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to find a mountain gorilla family and spend one electrifying hour silently observing their evolutionary life in the wild. You’ll travel by air across southwestern’s Tuscan-like landscape and stay at an exclusive forest hideaway on a ridge above the pristine rainforest.
The adventure includes an off-the-beaten-path experience in the remote villages surrounding Bwindi. You’ll take a traditional dug-out canoe across a gorgeous lake surrounded by breathtaking mountainous views. Walk through cultivated gardens of steep slopes, passing villagers ploughing the gardens, and hike through remote villages with kids chanting their excitement on seeing you.
You’ll also have a chance to explore the region on foot and cross the jungle on a 7-km trail. The trail offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists.
Itinerary
Arrive in Entebbe (Optional - Shoebill Tracking)
Mabamba Swamp
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTake a speed canoe on Lake Victoria to find the prehistoric Shoebill among the Mabamba Swamps. If you're fortunate, you'll see the incredible bird but also, you can spot other swamp inhabitants instead.- AccommodationsPapyrus Guesthouse Entebbe - Garden RoomFood And DrinksBreakfast
Fly Entebbe to Kisoro with Aerolink (Community Hiking & Canoeing on Lake Mutanda)
Kisoro
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWalk from Kisoro through the city market, communities, villages, and terraced gardens to Lake Mutanda for a canoeing adventure.Lake Mutanda
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedTake a canoe ride across one of the most stunning rifts valley lakes with incredible scenery. Your ride will be guided in a dug-out traditional canoe across Lake Mutanda.Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter your canoe ride, have lunch at Mutanda Lake Resort and continue on an optional 9km nature walk to Rubuguri Junction for pick-up to transfer to the lodge.- AccommodationsNkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Mid-Upscale Luxury)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
The Gorilla Trekking Experience
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
7 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeEat an early energy-giving breakfast, preferably fruits and cereal; you’ll need the energy during your trek. You’ll get a lunch pack at the lodge, and your driver will have you at the Nkuringo visitor center by 7:30 am for the briefing session. After the briefing, the warden selects travelers in groups of eight people and assigns a gorilla group based on their physical ability. He’ll also offer you a walking stick and advise you to take a porter. For 20 bucks, please take one of the locals; you may need them to pull you muddy slopes or carry your backpack—besides, it’s a great way to support the surrounding communities. You will then join two armed rangers and an expert guide on the trekking trail till you disappear under the unmarked forest canopy. The trek can be quite challenging and can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours to locate the habituated gorillas. You’ll be allowed to spend 60 minutes with the gorillas when you find them.Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedSpend the rest of the evening relaxing at the lodge or take an evening sundowner to the top of the world - the name given to the football field, high up in Nkuringo which offers amazing views over the peaks and forests around Nkuringo. A great way to stretch your legs after the gorilla tracking and to enjoy a sundowner.- AccommodationsNkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range to Luxury)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Community Tour, Nature Walk
Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThis morning after a hearty breakfast, enjoy birding in Nombe Pocket Forest – it was part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and it is still quite impenetrable, however, it was cut off from it as people needed more land to live on and cultivate. It can be reached on foot- AccommodationsNkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Mid-High Luxury)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Hike Across Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
5 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeThis part of the adventure will immerse you in the majestic enchantments of the ancient wilderness, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With luck on your side, some of the backwood dwellers like chimps, forest elephants, duikers, forest buffalo, and various primates will cross your path. Otherwise, look out for the unique overgrown plant species and dazzling colorful butterflies of over 300 species. Birds such as African green broadbill, great blue turaco, Grauer’s swamp warbler, Turner’s Eremomela, Shelley’s crimson wing, and Chapin’s flycatcher flying under the canopy will definitely capture your eye. You’ll cross rivers, streams, shaky bridges, climb fallen stumps and walk through damp forest floors connecting you to sapiens’ origins. However, at the other end, your driver will be ready to whisk you off, driving you through dreamy landscapes and delivering you to your luxury forest cottage hagging above the impenetrable jungle you just conquered.- AccommodationsMahogany springs Lodge (Mid-high Luxury)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Fly Kihihi to Entebbe
Kihihi
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTransfer from Mahogany springs Lodge to Kisoro airstrip for your local flight to Entebbe. The flight takes 1 hour.- Food And DrinksBreakfast
What's included
INCLUDED
Hike and canoe excursion on lake mutanda
Lunch (4)
Gorilla tracking permit per person
Dinner (4)
Breakfast (6)
4X4 Landcruiser with an English driver guide
laundry services at Nkuringo bwindi gorilla lodge
NOT INCLUDED
Uganda Entry Visa fee
Gratitudes and Tips
Non- Premium Drinks
Optional activities mentioned in the above itinerary Shoebill excursion
International air flights
Customer reviews
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 15 years
Multi-lingual guide available at extra fee
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Address
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Provider
Nkuringo Safaris Ltd
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