Gorillas in the Mist

DAY 1: Pick up and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Pick up at an agreed destination, have a short briefing with your safari guide about the journey of today, Kampala to the western region of Uganda that’s that rich in culture is famous for the Ankole long horned cattle and the most energetic and hardworking people-Bakiga that inhabit the kigezi hills. Throughout this long drive, we will have several interesting stops as we interact and learn more about the social cultural and political aspects of the local people. Pay attention to your guide as he explains about the lives of the local people. We will have a hot lunch in Mbarara and then we proceed to Bwindi where we will check in at your lodge and overnight.

Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Meal Plan: Half board

Day 2: The Ultimate Gorilla Tracking experience

Gorilla trekking is among acme fascinating, heart stopping, hair raising and spine-tingling wild encounters that alters the course of your soul and electrifies your sense of travel like never before leaving you with great memories in your heart. About 1000 mountain gorillas are still remaining on this planet with Uganda hosting about 51% of the total population, offering the best opportunity to watch these gentle giants in both Bwindi and Mgahinga.

Today we will offer you that golden chance to trek these mountain gorillas, after your early breakfast, you will have short drive to the UWA briefing Centre where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. The trekking can or may take 2 hours or even a whole day since the nature of the trek is unpredictable. We recommend you to carry enough drinking water, picnic lunch, rain gear since there is a possibility of rain pouring anytime, hiking shoes and gloves. After briefing, you will be assigned to family which will trek in a group of eight Pax. You will be led by the armed ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. After gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. You will be allowed to use your camera and phones but in silence and to remove the flash so that you can photograph and capture this moment of lifetime. After the one hour your will trek back the vehicle and return to lodge with a lot of memories and stories to take back home. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Meal Plan: Full board

Day 3: Drive from Bwindi back to Entebbe

After your early breakfast (06:30hrs), we will depart from Bwindi (07:00hrs Departure time) as we head to the central part of Uganda. This is a long drive with over 9 hours however it is action packed with a lot of scenic and photographic stops en route. We will have our hot lunch in Mbarara and later embark on the journey to the equator where we will pause for few minutes to take some photos. In case you would like to shop for some souvenirs, the equator is one of those places where you can buy some crafts. Drop off in Entebbe.

Accommodation: None

Meal Plan: Lunch

End of the Tour