Overview
Get the best of mountain gorilla trekking adventure on this short 4 day gorilla safari tour in Uganda. This double gorilla trekking perfectly ushers you into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will explore two sectors –Ruhija and Rushaga.
Expect to explore 2 different habituated gorilla groups translating to 2 hours of magical encounter with the massive mountain gorillas in the wild. All the two gorilla treks will be done with the lead of an experienced park guide from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Bwindi National Park is situated in the extreme Southwestern Uganda and comprises of 4 sectors –Ruhija, Rushaga, Buhoma and Nkuringo. Over 459 endangered mountain gorillas survive within the lush Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with more than 21 habituated gorilla families.
Day by Day Program
Day 1: Transfer by road to Bwindi
Enjoy an early morning cup of tea/coffee at the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and after, your guide will direct you on the safari vehicle to be used for your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Connecting from Kampala to Bwindi will take you around 8-9 hours but you will have en-route stopovers to some of the key areas. First, you will make a stopover at the Equator for photo taking and for you to freely stretch your legs. Another stopover will be had at the Igongo Cultural Centre for lunch and then you proceed up to Ruhija sector, the Eastern region in Bwindi National Park.
Day 2: Enjoy the best of your Ruhija gorilla trekking adventure
After the morning breakfast, proceed to Ruhija for a short briefing highlighting different gorilla trekking guidelines and also for the park official to allocate a habituated gorilla group to visit. The available habituated families in Ruhija comprise of Mukiza, Bitukura, Oruzongo, Kyaguriro and others –each of these will be visited by a maximum of 8 guests per day.
Trekking with Ruhija gorilla families takes about 2-6 hours but this depends on your speed of walking, nature of habitat and location of gorillas, etc. Once you come across a family of massive mountain gorillas, expect to spend a maximum of one hour on a face-to-face encounter with these apes, take pictures then return to the lodge for relaxation.
Day 3: Explore Rushaga’s mountain gorillas
Today, you will set off from your respective lodges to Rushaga sector, the Southern gorilla trekking sector in Bwindi. This is one sector in Bwindi known to have the highest number of habituated gorilla families including Kutu, Mucunguzi, Rwigi, Bweza, Nshongi, Busingye, and others. You will be assigned any of these groups to visit in your group comprising of 8 guests.
After enjoying an hour face-to-face with a family of mountain gorillas in Rushaga, you will get back to have a leisurely moment at the lodge.
Day 4: Departure
After breakfast, expect to check out and begin your long day journey back to Kampala or Entebbe. En-route to Kampala/Entebbe, enjoy a delicious lunch at the hotel around Mbarara and have second phase of photography at the Equator.
End of safari
