Safari Overview

4 DAYS Mountain Gorilla Trekking Gorilla tracking in Southwest Uganda. Meet and greet mountain gorillas in their natural environment, the stunning afromontane forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Meet our closest relatives in one trip. Once in a lifetime encounters with mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the afromontane and tropical rainforests of Uganda.Your group lightly treads through the dense, cool forest. Suddenly your expert tracker/guide signals everyone to halt. Up ahead in a clearing you spot them – a troop of mountain gorillas. As you advance slowly into the clearing you take them in – the dominant male, several females and their offspring playing nearby. Some are eating, a few are grooming each other. They spot you and your heart skips a beat.  

What’s Included

  • Airport transfers
  • Ground transfers by 4 WD Safari Land Cruiser
  • Fuel expenses
  • Accommodation while on safari
  • Return Flight fare
  • Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) while on safari
  • 1 soft drink per meal i.e. a soda or mineral water at/during lunch and dinner,
  • Park entrance fees
  • One gorilla permit per person US$ 700.00
  • Community visit
  • Ranger fees
  • All government taxes
Plan your safari with confidence. Refundable deposits and flexible rebooking terms standard on your African safari.

Excluded

  • International flights
  • Personal Travel insurance
  • Visa Fees
  • drinks
  • cigarettes
  • tips, souvenirs and any other items of personal nature.

All items of personal nature and not mentioned in the itinerary, for instance phone calls and shopping Tips to hotel staff and Driver/Guide (Tipping is normal in Kenya – if you are satisfied with the service, a suitable tip is normally around 5%, and USD 10 per person/per day for the driver/guide).

From USD 2350

Per person per tour

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Itinerary

Day 1, 2022: Arrival Entebbe Airport. (Travel Time +1hrs)

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to Lake Victoria Serena Hotel (High end) or The Boma Hotel (Mid-range) for an overnight and dinner. Meal plan Dinner. 

Day 2, 2022: Entebbe-Bwindi Forest national Park. (Fight Time 2 Hour)

Our guide/driver picks you at from your hotel in Entebbe for your transfer to Entebbe International Airports to catch up with a scheduled flight to Bwindi. You can choose to go with a morning flight or with the afternoon flight. You will enjoy the Ariel view of the beautiful changing Landscape. The flight is only for 2 hours o the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys, hilltops and papyrus swamps.  On your arrival to either Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrip, you will be transferred with our vehicle to you Lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid-range) Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3, 2022: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking & Community/Village Visit.

Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort.

The afternoon is spent on a village walk. The Buhoma Village Walk gives you a great opportunity to see how the people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.  It also is a great way to support the local community in a direct way.  The Walk begins with your guide at Buhoma Community Rest Camp and is most informative, rewarding to the average visitor. It will amaze you how resourceful the local people are as you see and learn their ways. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid-ranges) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 4, 2022: Bwindi to the Airstrip fly back to Entebbe. (Fight Time 2 Hour)

You have 2 flight options returning from Bwindi, you may choose to catch up a morning flight at 1055 arriving Entebbe 1155 or with the afternoon flight departing Bwindi at 1405 arriving 1505 to Entebbe. Whatever you choose our guide will be ready to transfer you to the Airstrip to catch up your return flight from Bwindi to Entebbe for your onward flight to your next destination. End of service Meal plan: Breakfast.

Below in the table is the inclusive cost for 4 Days Flying Gorilla Safari Per person respectively 2023.

4 Days Flying Option 2023 2 PAX US$ PP 3 PAX US$ PP     4 PAX   US$ PP     5 PAX    US$ PP     6 PAX    US$ PP
High Lodge facility 2,945 2,880 2,865 2,740 2,620
Mid Lodge facility 2,475 2,505 2,400 2,395 2,350

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BUDGET MIDRANGE LUXURY
SAMBURU Samburu Simba

Sentrim Samburu

Samburu sopa

Ashnil Samburu

Saruni Samburu

Saasab Camp

Larsens Tented Camp

MASAI MARA Miti Mingi Camp

Lenchada Camp

Enchoro Camp

Mara Goshen

Mara Jambo

Mara Chui Resort

Mara Sopa

Sekenani

Mara Sweet Acacia

AA Mara Lodge

Ashnil Mara

Serena Mara

Mara Rianta

Entim Camp

Fairmont Mara Safari Club

Sand River Mara

Mara Explorer

OL PEJETA Esiansiki Resort

Regency Mount Kenya Hotel

Comfort Gardens Nanyuki Swwetwaters Serena

Jambo Mutara

Kicheche Camp

ABERDARE  White Rhino Hotel Rhino Watch Safari Lodge

Sangare Gardens

Aberdare Country Club

The Ark

LAKE NAKURU Lanet Matfam

Kivu Resort

Eagle Palace Hotel

Ziwa Bush Lodge

Sarova Woodlands

Nakuru Sopa

Nakuru Flamingo Resort

Nakuru Lodge

Sarova Lionhill Game lodge

The Cliff

LAKE NAIVASHA Taphe Guest Resort

Peppercorn Resort

Panorama Park Hotel

Kongoni Lodge

Sawela Lodge

Lake Naivasha Resort

L.Naivasha Country Club

Enashipai Resort

Kiboko Luxury Camp

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK Kimana Camp

Maasai Simba Camp

Amboseli Eco Camp

AA Amboseli

Amboseli Sentrim

Little Amanya

Amboseli Sopa

Ol Tukai Lodge

Amboseli Kibo

Kilima

Amboseli Serena

Tortilis

Elephant Gorge

Tawi Lodge

TSAVO EAST Lake Jipe Sentrim Tsavo

Voi Wildlife Lodge

Ashnil Aruba
TSAVO WEST Kimana Omega Safari Lodge Ngulia Safari Lodge

Salt lick

Kilaguni Serena

Severin Safari Lodge

MERU Ikweta country inn Ikweta safari lodge Elsa Kopje

Kifaru House

DIANI BEACH Pendo Villas

Paradise Villas

Villa Mandhari

Diani Reef

Kaskazi Beach

Lantana Galu Beach

Neptune Village

Neptune Paradise

Baobab Beach

Southern Palms

Diani Sea Lodge

Chale Island

Neptune Palm

Diamonds Lisure Lodge

Afro chic

MOMBASA NORTH COAST Ziwa Beach Resort

Neptune Beach

Travellers Beach Hotel

Pride inn hotel

Bahari Beach

English Point Marina

Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort

The Reef

Pride inn Flamingo

Voyager Beach

Serena Beach

Sarova Whitesands

MALINDI Saffron Garden Malindi Ocean Beach Resort

African House Resort

Malindi Dream Garden

Sandies Tropical Village

Diamonds Dream of Africa

WATAMU Sea Whispers

Nyumbani Tembo

The one

Lily Palm

Mida Creek

Blue Bay Village

Hemingways

Turtle Bay

Medina Palms

LAMU Shella White House

Lamu Palace Hotel

Msafini Hotel

Peponi Hotel

Kizingo Beach EcoLodge

Shella Bahari

Manda Bay

The Majlis

Kizingo Beach Eco Lodge