3 Days Gorilla Habituation Safari Uganda
3 Days Gorilla Habituation Safari Uganda – Overview
This 3 Days Gorilla Habituation Safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an opportunity for a great encounter of the rare Mountain Gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only best gorilla safari park for Mountain gorilla habituation as those in the other parks are fully habituated.
This 3 Days Bwindi gorilla habituation safari in Uganda starts from Entebbe International Airport or Kampala – Uganda’s capital and ends at the same destinations. From your specific destination, you will meet your Wild Jungle Trails Uganda safaris guide ready to welcome you to the beautiful Pearl of Africa.
gorilla Habituation in Bwindi Forest National Park
After meeting and greeting, the drive in your earlier on preferred safari vehicle to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park starts. Bwindi Forest Park is the single Mountain Gorilla natural habitat with the highest population of the elusive species and a natural forest that rewards trekkers with lifelong jungle memories. At Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, you will have a 4 hours gorilla habituation experience in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A Uganda gorilla habituation permit costs USD 1500 per person per trek for any individual above the age of 15 years.
3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari – Highlights
- Day 1: Transfer or drive from Entebbe International Airport or Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. There will be a brief stop at the equator line for photography.
- Day 2: Undertake Mountain Gorilla habituation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
- Day 3: Transfer/drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport.
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation safari – Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Early morning, after breakfast on the first day of your 3 days Uganda gorilla safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a professional Uganda tour guide from Wild Jungle Trails will meet you for a transfer to the park. For the almost 550km drive to Bwindi National Park, you are driven on a 4×4 wheel safari vehicle on a fairly tarmacked road along Kampala- Masaka –Mbarara route.
About 80km from Kampala, there will be a stop at the Equator line in Kayabwe for photography and geographical experiments. The equator is the world’s zero latitude line that divides the world into two halves, the northern and southern hemispheres.
Continuing to the southern hemisphere for your Uganda gorilla tour, you have lunch en route at Mbarara town. Driving further to western Uganda, the rolling terraced hills of kigezi highlands and the long horned Ankole cattle are part of what will constitute your scenic drive. On arrival at your preferred accommodation facility, your driver guide ensures check in for dinner and a nights rest at the hotel or lodge.
Drive Time: 8-10 hours
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge, Budget: Gorilla Valley Lodge
Day 2: On this second day of the trip be ready to have early breakfast and head out to the sector headquarters. You will have a briefing on the gorilla habituation etiquette to ensure you know the dos and don’ts of gorilla habituation since these are wild gorillas not yet fully comfortable with the presence of human beings.
You take the trails to the jungle in search of an identified wild gorilla family where you will spend about 4 hours learning about gorilla behaviors. Researchers and ranger guides will help you learn more about the gorillas. Unlike the usually gorilla trek, for a habituation experience, you will have to get to the forest early and carry along packed lunch as well as enough drinking water. After the trek you return to your lodge for refreshment and dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation Options: Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge, Budget: Gorilla Valley Lodge
Day 3: After a beautiful night in the foot hills of the gorilla land, you embark on the road drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for a departure flight. You will have lunch en route and can purchase any craft materials at several souvenir shops along the way if you wish to. Our Wild Jungle Trails Uganda safari guide ensures you get to your preferred end of 3 days gorilla safari destination safely.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
End of the 3 Days Gorilla habituation safari.
Safari inclusions
- Uganda gorilla habituation safaris permit (USD 1500 per person)
- Accommodation
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- A professional English speaking knowledgeable driver guide.
- Bottled drinking water.
Safari Exclusions
- International flights
- Visas
- Laundry
- Tips
- Extra drinks like alcohol
- Extra activities not included in the itinerary