This 4-day fly-in trip is best for clients who have short time and do not want to stress about long-distance drives to meet humans' closest relatives in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the gorillas of Uganda.
Arrival at Entebbe Airport. Your guide will pick you up and take you to the hotel for relaxation. If you arrive early, it’s possible to go for a shoebill excursion and enjoy a canoe ride on the Mamba swamp, where you can search for the unique shoe bill stork and other visitor bird species.
Accommodations:
Included: Airport Transfer
After a relaxed breakfast, we will transfer you to the airport for your domestic flight to either Kihiihi or Kisoro Airstrip. You will be picked up by our representative and transferred to your accommodation for check-in. You can spend the evening leisurely or visit the Batwa pygmies of Bwindi Forest and learn about their unique cultural experience!
Accommodations:
Included: Domestic Flight and transfers
Early departure with your ranger guides in search of one of the world’s most interesting, endangered animals, the Mountain Gorilla. You will spend one hour with one of your closest relatives. Coming up close to endangered Mountain Gorillas in the forests of Uganda is a thrilling lifetime experience that surely ranks on most people’s travel bucket lists. Trekking at a high altitude through dense forests and up steep terrain can be challenging, especially in the African heat, but the hour you get to spend with these gentle giants is worth every step. Only eight guests may visit one gorilla family at a time - one trek per day/ family. Gorilla Tracking - is managed entirely by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, with a head ranger, security personnel (armed as a precaution against wildlife, etc.) and trackers, with optional porters – who walk with the guests until a family is located. Once the gorillas are found, the rangers only take the guests closer to the gorillas – and your viewing time commences – which is one hour. Porters are from the local communities, rotated for revenue sharing, which goes directly to them. It is recommended that at least one porter be hired per person trekking. Fees are usually additional to your tour and paid directly.
Accommodations:
Included: Gorilla permit and transfers
After a relaxed breakfast, we drive back to the Airstrip for your flight to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight back home!
Included: Domestic flight to Entebbe & transfer to Kihiihi or Kisoro
| Price | Mid-range | High-end |
|---|---|---|
| Per person | $2,970 | $3,989 |
| Single room surcharge | $670 | $1,260 |
The prices are based on 2 people sharing a room. A single room surcharge applies for clients who would like to stay in single rooms.