3 Days Gorilla Trekking Flying Safari : The 3 Days gorilla trekking flying safari features a return flight to Bwindi impenetrable national park which takes about 2 hours as compared to driving which takes 8-9 hours on the road. Bwindi impenetrable national park is a UNESCO heritage site situated in western Uganda, Bwindi impenetrable national park is famous for offering the amazing gorilla trekking in the deep forested sector of the park and it is a home of half of the remaining mountain gorillas in world while the other half are found in Volcanoes national park in Rwanda and Virunga National park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gorilla trekking is the significant tourist activity in the park, and it is a beautiful wildlife experience allowing visitors to see gorillas for 1 hour and also offers diverse flora and fauna including 346 species of tropical forest birds including 23 species endemic to the Albertine rift valley and 120 species of mammals.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking experience
Day 3: Fly back to Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport/depending on your location in Entebbe. Connect to check-in for your flight to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Aero-link Uganda is the only domestic flight company that offers flights to all the Uganda national parks. Aero-link Uganda operates daily flights twice a day to and fro Bwindi impenetrable national park that is the 7:00 am and 12:00 pm flying to Kihihi airstrip and only one flight at 7:00 am flying to Kisoro airstrip.
Upon arrival at either Kihihi airstrip or Kisoro airstrip, you will be meet Elephant Whispers Safaris safari drive to drive you to your booked lodge. Check-in at your lodge, have lunch and spend your afternoon at leisure while prepare for the next day activity and dinner.
Accommodation and meals based on full board
- Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Rushaga Haven Lodge for budget option
- Buhoma Haven Lodge for mid-range option
- Mahogany Springs Lodge/4 Gorilla lodge for luxury option
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience
Enjoy early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for briefing by the ranger guides and later head into the forest for your trek. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. These primates roam the park freely and there is no way of telling where they will be for a particular day.
On finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to view and take photos of these gentle primates, enjoy your lunch packs and meet your driver / guide and transfer back to your lodge. The time after trekking can be spent on a village tour or lazing off at the lodge as you savoir the memories of your gorilla trek in Bwindi and prepare for the next day. Dinner and overnight at Lodge as above
Day 3: Fly back to Entebbe
Wake up every early for breakfast, check-out of the lodge to transfer to Kisoro/Kihihi airstrip of your return flight to Entebbe airport. Your safari guide will drop you off at the airstrip on time then proceed to Entebbe airport. End of the safari.
