4 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari Uganda.
Call it a one in a lifetime experience of encountering the greatest primates in their natural habitats, this is the most interesting Gorilla trekking tour in Africa as we turn your dream holiday to reality. This trip will reward with stunning views of the hills covered with lush green vegetation where the mighty Silverbacks majestically ascend and descend in search for food and water, perfect views of the jungle with its ancient trees that make a canopy at the aerial view of the rainforest, an abundant bird life that records over 360 bird species in number, forest elephants and other mammal species are found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
National park-a UNESCO Heritage site protected and preserved to conserve nature.
Day 1: ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EBB)
Ameera’s professional tour guide will pick you from Entebbe International Airport EBB upon your arrival and take you to your hotel for a rest ahead of the next day’s activities.
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner and breakfast
Accommodation at: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa (5*) -Executive room facing Lake Victoria.
DAY 2: TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After your early breakfast, you will transfer to Entebbe International Airport EBB to catch up your morning flight that departs at 0700hrs and arrives at 08:45hrs at Kihihi Airstrip, their station guide will pick you and transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park by road-the transfer take 1hr and 30 minutes to the park. You will check-in and have a relaxed lunch. After lunch, you will relax until dinner time that starts serving at 07:00pm.
Meal plan: (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge -Buhoma
DAY 3: GORILLA TREKKING AT BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, prepare for your day’s gorilla trekking excursion with packed lunch boxes and proceed to the park headquarters for a briefing on the gorilla tracking etiquette by Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides-tacked in your trekking water proof jungle boots, rain jacket with your walking sticks advance for the activity. Gorilla trekking excursion can take from 2 up to 8 hours, this depends on where the Mountain Gorillas nested the previous night. Be ready to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, the floor is always wet because the jungle makes its own rain at any time of the day.
When you encounter gorillas, you will be required to put on a face mask in order to avoid the animal-human airborne disease contraction since you will be at a close range of 3 metres. You will be given a full hour to learn about the mountain gorilla social behaviour as they nurse their young ones, take memorable shots and videos, after return and have a picnic lunch in the jungle and heed to the lodge to rest.
Later in the evening, you will proceed for a coffee farm tour to appreciate Agritourism-this activity will enable you learn about Uganda coffee, planting, harvesting, drying, roasting – locally and you will have a chance to taste a cup of coffee at the end of the whole process at its best.
Meal plan: All inclusive
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge –Buhoma\
Day 4: Transfer to Kihihi Airstrip by road to catchup the midmorning flight to Entebbe International Airport ebb as you connect to your flight back home.
After breakfast, you will transfer by road to Kihihi Airstrip, the transfer takes strictly 1hour and 30 minutes and the flight A8* 112 takes off at 09:45Hrs and arrives at 11:25Hrs at Entebbe International Airport EBB. Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch.
End of the safari.
Inclusions:
A return flight from Entebbe International Airport EBB to Kihihi Airstrip, An English- speaking guide, Transportation by a 4 x 4 safari vehicle, a bottle of drinking mineral water per day per person, One gorilla trekking permit per person, Driver/guide subsistence, Coffee farm tour and Batwa Cultural village visit.
While at Trackers Safari Lodge:
Full board meals-4 course
High tea, coffee
Laundry service
House wine & local beers/spirits
Room service
Swimming pool access
Soft drinks and mineral water
Gym & spa access
Unlimited wifi
Exclusions:
International flights, Visa, Tips, massage, premium wines, spirits and gin, expenses of personal nature like shopping, telephone charge, cigars, travel insurance while at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa:
Alcohol, laundry room service, any activities not highlighted in the itinerary.
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