4 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation and Culture Safari
4 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation and Culture Safari : This 4 days Uganda Gorilla Safari is a perfect Uganda gorilla safari package for travelers who wish to spend more time with endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, this unique experience is only done in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and allows to spend 4 hours with a semi-habituated gorilla family together with researchers and scientists.
After spending time with mountain gorillas, you will visit the local Batwa People – the original inhabitants of the Bwindi Forests, you will spend time with them, interact with the elders who normally tell amazing stories, be entertained by local dances and drama among others.
Highlights of 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation and Culture Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3: Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 4: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation and Culture Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer you to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel, have dinner and stay overnight.
Meal: Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Hotel Entebbe
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast at the lodge, you will be picked by your guide and embark on a drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. From Kampala, it is a drive of approximately 10 hours to Bwindi.
Along the way you will have a stopover at the Equator monument for pictures and have a chance to stand in two hemispheres that is northern and southern hemispheres. Proceed to Mbarara where you will have lunch and proceed to the park with spectacular views of the green terraced hills of Kisoro, arrive in the park in the evening, check into your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
An option of flying is available from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi Airstrip to Kisoro or Kihihi Airstrip, it is a flight of approximately 1 hour.
Day 3: Gorilla Habituation Experience
Wake up early for breakfast and head to the park’s headquarters for briefing which commences at 08:00 am, a senior ranger guide will take you through rules and regulations to follow during this experience. In groups of 4 people together with researchers and scientists, you will head into forests of Bwindi.
Gorilla Habituation Experience offers visitors a chance to take part in the process of creating another mountain gorilla family, you will study the behavior of the gorillas, their characters and see how they are tamed in forts of creating a friendly relationship between man and these most elusive giant apes.
After 4 hours, you will head back to the park’s headquarters to pick your certificates and head to your Batwa village for a cultural experience. The Batwa people used to live in the forests of Bwindi and when the park was designated as a park, they were evicted to the areas around the park. You will be entertained by local dances and drama, visit the local herbalists, taste some of the local meals among other fascinating activities. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
Day 4: Departure
After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and embark on a journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara. When you arrive in Kampala, you will be dropped off at the airport for your departure back home.
End of 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation and Culture Safari
INCLUSIONS
Gorilla Permit
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
Roundtrip airport transfer
All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
EXCLUSIONS
International flights (from/to home)
Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Services not mentioned in the program
Travel insurance and medical repatriation
