Gorilla trekking Safari Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
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What you can expect during this experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Overview: Gorilla trekking Safari Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Gorilla tracking is acknowledged as Uganda’s most wanted subsequent to tourism activity. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve was set up in 1942 and later on renovated to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in 1992.In 1994, it was acknowledged as the world Heritage site. Rukiga is a language commonly spoke in this area and the word Bwindi in realty means Impenetrable. What makes Bwindi Impenetrable is the fact that it covers an area of about 327km2 of scrambled vegetation draped over an intensively fissures landscape of the steep, haughty ridges as well as the slippery valleys and high. The terrain may be hard for you to manage but remember it’s what makes Africa an exciting continent. The park has a big population of gorillas.Bwindi is well known to be very cold in the morning and at night. The coolest months are usually June and July and the average temperature is about 70c-200c.
Inclusions
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- 2 nights accommodation
- Bottled water
- Local guide
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Exclusions
- Gratuities
- permit fee of 600$
- Entry/Admission – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Additional Info
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- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for child aged 15 and under
- Dress code is sporty with climbing shoes
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee. If you cancel within 2 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
DAY: 1
Departure from Entebbe or kampala town
You’ll get picked up
See Important Information for details
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Stop: 8 hours
Day One: Depart from Kampala early in the morning for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to enjoy Mountain Gorilla Tracking / Trekking. Enjoy Lunch on the way and enjoy the scenic drive and you have the right to stop the vehicle at which ever point to take pictures. Arrive at your accommodation in the late afternoon where you will check-in. Dine at your place of accommodation and relax the rest of the evening as you prepare for a thrilling experience of Mountain Gorilla Tracking the following day, the reality is that tonight you actually are sleeping within an African Rain forest which is habitat to half the population of endangered Mountain Gorillas world. Gorilla Valley Lodge
DAY2:Gorrilla trekking at bwindi impenetrable national park
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Stop: 6 hours – Admission excluded
After an early breakfast, head to the Headquarters of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for an orientation plus meeting the guides as well as separation into the groups basing on which gorilla trekking Uganda group you are to be tracking . From there you will set off for your thrill experience of the Gorillas in the Mist. Hiking within this mysterious and wonderful forest offers quite a lot to see as you make your way to see the Mountain Gorillas. The wildlife including additional primates, butterflies, mammals and birds, will certainly be very beautiful and really enhance this extremely special experience. The trekking can entail some thorough climbing as well as hiking although when you come face to face with the tranquil yet potent Mountain Gorillas, watching them only a few meters away from you observing the group, the baby with the mothers, the gorillas partaking their every day routine just right in front of you is all very overwhelming. You can never find any mountain gorillas living in the zoo, save for just in this not large area of Africa where a number of the remnant mountain gorillas can be seen. After that return to Uganda safaris park headquarters and depending on your level of energy as well as the time, have a village walk, to see traditional lifestyle of the locals, from brewing of the local beer to medicines made from this very forest. Performances of traditional dances plus other entertainment will be offered by the very sociable local people and all this is worth experiencing.
DAY3: Bwindwi to Kampala or Entebbe international airport
Meals included:
No accommodation included on this day.
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