4 days Uganda gorilla safari. Feel cheated by 1 gorilla trek? This 4 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari highlights two gorilla trekking activities in different sectors of Bwindi Forest, visiting two gorilla families. This Uganda safari package highlights mountain gorilla tracking in Buhoma and Rushaga, one of the best sectors for trekking these primates hence, guarantees you an amazing encounter with mountain gorillas in Uganda.
4 Days Gorilla Safari in Uganda Overview
Sometimes one gorilla trekking encounter might not be enough for you. This 4 days double gorilla trekking safari highlights two gorilla trekking encounters in Bwindi. This forest has four sectors; Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Nkuringo. Each sector has its own gorilla families. This 4-day tour is a perfect opportunity for you to trek in 2 different sectors.
4 Day Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early morning breakfast, a tour guide from our tour company will pick you up and embark on a long journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park that should take us about 8 – 9 hours with a brief stopover at the Equator for photography and coffee. We shall have our lunch at Igongo Cultural Center and later on proceed with our final drive to Bwindi Forest we shall have dinner and relax as we prepare ourselves for a mountain gorilla trekking experience the following day.
Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs Lodge (Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Moderate) and Buhoma Homesteads (Budget / Basic)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Buhoma and Batwa Trail
Rise to an early morning breakfast meal and be at the park headquarters before 7:30 for a vital 30 minutes meeting that should instill you with knowledge about gorilla tracking along with its dos and donts. We shall also be split into groups and allocated gorilla families to track before making our way into the forests of Bwindi to search for Mountain Gorillas. When we finally locate the gorillas, we shall have a full hour encounter with them, return to our lodge for lunch and head for the cultural Batwa trail that should occupy our entire afternoon and part of our evening.
Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs Lodge (Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Moderate) and Buhoma Homesteads (Budget / Basic)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla Tracking in Rushaga
We shall go through the same routine as on day 2 except that this day we track a different gorilla family in Rushaga, southern sector of Bwindi. Rushaga is an awesome place to trek mountain gorillas from hence, a perfect opportunity for you to have another good sight of these primates.
Dinner and overnight the same as on day 2.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and supper
Day 4: Transfer to Kampala
This day we transfer back to Kampala to catch up with your departure flight. We shall have our lunch in Mbarara, have coffee at the equator then drive straight to Entebbe International Airport for a late drop off as you make your journey back home.
End of 4 days Uganda double gorilla trekking safari.