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$3,890/

Per Person
  • 4 Days / 3 Night

Discover the Pearl of Africa by air! Enjoy a scenic flight over the lush green hills of Uganda and prepare yourself for an unforgettable meeting with the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. With convenient departures from Entebbe International Airport and daily departures!

Included and Excluded

  • Airport transfer to/from Entebbe Airport
  • Domestic flight by Aero link per 11-seater Caravan (max. weight allowed 15kg in soft luggage)
  • Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Meals as described in the itinerary
  • Transport to/from the starting point for gorilla tracking in Buhoma
  • AMREF Flying Doctors Insurance
  • VAT for hotels and lodges outside Kampala
  • International flight
  • Visa (USD $50, available upon arrival & online)
  • Gorilla permit
  • Optional activities
  • Meals and drinks not mentioned above
  • Items of personal nature
  • Tips

Itinerary

Welcome to the Pearl of Africa! Arrival at Entebbe Airport where you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel (5-10 minutes). Overnight at The Boma Entebbe Note: the airport pick up will be arranged by Great lakes safaris.  

After an early breakfast transfer to Entebbe International Airport for a domestic flight to Western Uganda, departing at 07.00 or 07.45 hr. From Kihihi Airstrip (expected arrival at 08.45/09.30 hr) you will be transferred by road in about one hour to the home of the endangered mountain gorillas. Check in at the lodge and enjoy a delicious lunch. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to relax and prepare yourself for the next day. Or go for an optional (guided)forest walk for a first introduction with Uganda`s unique flora and fauna. Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs. (B-L-D) Note: due to the early departure it is possible to request packed breakfast in advance

Arise early today and prepare for the highlight of your safari, an unforgettable encounter with the Gentle Giants! Following breakfast, transfer to the national park offices where you will be allocated a gorilla family in groups of 8 as well as a gorilla tracking guide. After a pre-tracking briefing by your guide touching on the gorillas generally, your assigned gorilla family as well as appropriate safety precautions, you drive to the trailhead for the start of a thrilling adventure. Expect to walk between 2 and 8 hours in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead, which can be tough and require a degree of (average) fitness. However, the thrill of coming face to face with a giant Mountain Gorilla silverback completely makes up for the effort! Please remember to bring your passport for registration, appropriate, water proof hiking boots and a light rain coat. To protect from stinging nettles, we recommend long pants and long-sleeved tops. A pair of old gardening gloves can help grabbing onto the vegetation while most hotels/lodges provide a walking stick that comes in very handy especially when hiking downhill.  A small waterproof backpack is an excellent idea to carry a light snack, bottled water as well as protection for your camera. Upon sighting the gorillas, you spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young and sometimes wrestling by the juveniles – it is a totally unique and unforgettable experience! Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs. (B-L-D)

Today we will depart the impenetrable forest of Bwindi and with the morning flight to Entebbe International Airport where you will connect to your international flight. (B) * Timings may vary depending on aircraft routing.

  • Travel tip: Combine your gorilla safari with the vast savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park or the beautiful scenery at Lake Mburo National Park. Or just spend a day extra in the impenetrable forest!

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