3 Days Gorilla Trekking Bwindi

After breakfast in the early morning, your guide will pick you up at the hotel in Entebbe town or Kampala city and take you to Bwindi. The journey is 512 km and takes about 9 hour drive through the countryside. Along the way, make stopovers at Equator monument in Kayabwe and at Igongo restaurant for lunch en route in Mbarara city. From there, the road winds through the picturesque Kigezi highlands to one of the four sector of Bwindi depending on where your gorilla permit was booked. Arrive and check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight and make sure to prepare all the gears and items for tomorrow’s gorilla trek.

At 7:30 am, make your way from the lodge to the park visitor center, where you will meet the park rangers and head guide. They will give you an overview of the gorilla trekking rules and regulations. You will be put into a group with other 8 tourists, and go on the hike into the jungle to find the gorillas. The trek may take 1 to 5 hours depending on the movement and location of the gorillas. It can also be challenging due to the nature of terrain. You like to hire a porter to carry your backpacks and give you a hand. Once they’re found, spend 1 hour observing the gorilla family members including the silverback, infants, adult females, and the playful juveniles. Thereafter, return to the center and settle for lunch at the lodge.

In the afternoon, take a walk through the local community and visit the Batwa homestead outside the park. The Batwa pygmies were originally hunter gatherers who lived in the forest for 50,000 years, however. They were evicted in 1991 when Bwindi-Mgahinga Conservation Area was gazetted to conserve gorillas. Rather than hunting animals and destroying the gorilla habitat, the Batwa people are able to demonstrate their traditional forest survival skills and earn a living.

If you're Buhoma sector, you can also stop by the Ride 4 Woman offices to peruse the handcrafted goods created in the area before heading back to the lodge for the dinner and the overnight.

Leave Bwindi in the morning after breakfast and return to Kampala or Entebbe airport in time for your departure flight. Alternatively, you may choose to depart through Kigali and it will be simpler to drive to Kigali city from Bwindi. End of 3 days gorilla trekking Bwindi tour.