Day 1: Airport pick-up and Transfer to Bwindi National Park

You shall be warmly welcomed and transferred to Bwindi impenetrable national park, where you shall make a stopover at the Uganda equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing and exciting photo shoot, water experiments can be made to justify the geographical separation between the southern and northern hemispheres, later head to Igongo cultural center 12 kilometers before Mbarara town for lunch, why not try some local food to add up the experience?

Main destination: Bwindi National Park

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Meals and drinks: Lunch and Dinner (Breakfast not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Gorilla Habituation

Wake up to a misty and beautiful morning breakfast is served after grab your packed lunch, for we have a spot for gorilla habituation an activity that can only be done in Uganda in the whole world. You will head for a briefing by the park guide at the headquarters about gorilla habituation experience and then hike into the forest in search of the fascinating mountain gorillas once found you are allowed 4 hours with the gorillas which is a perfect time to learn, observe and have a one on one eye contact with the beautiful gorillas. Get a chance to look at their deep rare eyes and their way of feeding among other interesting features about the ancient apes that are endangered in the world. Enjoy taking some videos and pictures of the mountain gorillas an experience that is 4 hours of taking your breath away.

Main destination: Bwindi National Park

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Transfer to Entebbe international airport

Wake up in the morning, enjoy a hearty breakfast, and let us drive back to the airport for your flight and that marks the end of the safari! Lunch however will be had during the course of travel.

Main destination: Entebbe International Airport

Accommodation: No accommodation

Meals and drinks: Breakfast and Lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Included

• 1 Gorilla permit per person (for non-residents)
• Park fees (for non-residents)
• All activities mentioned (unless clearly labelled as optional)
• Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
• All accommodation (unless clearly labelled as an optional upgrade)
• Round-trip airport transfers
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labelled optional)
• All taxes/VAT

Excluded

• International flights (from/to the client’s home country)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
• The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees
• Tips (tipping guideline $15 per day)

Please note:

It is not possible to ‘reserve’ gorilla tracking permits. Therefore we can only purchase them only after you have booked and the down payment made.

The bookings with the lodge mentioned in the itinerary depend on availability. Reservations will only be made after your booking. Just in case the hotels listed are fully booked during the requested period, we will let you know and then book a hotel of the same standard for you

Transport

Our standard safari vehicle offered for budget and mid-range tours is a 4wd Safari Van with a pop-up sunroof with each passenger can have a seat near a window.

If you wish to up things a bit and get an even smoother ride, then you can opt for an upgraded vehicle for your travel. For this, we use a full-size 4wd Toyota Land cruiser

Travelling with 1-4 people is often preferred and suitable for African safari because of the terrain besides that, it is an elevated durable and pop-up roof that will reward you with a great view.

We also have a 4wd Extended Toyota Land Cruiser Travelling which seats 5-6 people and is spacious, elevated, and strong with a pop-up sunroof for exceptional views and a fridge inside to keep our drinks cool.