The 2 Days Bwindi gorilla tour takes to Bwindi forest National park, home to the world’s highest population of endangered mountain gorillas. Trek and spend an hour with one of the 17 gorilla families in Bwindi with Engagi Safaris. The trip starts in Entebbe Uganda ending in Kigali Rwanda.
Trip summary
Day 1: pick and transfer to Bwindi Forest
Day 2: Gorilla trekking & Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: pick and transfer to Bwindi Forest
In the early morning, the driver guide will pick you from from hotel in Entebbe or the airport and set off for a full day drive to Bwindi forest in south western Uganda. Enjoy this 8-9 hours scenic drive through the beautiful plains, farms and hills of Uganda, have a stop at Uganda Equator for beautiful photos and have a lunch break in Mbarara. Proceed to Kabale for an overnight stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking & Departure
Today wake up very early, have cup of coffee and with your packed lunch transfer to the respective Bwindi forest park head qauaters for a pre gorilla trekking briefing. there you will also be put in groups of eight and allocated a gorilla family to trek. At 8:00am, embark on a hike into the jungle to meet the endangered gorillas. The actual time to spend before meeting gorillas is unpredictable ranging from 30 minutes to several hours depending on where gorillas will be located that day. On meeting them, spend an hour enjoying the human like characters of gorillas, take pictures and enjoy this life changing experience. Hike back to the starting point, meet your driver guide and transfer to Kigali airport for your connecting flight.
