How to Connect Gorilla Trekking In Uganda After Kenya Safari

Overview

 Following your Kenya Safari, book flights to Entebbe Airport for gorilla trekking in Uganda Bwindi Forest National Park. You may immediately connect with a domestic scheduled afternoon flight. Hire a transfer vehicle because the planes land at Kihihi airstrip which is about an hour from Bwindi forest National Park. CONTACT FOR MORE DETAIL

Charter flights are also available for exclusive gorilla trekking experience that will give you privacy and carry your baggage without many limitations. You have 3 nights for gorilla tracking experience and 3 days

You also have the option of a road trip where your guide driver will pick you from the airport and transport you to Bwindi forest National Park. This drive is about 8 to 9 hours but with spot overs along the way.

 

Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour In Uganda

Four Day Gorilla Tracking in Uganda and Wild life Tour

Gorilla trekking in Uganda for 4 day is a chance for you to meet the mountain gorillas and the great zebras that are residents of Lake Mburo National Park. Equipping yourself with the right gorilla trekking gears will make this 4 day African holiday a success and memorable too.

Day 1 Drive to Bwindi Forest National Park

Following your breakfast, get into the car and drive to Bwind Forest national park. This national park is located in south Western part of Uganda. It is a thick natural forest with great canopy that you can ably see as you hike. As you drive to Bwindi forest through the Kigezi area, get shots of the green vegetation that covers the slopes of the highlands. Arrive in the evening and check-in to your lodge.  

Accommodation: Gorilla Forest Camp/ Engage Lodge/ Wag tail Lodge

Day Two Gorilla trekking

Take early morning breakfast and carry your gorilla trekking gears and packed lunch, to the ranger station to join other trekkers. After briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 trekkers and a ranger guide will lead you into the jungle. Enjoy the whistling birds, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus, grey tailed mangabey to mention but a few. When you finally get to meet them you are allowed to take there photos, but stand at a distance of 7 meters from there presence. Enjoy them playing and interacting with others. Return to the lodge and relax.

Day 3 Drive to Lake Mburo National Park

Having taken your breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park. This is the only park in Uganda with a fresh water lake in its center, it is home to the black stripped zebras, warthogs, statungas, kobs, bush bucks, water bucks, elands the list is endless. Check into your lodge.

Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge/ Uganda Wildlife Authority Hostels

Day4 Game drive,  Entebbe or Kampala

Get up early for breakfast and head for a game drive, enjoy the incredible varieties of animals, visit the animal salt liking area, head to Lake Mburo the only fresh water lake within the park. Finally get out of the jungle to return to Entebbe or Kampala.

What To Pack For Gorilla Trekking In Africa

A rain coat or Poncho is super nice for this trip as it rains in this area without warning.

Garden gloves will protect your fingers from piercing surfaces or in case you fall you can keep them clean.

Long trousers and a long sleeved shirt will protect your skin from any biting nettles that may try to harm you.

Tracking boots are incredible for your feet. When tacked in well, they can protect you from damaging your feet

A camera will keep your Africa gorilla trekking memories alive with photographs.

When you pack extra batteries, you will have no regrets about the incredible moments in the jungle.

A warm sweater will keep you warm while in the jungle because it is always cold and misty at times throughout the day.

 Insect repellants will keep biting nettles away from getting close to you.

Pros And Cons Of Gorilla trekking

Volunteer to stay behind in case you have a communicable disease because mountain gorillas area highly susceptible to human disease which may cause them to die.

Mountain gorillas fear lightening so you need to carry a flashless camera to take pictures.

Feeding the mountain gorillas is forbidden because they are wild animals that need to search for there own food.

When you dump anything in the forest, you spoil nature yet mountain gorillas entirely depend on foliage   for survival.

While you trek to see the mountain gorillas, do not forget to stay quiet or speak with a low tone so that you do not scare the mountain gorillas. They get frighten by noise.

Do stand at a distance of about 7 meters from the mountain gorillas when in there presence.

How Much is Gorilla Tracking In Africa

A gorilla trekking permit costs $600 in Uganda while in Rwanda a gorilla tracking permits costs $1500 while discounted gorilla permits cost $1050  during the low seasons. This also has terms and conditions where you must have booked a Rwanda safari to either Nyungwe national park and Akagera national park.

 A 4x4 safari car with a pop up roof is incredible for this African trip. For more detail send us your inquiry and our safari team will get back to you with details.

A knowledgeable guide will make your tour experience excellent. The price for a guide is per days basing on the experience that one has in the wilderness.

Fuels or Gas also makes up the cost price for gorilla trekking safari in Africa. Whether you are flying to see the mountain gorillas or travelling by road to the gorilla tracking destinations, you need to consider gas or fuel. You need a transfer vehicle from the airstrip to the lodge or from the lodge in Kampala to Bwindi Forest National Park

Carry some hard cash because credit cards are not normally used in Africa because of the details behind them.

How long Is Gorilla Trekking

Mountain gorillas area very mobile wild animals. On the day of trekking, you follow the path where the mountain gorillas were seen the previous day.  The time to take to see the gorillas varies from about one hour to at times three quarters of the day.

It is very rare to miss out on seeing the mountain gorillas. In case they move so fast, at a certain time. You may be diverted to see another gorilla family. There is no chance of not seeing the mountain gorillas.

What is the age limit for gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking is quite tedious at times and involves hiking at some point which requires someone with a mature age and its only 15 years and above for one to trek mountain gorillas. This is to reduce on the chances of getting frightened while in the presence of the mountain gorillas. When mountain gorillas see you frightened, they get agitated and may run into hiding or rage disrupting the entire experience of being with the mountain gorillas for an hour.