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Home6-Day Gorilla Tracking Tour At Mgahinga National Park From Entebbe
Description
Sign up for this tour to Mgahinga National Park and get a chance to track the endangered and elusive gorillas. Also, enjoy the views of the terraced landscape at Kigezi highlands also called the "Switzerland of Africa", observe local lifestyles in local villages with the Ndorobo tribe.
Highlights
- Track and observe endangered species of Gorillas
- Interact with the local people in Ndorobo village
- Marvel at the breathtaking sceneries at the Kigezi highlands
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Day 1: Entebbe Airport - Hotel expand_more
Meet our company representative upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport.
Transfer to your hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
All meals and overnight at Sheraton Hotel or similar - (Dinner)
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Day 2: Hotel – Acacia Hotel expand_more
An early morning start from Kampala takes you southwest and across the Equator.
You drive through savannah grasslands seeing banana plantations and herds of Ankole cattle with their incredibly long curving horns.
Ascend into the Kigezi highlands which have terraced farming and mountain scenery.
Arrive at the hotel for lunch, and time is spent at leisure.
All meals and overnight stay at Acacia Hotel or similar - (Lunch/Dinner)
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Day 3: Mbarara Hotel – Travellers Rest Hotel expand_more
After breakfast, check out and depart to Kisoro town, a small town 45 minutes drive to the Gorilla Park, marvel at the beautiful scenery, passing through local villages with men herding their cattle, women going about their daily lives.
Arrive for lunch, and later sort out your permit papers among others; time is spent at leisure, dinner, and overnight.
All meals and overnight at Travellers Rest Hotel - (Lunch/Dinner)
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Day 4: Gorilla Tracking – Acacia Hotel expand_more
After an early breakfast, depart with your packed lunches to the forest for an informative briefing from the park rangers.
Proceed for the memorable adventure in the forest. This activity may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the animals. Once you track down the gorillas, you will be able to stay with the animals for a maximum of one hour. Packed lunch will be provided.
Hike back to park headquarters and transfer back to your hotel;
Arrive late evening.
All meals and overnight at Acacia Hotel - (Lunch/Dinner)
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Day 5: Acacia Hotel – Ndorobo village expand_more
- Depart from the hotel and visit a cultural village after breakfast.
- Get a chance to meet the famous Ndorobo people, known to be the shortest in the world. Mingle with the locals as they go about their daily chores, marvel at their culture, tradition, and way of life.
Transfer to your hotel after the visit for dinner and stay overnight.
All meals and overnight at Sheraton Hotel - (Dinner)
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Day 6: Hotel – Entebbe Airport expand_more
Transfer to Entebbe Airport accordingly for your flight back home.
After breakfast, pick-up time will be advised
What's Included
All accommodation is based on 2 people sharing a double room and meals as indicated
A gorilla permit in Uganda at USD $ 600 per person (payable in advance)
Government taxes
All transfers
Professional English-speaking Ugandan guide/driver. Foreign language speaking, on request
Bottle mineral water while on safari
What's Excluded
Items of personal nature
Tipping of your guide
Drinks taken during meals
What to bring
- Warm jacket for highland weather
- Long-sleeved trousers or shirts to prevent scratches from trekking in thick forest.
- Sunscreen and mosquito repellent.
- Camera and binoculars.
- Comfortable hiking shoes.
- Loose change for buying souvenirs from locals.
Know before you go
- Our travelling guest is required to have a gorilla permit handled by each of the national parks to trek Eastern mountain gorillas. Usually, you have to obtain a gorilla permit several months in advance. We always advise at least 5 months in advance or prior to your visit. While booking a gorilla tour, always pay your gorilla permit fee in advance to enable us to acquire it for you. Gorilla trekking is guaranteed when you acquire a permit. Uganda and Rwanda gorilla permits are very competitive and scarce, especially during peak seasons of June, July, August, September, December, and February. Sometimes gorilla tracking permits are sold out 4 months in advance, so you need to book your gorilla permits 3-4 months in advance. A gorilla permit is a document/card issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority in Uganda to enable you to trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga National Park (Uganda). A permit allows you to view gorillas for only one hour, but the trekking itself can take a minimum of 30 minutes or up to 9 hours while looking for gorillas in the forest.
In Uganda, a gorilla permit to trek gorillas in Bwindi National Park or Mgahinga National Park costs USD 600 per day per person for a gorilla permit. You can book your gorilla permits in Kampala (the capital of Uganda) at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) headquarters by paying USD 600.00 for high season and USD 450.00 per permit in low season months of April, May, and November. Still, these months represent the wet season in Uganda. Hence, trekking usually becomes a little bit hard and slippery. If trekking gorillas in Uganda, make sure of the details when you book your permit for gorilla trekking. It will determine the Region in which you will trek gorillas and the lodge/accommodation. Unlike other mountain gorillas National Parks, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has several sections, and thus each section/Region has its own gorilla families and accommodation properties.
These regions include Buhoma in the North, Ruhija in the East, Rushaga, and Nkuringo in the South. Each Region has its own Gorilla groups or families, and those interested in trekking a specific region should let us (Wamala Safaris Ltd) know so that we may act accordingly when booking your gorilla permit. Please note that the gorilla family allocation happens on trekking, where tourists are grouped depending on their physical abilities and interests. You will need to express your interest so that they allocate you a gorilla group that will help you achieve it. Please contact us with the date/month and year when you want to trek gorillas in Uganda. After having a word with your regulars, we will check the availability of gorilla permits and inform you. We will send you an invoice, and once you have transferred your funds onto our account, we will pre-purchase your permits and send you scanned copies. To help us do this, you need to send us the interested regular's passport details, which are needed by Uganda Wildlife Authority in order to print and issue your gorilla permits.
Before departing on your gorilla tracking, a maximum number of 8 visitors may visit a group of habituated mountain gorillas in a day. This minimizes behavioural disturbance to the gorillas and the risk of their exposure to human-borne diseases.
Always wash your hands before you head out to the gorillas.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Standard | |
| 1 To 4 | USD 2520 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |