4-Day Gorilla Safari in Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi with Batwa Walk

• Meet your tour guide, who will brief you about your four-day safari before you embark on the approximately 9-hour drive to Bwindi Forest.
• Stop at the Equator to take photographs, purchase some crafts, and have lunch in Mbarara.
• After lunch, proceed with your journey through beautiful scenery and rolling hills with terraces as you arrive in Kabale, also called the Switzerland of Africa. Have dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Buhoma Community Camp (Budget), Silverback Lodge (Moderate), or Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury). Meal plan: Half Board.

• Enjoy breakfast and set out from your lodge with a packed lunch as you head to the park headquarters at 7 am for a briefing before embarking on gorilla tracking in the thick mist of Bwindi Forest.
• Proceed for tracking, which takes between 2 to 6 hours, mainly depending on how far the gorillas have moved. Trekkers are allowed to spend one hour with the gentle giants. During this time, you can watch them play, feed, and take plenty of photos.
• Later, return to the lodge, relax for some time, and go for a community walk in the Batwa community in the evening. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Buhoma Community Camp (Budget), Silverback Lodge (Moderate), or Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury). Meal plan: Full Board.

Note: Endeavor to carry enough drinking water, a waterproof camera, raincoats, hats, sunglasses, walking/hiking shoes, insect repellent, among others.

• Wake up early, have breakfast, and carry a packed lunch from the lodge. You will follow the same procedure as on the previous tracking day, though you will track a different gorilla group from the one visited earlier.
• After trekking, drive to Lake Bunyonyi, which is home to 29 islands and is a great place for birds. Its waters are Bilharzia-free and safe for swimming. Have dinner here and stay overnight.

Accommodation options: Broadbill Forest Camp, Acadia Cottages, or Bunyonyi Bird Nest Lodge. Meal plan: Full Board.

• Enjoy a delicious morning breakfast, then set out for a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi, where you will go around various islands with views of terraced hills, birds, and more.
• After that, start your journey to Kampala, having lunch along the route and arriving in the late evening. Your guide will take you to your Kampala hotel or transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.