Uganda · Primate Tours

3-Day Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Tour with Batwa Cultural Experience

3 Days Round trip from Entebbe Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Stop at the equator for photos, souvenirs, and a local water experiment
  • 02 Enjoy beautiful scenery on the drive to Bwindi, with a chance to spot Ankole long-horned cows
  • 03 Track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a ranger guide
  • 04 Visit the Batwa communities for a cultural experience after gorilla trekking

Embark on this safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to explore its wildlife, especially the primates and gorillas. Enjoy gorilla trekking and learn about their lifestyle and habitat while discovering the park's remarkable forest environment. Along the way, admire forest elephants, duikers, buffaloes, leopards, and giant forest hogs as you explore this iconic national park.

Along the way, admire forest elephants, duikers, buffaloes, leopards, and giant forest hogs as you explore this iconic national park.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Kampala, Entebbe, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Lake Mburo National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi via the Equator

  • After breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up from Entebbe and transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, with a brief stop at the equator, 72 km from Kampala. Here, you can enjoy some refreshments, shop for African handicrafts and souvenirs, and capture beautiful photo moments. At the equator, there is also a fantastic local water experiment to demonstrate how the earth is split into two halves.
  • After this, you will continue by car to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, passing through beautiful scenery and with a chance to see the long-horned cows of Ankole land, sometimes grazing alongside the zebras of Lake Mburo National Park. Another stop will be at Igongo Cultural Centre for a traditional lunch to experience the local cuisine, after which you will proceed to Bwindi.

Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp

2
Day 02

Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Cultural Experience

  • After breakfast, you will receive a briefing from your ranger guide. After that, gorilla trekking begins. Although the charming mountain gorillas are the park's highlight, you should also expect much more, including forest elephants, duikers, buffaloes, leopards, and giant forest hogs, among others.
  • Because these are wild animals, gorilla trekking takes 2-8 hours, including a 1-hour direct encounter with the silverback. After this fantastic activity, you will retire to your lodge for lunch in preparation for yet another fantastic Batwa cultural experience. After that, dinner and an overnight stay at your lodge.
3
Day 03

Return to Entebbe via Kayabwe and Kampala

  • After breakfast, we will embark on the long drive back to Entebbe for your departure flight home. There will be a lunch stop at the equator mark in Kayabwe. From here, you can buy souvenirs and watch a local water experiment showing how the earth is split into two halves. Later, proceed to Entebbe via Kampala city.

Accommodation: Tilapia Lodge, Blue Monkey Guesthouse

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, equator mark in Kayabwe, long-horned cows of Ankole land

Where this trip takes you

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, equator mark in Kayabwe, long-horned cows of Ankole land

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Entebbe 4 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation as per the itinerary
  • Transportation services
  • Chimpanzee permits
  • Park entrance fees
  • English-speaking driver-guide
  • Drinking water in the car
  • All government taxes

What's Not Included

  • Personal insurance
  • All tips
  • All other services not mentioned in the itinerary

What to bring

  • Hiking boots
  • Sunglasses
  • Long-sleeved shirts and trousers
  • Camera
  • Charger
  • Binoculars
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Light and heavy clothes

Know before you go

  • We provide transportation, bookings for accommodations, restaurant meals, tour activities, and other services in collaboration with other independent suppliers.
  • Information in our itineraries is given to the best of our knowledge and is based on the latest available information. We cannot be held liable for information from third parties.
  • To reserve chimpanzee and gorilla permits, we need your full names as per your passport, your nationality, and passport number, and full advance payment of the permit is required in order to make the reservation.
  • Before you confirm a safari, you must inform us of any special requests from group members, such as medical needs, dietary requirements, requirements relating to disabilities, and any other needs. We endeavor to meet these requests where possible.
  • All packages are subject to availability upon confirmation. Other service providers we partner with, such as lodges and hotels, have limited capacity, and therefore it is very important to make reservations in advance.
  • Prices on the website or quoted to our clients are subject to change without notice and are not guaranteed until confirmed in writing.
  • We reserve the right to adjust prices at any time should there be any fluctuation in the exchange rate or increase in the cost of any element of the tour. We do, however, make every effort to minimize any increases.
  • We cannot guarantee wildlife or game viewing. You must take caution when viewing animals and carefully follow the instructions given by the tour guide or wildlife rangers.
  • A gorilla or chimpanzee permit guarantees that clients will be able to track the primates in question, but it does not guarantee that the animals will be in plain sight, as they live freely in their natural habitat.
  • We reserve the right to substitute equivalent or superior hotels. If a hotel of equivalent standard is not available, we may substitute the next best quality hotel or suggest superior standard accommodation, where an extra charge may apply.
  • Experienced English-speaking driver-guides are a key part of your tour. They are the only person(s) allowed to drive our vehicles and have full rights to decide on the route taken.
  • Complaints must be reported immediately to the representative and to the supplier of the service in question, who will do their best to resolve the matter.
  • If the problem is not solved to the client's satisfaction, the complaint should be reported to the head office.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Entebbe, Uganda
Tour start
Entebbe, Uganda
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Entebbe.

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Single Room $1,530.00 — $2,050.00
Double Sharing $1,530.00 — $1,650.00

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