3-Day Bwindi Gorilla Tracking Tour from Kampala with Equator Stop

• Receive a briefing on the safari before transferring to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southwestern Uganda for your gorilla trek.

• Meet and greet the local Bwindi guide over breakfast, then drive to southwestern Uganda.

• En route, stop by a local community popular for making local drums and crafts, as well as a fruit market. Admire the displays and buy yourself souvenirs.

• Proceed to the Equator Line, considered one of the beautiful scenic landmarks in Africa - the pathway of the sun - and take photographs. Pass by mountains, tropical rainforest, and bamboo forest during the 9-hour journey.

Overnight at Buhoma Lodge.

• Have breakfast and proceed for the morning briefing.

• Track the gorillas through the rainforest and bamboo-covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walk can sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomfort will be quickly forgotten.

• When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres of them and sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes.

• Expect to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. Good physical condition is recommended. A ranger will brief you on how to behave with the gorillas.

Overnight at Buhoma Lodge.

• Set out early in the morning and head for Kampala. This route travels through breathtaking scenery and delightfully rolling plantations, some of the best in Uganda.

• Tour Kampala's crafts and souvenirs markets before checking in at your hotel or being transferred to the airport.