This 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari is a quick primate safari through Uganda that allows you to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the most well-known and best place in the world for gorilla trekking.
The world’s largest population of mountain gorillas and the greatest number of habituated groups of gorillas that are accessible to tourists can be found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will visit these habituated gorilla families during your safari.
Located in Uganda’s extreme southwest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a long day’s drive from Kampala, the starting point of most Bwindi safaris. The drive takes about ten hours. This safari is usually a flying safari, which means you fly from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi Airstrip to Kihihi Airstrip, which serves the Buhoma Sector of Bwindi, to avoid a long drive.
Highlights Of 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari
Day 1: Fly, Entebbe, Kihihi
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking
Day 3: Fly – Kihihi – Entebbe
Itinerary
Day 1: Fly, Entebbe and Kihihi
You will be met by our representative when you arrive at Entebbe International Airport or after breakfast at your Kampala hotel. From there, you will be taken to Kajjansi Airstrip or Entebbe International Airport to catch a flight to Kihihi Airstrip in Bwindi.
It takes about 1.5 hours by air to get from Entebbe to Kihihi. After landing, our guide or representative will pick you up and drive you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you will check in and then relax at the lodge for the entire day.
For a taste of local culture, consider visiting the Batwa pygmies, also referred to as the forest people, if you took an early flight. An alternative is to take a guided forest walk in the Bwindi forests, where you can see numerous birds as well as primates like olive baboons and black and white colobus monkeys.
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Bwindi Sector – Buhoma Sector
Day 2: Tracking Gorillas
After enjoying an early breakfast, proceed to Bwindi Forest to experience mountain gorilla tracking. At 8:00 am, you and other guests will gather at the park headquarters for a briefing on the dos and don’ts of mountain gorilla trekking.
You will be paired with a gorilla family in groups of eight, and together you will travel to the gorilla trekking starting point and into the Bwindi forests in search of mountain gorillas. The gorilla family you are tracking and their previous night’s whereabouts determine how long the tracking process takes. It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to more than 6 hours.
You will have an hour to spend with the gorillas once you find them. It is recommended that you maintain a distance of about eight feet from the gorillas while you observe them going about their daily lives in the Bwindi forests, with the babies among them playing on three branches. As long as your flash light is off to avoid frightening the gorillas, you can take pictures and videos.
The walk back to the park’s headquarters to pick up your gorilla certificates, after which you go to your lodge and unwind for the remainder of the evening. Alternatively, you can go to the Batwa Community, which is located near the park’s boundaries. You can visit the medicine man, get a better understanding of the Batwa way of life, and enjoy local theatre and dance in these communities. After dinner, spend the night.
Accommodation: Trackers Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Bwindi Sector – Buhoma Sector
Day 3: Fly – Kihihi – Entebbe
You will be taken to the airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe International Airport after enjoying a leisurely breakfast. You will either connect for your international flight back home or make a transfer to your hotel in Kampala once you get to the airport.
End of 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari
