Meet and greet at the Airport your guide. You will be transferred to your hotel in Entebbe.
Depending on the time you arrive in Entebbe, there are several optional activities to do in this beautiful lakeside town.
Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.
After breakfast, we shall transfer you back to Entebbe for your domestic flight to Bwindi (Kisoro or Kihihi) depending on the availability of gorilla permits.
Your airport transfer this morning is booked with your accommodation, you are expected to be at the airport at least 1 hour before take-off. Your flight to Bwindi will be in a 11-seater Cessna Caravan. Each passenger is allowed a luggage limit of 15 kilos.
On arrival at the airstrip, a representative from your accommodation will be waiting for your transfer to your accommodation. Depending on the time you arrive at your accommodation; you may choose to relax or go for an optional activity.
- For those going to Buhoma, we recommend the visit to the Gorilla Health & Community Conservation Centre.
- If you are in Nkuringo/Rushage, we can organize a community walk. For more information check Discover Bwindi section.
Dinner & overnight at your accommodation
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing. A packed lunch and mineral water will be provided. If you have any particular interests during the trekking, speak to your driver/guide who will help arrange this with the park rangers. After briefing, you will be transferred to your starting point.
We encourage you to hire a porter. Porters are members of the community whose main role during the hike is to help you carry your luggage and assist you during the hike whenever needed. By hiring a porter, you are making a valuable contribution to the community.
Bwindi Impenetrable NP is a natural world heritage site. Hikers will love it!
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It's difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up to 8 hours. A good physical condition is recommended. For conservation purposes, time spent with the gorillas is limited to one hour. A ranger will brief you on how to behave with the gorillas.
Dinner and Overnight at your accommodation.
Bwindi Impenetrable NP has a unique rich and varied ecosystem and has lowland rainforest and afromontane forest. It's considered as one of the most unique and important forests of Africa. UNESCO declared it as a Natural World Heritage site for Humanity for his many values and because it is vital to the survival of many endangered species.
If you are staying in Buhoma, you have the option of 3 flights: morning, mid-morning and afternoon. In Kisoro, only 1 flight is available and it departs in the morning.
Your driver/guide will transfer you to the airstrip 1 hour before take-off as advises for your flight to Entebbe.On arrival in Entebbe, you may connect to your departure flight or may be transferred to your accommodation in Entebbe.
