This 3 Days Entebbe to Bwindi National Park Gorilla Trekking Tour is the best short gorilla safari package you should consider must-book. It offers you a chance to trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Southwestern starting either from Entebbe Uganda or Kigali in Rwanda.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is in the extreme rift valley, Southwestern Uganda and occupies 331sq.kms of land area. It is a tropical rain-forest park, boasting of its biodiversity housing an estimate of about 459 of the 1063 mountain gorillas that are left on earth. The highlights of your short 3 Days Entebbe to Bwindi National Park Gorilla Trekking Tour focus mainly on gorilla trekking, photo taking and Batwa cultural experience.
Detailed 3 Days Bwindi Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day one involves you transferring from Entebbe for those of you who will prefer starting your gorilla trip from Uganda. This will take you about 8-9 hours’ drive and includes en-route stop visit at Equator and Igongo cultural center for lunch. You will be driven along Masaka to Mbarara to Kabale where you can finally access Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda.
The second option is traveling from Kigali Rwanda and connect to Uganda via Katuna border Kabale or Cyanika border in Kisoro, approximately 3-5 hours’ drive. But first, you will have a Kigali city expedition to explore the city’s landmarks, Kigali genocide center and later, leave for Bwindi in the afternoon.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
By 7:00am, you will be expected at Bwindi park head offices for briefing after early breakfast. During this time, 3 important activities are performed; briefing on gorilla trekking rules, grouping of visitors into groups of 8 individuals and assigning you a park ranger guide.
Your gorilla experience may last for 2 to 6 hours upon locating your gorilla group, you will interact with gorillas for 1 hour, take photos and return to get your certificate. Proceed to the lodge for relaxation and later in the evening, you will be accompanied to enjoy the Batwa trail experience.
Day 3: Back to Entebbe & Departure
Your return journey will vary depending on the time, preference. You can drive back to Entebbe after an early morning cup of tea or coffee or connect to Kigali in Rwanda via Chanika or Katuna border crossings. Returning to Entebbe means setting off early and have lunch en-route, photography at Equator crossing at Kayabwe and later, dropped off at the hotel in Entebbe.
End of 3 Days Entebbe to Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari.
