A 3 Days tour to Bwindi Forest National Park is one the adventure road trips organized with a main purpose to see the mountain gorillas in their natural environment. The safari gives you chance to get close to the endangered mountain gorillas, learn more about lifestyle in the jungle, watch the juvenile play, mothers feeding their young ones among other interesting behaviors, don’t hesitate to take lots of photography with them that will remind you about your gorilla safari. Here is a wonderful day by day guide for a 3 days tour to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park;
Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest
Tour highlight
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and community walk
Day 3: Return back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After your breakfast in the morning, your driver-guide picks you up from your hotel of residence and briefs you about your 3 days safari to Bwindi forest the home of the remaining gorilla mountains. Get into a 4 x 4 safari car with your driver-guide and begin the drive towards the south western part of Uganda through the rolling hills and beautiful landscapes, enjoy the lunch en route at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara and proceed to the park. Upon arrival, check in at the booked lodge; enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
After your morning breakfast, meet your driver guide with your packed lunch and drinking water and transfer to Bwindi headquarter offices for briefing about the gorilla trekking exercise, here you are grouped into groups of 8 people and assigned a ranger guide , get to know about dos and don’ts while with these endangered mountain gorillas, later transfer to the starting point and start the trek headed by armed park ranger and enter in the forest.
Enjoy the beauty of Bwindi rain forest which offers a dynamic, steeply forested landscape and incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails giving access to tourists. After meeting these gentle giants, observe their exciting lifestyle, learn more about their behaviors, feel to take photography, and after the awesome experience. Return to lodge for lunch.
After lunch in the afternoon, if you still have energy, you can take a walk either stroll through the community experience or drive to the top of the world, the name given to the football field, located high up in Nkuringo which offers a mazing view over peaks and forests around Nkuringo a great way to stretch your legs after the tiresome gorilla trekking and enjoy sundowner. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Accommodation option
Day 3: return back Kampala
After leisure breakfast, check out from the lodge and join your driver guide for a transfer back to Kampala, enjoying lunch enroute, proceed with the drive and delight in another stopover at the equator for photography, buy some African craft items and continue to Kampala city where you reach in the late evening, your driver guide drops you at your hotel or at the Airport to catch up with your flight back home or to the next safari destination
End of the trip
Tour inclusive
Gorilla trekking permits$700
Private transportation in a 4×4 safari car
All accommodation and meals
Driver’s allowances
Drinking water
Community walk
In case you are a family or solo or group travelers planning a 3 days trip to Bwindi forest, we hope the above guide will be of help giving you chance to enjoy a lifetime adventure in the Pearl of Africa, for further information on how to book your 3 days gorilla safari to Bwindi Forest National Park, simply send us an email on info@gorillaugandasafaribookings.com or call us directly on +256-775630809 to speak directly to our reservations team.
The 8 days Uganda gorilla and wildlife safari takes you to trek the rare amazing Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and the Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park as well as those ones in Kyambura gorge of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The tour gives you chance to view a variety of wildlife, aquatic life and many colorful birdlife. You can also go for a community walk and get an opportunity to meet and greet with the local people as you appreciate their authentic cultures.
