4 Days Gorilla and Chimps Trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park

4 Days Gorilla and Chimps Trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 1: Briefing on the safari and Drive to Bwindi impenetrable Forest, southwestern Uganda for gorilla trekking.

Meet and greet with our company staff after your breakfast for introduction and briefing, and after we drive heading to southwestern Uganda. En route, there is a local community popular for making local drums and crafts and a fruit market. Stopover, admire and buy yourself souvenirs. Proceed to the Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa  the pathway of the sun and take photographs. Pass by mountains, tropical rainforest and bamboo forest during the nine hour journey.

Overnight at Up-market option: Buhoma Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge

                      Moderate option: Engagi Lodge, Silverback Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge,  

                      Low Budget option: Buhoma Community Rest Camp , Ruhija Gorilla Friends.

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and other primates.

Today enjoy gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable natural forests,  After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing at the Park headquarters before enjoying the highlight of the trip- Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek the gorillas through the rain forest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walking can sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres from the gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes. gorilla-adventure-safari 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. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. 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. While most of today’s forests are no more than 12,000 years old, Bwindi’s vegetation has been weaving itself into tangles over at least 25,000 years, in the process accumulating a lengthy species list. This includes 310 species of butterfly, 51 reptiles, 200 trees, 88 moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammal including 10 primates. The latter includes chimpanzee, L’Hoest’s, red tailed and blue monkey, black and white colobus, baboon, and Bwindi’s most famous resident, the mountain gorilla. Bwindi is a prime destination for birdwatchers. Its 350 species include seven which are IUCN red data listed and 90% of all Albertine rift endemics, species which are difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa.

Overnight at Up-market option: Buhoma Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge

                      Moderate option: Engagi Lodge, Silverback Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge,  

                      Low Budget option: Buhoma Community Rest Camp , Ruhija Gorilla Friends 

Day 3: Depart from the Gorilla Trekking Park, Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park  Ishasha Sector (famous for tree-climbing lions) 

Day 4: Chimps trekking in kyambura gorge and there after we return to Kampala/ Entebbe.

We set out early in the morning after breakfast and head for Kyambura gorge for the chimpanzee walk in the gorge, but before you enter into the gorge take panoramic view of the gorge over the raised platform and amazing photographs can be shot. Thereafter we head to Kampala with a stopover in fort-portal for lunch, it’s about 5 hours driving via Mubende. This route travels through breathtaking scenery and delightfully rolling plantations, some of the best in Uganda.

END OF  4 Days Gorilla and Chimps Trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park SAFARI.