Itinerary
Arrival Entebbe from Masai Mara or Nairobi, check in for your afternoon flight to Kihihi Airstrip.
After noon flight departs Entebbe at 1200 and arrives Kihihi at 1440 | Upon arrival at the Airstrip, you will be welcomed by your Lodge guide who will drive you straight to your Lodge for the rest of the day. Time allowing enjoy OPTIONAL community walk around the park including Buhoma Hospital, Ride 4 a Woman project and the Batwa community. The activities involved include visits to a traditional home, banana brewing with demonstrations of how local Waragi is made, meeting traditional medicinal healers and also visiting the local orphanage and school. Return to your Lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay. (Lunch and Dinner)
Ride 4 A woman for Budget Option
Buhoma Haven Lodge for Midrange
Mahogany Springs for Upmarket
The day is finally here for your unforgettable life time experience of meeting face to face with the giant mountain Gorillas. You will start your day with an early breakfast at your lodge and then transfer to the Park headquarters (Depending on which location you have booked your accommodation) for briefing. There are 4 sectors in which Gorilla trekking takes place with in Bwindi Forest. The northern side of the park is comprised of Buhoma and Ruhija Sector and the southern side comprised of Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors. After Briefing, you will start on your day’s trek. Searching for the gorillas may take like 2-5hrs depending on where they were last spotted the previous day. Once they have been spotted, you will be given one hour to take videos, photos and also get a chance to ask the rangers and the guides any questions about these giant apes. Besides the great Apes, the forest is also a home to other wildlife and bird species such as butterflies, primates, mammals, frogs and so on which all can be seen along the way to the Gorillas. After seeing the Gorillas, you will then head back to your lodge and retire for the rest of the day.
The whole day activity can take between 5 to 9hrs. Packed Lunch and hiring porters are highly recommended. Overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.
After your morning breakfast, depending on the time of your domestic flight, you will be driven back to Airstrip by the Lodge guide to catch your flight out of Bwindi back to Entebbe.
Morning flight departs Kihihi at 09.30 and arrives Entebbe between 10.30 and 11.25. Upon arrival at the Airport, connect with your onward flight to your next destination.
