DETAILED ITINERARY

After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked by one of our representatives from Ssemambo Alex Tours & Travel who will pick you from your hotel either in Kabale or Kisoro then after transfer you to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park taking approx 1hr 55mins drive. You will arrive at the park headquarters in time for briefing about the dos and don’ts while doing your gorilla trekking, there after you will be grouped in a group of 8 whereby rangers will accompany you to the rain forest to begin your search of the mountain gorillas. For those with heavy luggage, you can use the porters to help you carry your luggage at a cost of $10.

The moment you come eye to eye with the gorillas, your rangers will guide and show you how to handle and behave while with them, here you are also advised to stand 7 meters away from the gorillas as you enjoy viewing them. This is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas feed, play around and also do their day to day activities. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates and once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence, watching them doing their activities and to also take photos. After trekking, you will head to the park headquarters and get back to the road towards Kabale or Kisoro.

END OF SAFARI TOUR

• Gorilla trekking
• Nature walks

Birding watching

Birders with a limited amount of time in Buhoma are strongly urged to stick to the Munyaga River Trail, which starts on the edge of the park behind the gorilla tracking trailhead and follows the same old road through the forest south of Buhoma as the waterfall trail. The open road provides better birding opportunities than a narrow forest path and on a good morning you could hope to see over 60 bird species. Among the common species seen include; the great blue turaco, black bee-eater, red-tailed bulbul, bar tailed trogon, Doherty’s bush-shrike, white bellied robin-chat and much more.

Village walk

This 3 hour stroll through Buhoma and its margins immerses visitors in the customs and practices of the Bakiga and Batwa people. The tour takes in varied activities such as farming, brewing local beer, dispensing traditional medicines and concludes with dancing displays by members of the Batwa community.

Batwa visits

This takes place in a patch of private forest contiguous with the national park and provides a fascinating insight into the traditional forest life and lore of this hunter-gatherer culture.

Dance performances

Traditional dances, supplemented by rather contrived but enjoyable gorilla dances can be arranged on site or at any if the nearby lodges. There is no fixed charge but a significant donation will be welcomed, this is dedicated to helping educate orphaned and disadvantaged Bakiga and Bagisu children living in and around Buhoma.

Number of Days

1 Day

What’s Included

• Gorilla permits
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation including fuel
• All accommodation (included in the itinerary)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip/Airport transfer
• Bottled Drinking water

Excludes

• International flights
• Personal items
• Meals
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Requirements

GORILLA PERMIT COSTS

Gorilla trekking permit costs 700USD per person and you get to spend only one hour with the mountain gorillas while Gorilla Habituation costs 1500USD per person allowing you to spend four hours with the mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking permit is inclusive of the park entry fee and should be paid in advance through Uganda Wildlife Authority Offices or through our Company.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFARI

• Gorilla trekking permits.
• Proof of Yellow fever vaccination.
• Good physical, fit health and mental condition.
• Uganda Visa which can be got on arrival at the Airport.
• Travelers must be at least 15 years old on the day the trekking.
• Travel & Health insurance arranged from your home Country.
• Hiking shoes.
• Water proof Jacket.
• Long Sleeves shirt & Waterproof Pants.
• Warm Jacket.
• Good camera for photography