This 5 days double gorilla trek and Batwa cultural visit is a pocket friendly budget gorilla safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will track gorillas twice and the visit the Batwa community for an amazing cultural experience, while spending less on this most popular and amazing safari in Uganda.
You will take away great gorilla memories having visited two different gorilla families and learnt more about their behaviors. You will also have an encounter with the Batwa community, share and learn about their lifestyle. The Batwa people shall demonstrate their hunting techniques, honey gathering, point out medicinal plants and demonstrate how to make bamboo cups. Women in this community shall perform folklores and sorrowful songs that echo their history while leaving guests mesmerized.
5 Days Double Gorilla Trek Itinerary:-
Day 1: Kampala – Bwindi Forests
Our guide/driver picks you at 7:00 am from your jotel or place of residence in Kampala. You will drive to Mbarara, that is 283 km from Kampala, via Masaka. Make a first stop over at Equator crossing line for snacks and photography.
You will then proceed with a visit to Igongo Cultural Village, for a more rewarding and amazing experience as you visit this Ankole museum. Get your lunch break at Agip Motel Mbarara, and thereafter lunch proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This is the lushest highland rainforest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys, hilltops and papyrus swamps.
Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Bandas/Gorilla Valley Lodge/Trekkers Tavern Cottages/Wagtail Eco Camp (Safe, clean budget facility). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 2: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari
Begin the day with breakfast as you get ready for your gorilla trekking experience, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the staff of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Ensure that you carry along with you a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, and jungle boots among others.
The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy primates for a group you have been booked for.
Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare mountain gorillas – perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. Gorilla tracking may take between 2 to 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort.
Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Bandas/Gorilla Valley Lodge/Trekkers Tavern Cottages/Wagtail Eco Camp (Safe, clean budget facility). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 3: Second Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Today is dedicated for a second gorilla trek in Bwindi forest. The afternoon is spent on a relaxation and sightseeing around the lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Bandas/Gorilla Valley Lodge/Trekkers Tavern Cottages/Wagtail Eco Camp (Safe, clean budget facility). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Batwa Cultural Experience – Part of 5 Days Double Gorilla Trek
Today is dedicated for a Batwa cultural experience where the Batwa demonstrate hunting techniques, gather honey, point out medicinal plants and demonstrate how to make bamboo cups. Women of the community perform a sorrowful song which echoes and leaves guests with a moving sense of the richness of this fading culture.
Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Bandas/Gorilla Valley Lodge/Trekkers Tavern Cottages/Wagtail Eco Camp (Safe, clean budget facility). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 5: Bwindi Forests – Entebbe Out
Begin your day with a cup of coffee and thereafter you will drive back to Kampala using Kasese – Fort Portal road via Queen Elizabeth National Park. So, don’t miss an en-route game viewing to spot the giant African elephants, antelopes and the warthogs, and a stopover at the Equator line in Kasese.
Enjoy the winding scenery of the foot hills of Rwenzori mountains before arriving in Fort Portal for lunch. You will then continuing to Kampala or Entebbe for your outgoing flight back home or to your next destination. Meal Plan: B & L
5 Days Double Gorilla Trek Includes:-
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 safari van.
- Two Gorilla permit per person
- Community walks Bwindi
- Accommodation and meals as per the Itinerary
- Park fees
- Batwa Cultural experience in Bwindi Forests
- Drinking water in the safari van
- Drinking water all through your safari
- Driver/guide subsistence allowance.
- Enroute lunches
- Ranger guide fees
Excludes:-
Expenses of personal nature like: Visa fees in to Uganda drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, and cigars among others.