3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience
Your 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience takes you an immersive gorilla habituation experience which is only offered in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Rushaga Sector. This gorilla trekking experience is different from the usual gorilla trekking trips in the sense that you have a whole day of following mountain gorillas with chance to enjoy all the 4 hours of magical encounter with these rare species in their natural habitat.
Gorilla Habituation Experience mainly involves making the semi-habituated gorilla families get used to human presence before they are opened for gorilla trekking. It is a unique gorilla experience only carried out in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – home to half of the remaining mountain gorilla population.
The process of initiating wild apes lasts for 2 to 3 years or less depending on how the gorilla family responds to the process, and it is conducted by researchers, scientists and experienced trackers.
Highlights of 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 1: Kampala – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 3: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 1: Kampala – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by our representative, he will give you a short briefing about the safari, then embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey to South Western Uganda takes about 8 to 9 hours with stops at Kayabwe for pictures and in Mbarara for lunch. Continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park arriving in the late afternoon, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Habituation Experience
Today you are to take part in the immersive gorilla habituation experience in the misty forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, head to the park headquarters in Rushaga Sector with your packed lunch boxes. A senior ranger guide will brief you about the experience, its dos and don’ts and how you should behave while with the gorillas with the forest. Guided by a UWA Ranger Guide, and together with scientists and researchers start the hike into the impenetrable looking for a semi-habituated gorilla family which still under goes a gorilla habituation experience.
Gorilla habituation experience can take 6-10 hours depending on the movements of the mountain gorillas within the forest. Tracking mountain gorillas involve walking up steep and densely forested hills before finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the thick vegetation. While in the presence of the gorillas, you will join researchers in picking samples used to study gorillas, notice their difference characteristics and traits, and witness how they go on with their life in the forest.
After this immersive experience which lasts 4 hours, trek back to the park headquarters, meet your driver guide and return to your lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Chameleon Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Departure
After breakfast, embark on a journey to Kampala or Entebbe with a stop in Mbarara for lunch. Drop off at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home.
End of 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience
Inclusions
- All ground transportation in a 4×4 land cruiser/Minibus, fuel and an English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Bottled water
- Gorilla permit
- Air fare as per itinerary
- Airport Pick up and transfer as per itinerary
- Batwa Community Experience
Exclusions
- Tips
- Beverages
- Airfares
- Laundry
- Personal insurance
- Telephone expenses
- Cigarettes
What to carry on 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience Safari
- Trousers
- Socks
- Insect repellents
- Waterproof hiking boots but light
- Waterproof daypack
- At least 2 bottled drinking water
- Long-sleeved shirts
- Camera without flashlight
- Gardening gloves
- First aid kit
- Sun glasses
- Warm sweater
- Energy giving snacks
