3-Day Fly-in Gorilla Tour

Overview

The 3-day fly-in gorilla-tracking tour is a specialty safari in which you transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi by air. The fly-in gorilla safari option allows you to spend fewer hours of transfer as you spend only 1 hour and 45 minutes as compared to over 9 hours on the road. This tour starts in Entebbe with a transfer to Bwindi where you will spend 3 days. The second day will be spent on gorilla tracking, a once-in-a-lifetime experience while on a visit to Uganda.

Tour Features

Luxury tour

This mid-range tour uses lodges

Private tour

This tour can be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.

Minimum age

12 years old

Activities & Transport

Activities:

Gorilla trekking

Transport:

Air transfer

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Accommodation & Meals

Day	Accommodation	Meals
1	Mahogany Springs Lodge	All meals included
2	Mahogany Springs Lodge	All meals included
3	No accomodation	Breakfast included

Note: Note; The rooms will be shared if travellers are 2+ Traveller 1 2 3 4 5 Room(s) 1 1 2 2 3

Included

Park fees(For non-residents)
Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
All flights during the tour
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

International flights(From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Itineraries

Day 1

Fly to Kihihi - Transfer to Bwindi Forest

You will be picked up by our company representative and transferred to Entebbe International Airport or to the Kajansi Airstrip to catch your flight to the west of Uganda. There are 2 flight schedules, the morning and afternoon options. Upon confirmation of your trip, our travel consultant will book your flights and provide you with the details. In Kihihi, a representative from the company or your lodge will be waiting for you. He will transfer you to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Journey time: 1h45 flight, 1.5 hours transfer to your lodge.

Destination
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation

Mahogany Springs Lodge

Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided

Meals

-All meals included

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2

Gorilla Tracking

Today is the great gorilla-tracking day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants, the rare mountain gorilla. For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda. Bwindi Forest boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. It is the only forest in Africa that can make this claim. It also hosts 5 other species of primates, over 200 butterflies, and 360 birds. The gorillas you track belong to one of 9 habituated family groups that can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. Your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots. Your gorilla tracking will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, bushes, and bamboo before you eventually reach the gorilla family. The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of 1 hour with them.

Destination
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation

Mahogany Springs Lodge

Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided

Meals

-All meals included

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3

Return to Entebbe

Your guide will transfer you from the lodge to the Kihihi Airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe International Airport or Kajansi. Upon arrival at Entebbe, our other driver will pick you up and transfer you back to the lodge or to the airport for your scheduled flight back home.

Destination
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation

Not Specified

Meals

-Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

-Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

3-Day Fly-in Gorilla Tour