4 Day Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience Safari

This Unique 4 Day Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience safari offers a fantastic opportunity to spend more time with wild mountain gorillas, rather than the typical gorilla trekking to an all-too-brief hour. The safari experience gives you enough time for up to 4 hours with mountain gorillas, observing and photographing them for an unforgettable wildlife journey.

Highlights

Spend 4 hours amongst a family of wild mountain gorillas
Watch them interact, play, and groom one another
Have enough time to capture the perfect photograph
Take part in the valuable task of habituating gorillas to the presence of humans

Overview

Trip Overview

Take the Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience safari and hike in the dense foliage of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and spend unimaginable moments with endangered mountain gorillas alongside researchers. The trek in the impenetrable forest is led by highly trained trackers and guides. Pick up the trail of clues that they have left behind as they roam through the forest.

After a challenging trek through this green wilderness, eventually reach the family’s location. Approach cautiously, getting close to these powerful yet intelligent creatures. Using non-threatening body language and the knowledge of the guides, put the dominant silverback at ease and allow him to assert his dominance.

Stay amongst the company of the gorilla family, watching as they slowly relax to the presence of humans. Still not fully habituated, it is only through this time-intensive approach that they will eventually become fully comfortable in the company of humans.

With hours to watch and listen to the gorillas as they eat, play and groom one another, this is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in their world. Watch the intricacies of the social hierarchy unfold, see surprisingly human patterns of behavior develop and observe the unending consumption of plant matter that is necessary to sustain these powerful creatures.

Unlike a normal gorilla trek, Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience safari offers something far more immersive, complex and powerful. The unrushed nature of the habituation trek allows for a far more relaxed appreciation of the everyday gorilla-family scenes that unfold amongst the trees of Bwindi. But it also presents photographers with the time they need to capture the perfect shot, making this ideal for those seeking to photograph gorillas.

For a more detailed itinerary with great ideas on what to do and where to stay, please get in touch with our experts.

Trip Summery

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
Day 2: Fly Entebbe – Kisoro Airstrip – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Day of Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 4: Fly Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Entebbe

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Accommodation

Entebbe

Papyrus Guest House for Budget

2 Friends Beach Hotel or The Boma Entebbe for Midrange

Hotel Number 5 for Upmarket.

Bwindi —

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge for Budget

Four Gorilla Lodge for Midtrange

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge for Upmarket

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Inclusives

What is Included

Accommodation in Entebbe on BB and FB while in Bwindi
Return Domestic flight to Kisoro
Sightseeing with private guide as per the itinerary
Transfers as detailed
GHEX gorilla permit per person

What is excluded

Drinks
Gratuities
International Flights
Travel Insurance
Visa

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe

Meet and greet and transfer to your preferred hotel in Entebbe, overnight on Bed and Breakfast

Papyrus Guest House for Budget

2 Friends Beach Hotel or The Boma Entebbe for Midrange

Hotel Number 5 for Upmarket.

Day 2: Entebbe – Kihihi – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Pick up at 06.00am transfer to the airport, check in for your 07.00am (one hour) flight to Kisoro Airstrip, where you will find your guide for a transfer to Bwindi forest national park. Check in at your lodge. Overnight on Full Board.

Covered in thick tropical rain forest and often shrouded in mist, Bwindi provides a perfect habitat for mountain gorillas. Spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys it looks the part and having survived the last ice age is considered one of the most diverse forests in Africa. The birding here is big and colorful, the forest dark and inviting and the sense of adventure palpable.

After arriving, relax at the lodge or take an afternoon stroll through the local community. Overnight at the Lodge of your Choice

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge for Budget

Four Gorilla Lodge for Midtrange

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge for Upmarket

Day 3: The Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience Adventure in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Start your Uganda gorilla habituation experience adventure at 5:15 am and drive to the park headquarters, which are about an hour away, for an introductory briefing. Afterwards, head into Bwindi Forest, towards the area where the gorilla family were last seen.

Trek behind the rangers as they follow footprints, dung, chewed bamboo and abandoned nests in search of the family. Once the gorillas have been located, leave any bags with the porters and quietly approach the family.

Spend four hours with the gorillas, as they become comfortable in the company of humans. Observe as they go about their daily routine, almost oblivious to the presence of outsiders. Watch them eat, play, sleep and groom one another.

Unrushed and completely immersive, this habituation experience is ideal for both wildlife lovers and photographers. Witness the social hierarchy of the family and the complex interactions that take place throughout the day, whilst also having the time to get that perfect photograph. Overnight at your Lodge

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge for Budget

Four Gorilla Lodge for Midtrange

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge for Upmarket