Luxury 3- Day Fly-In Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda
3-Day Luxury Flying Safari Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest -Buhoma area
A three-day Luxury fly-in Gorilla Trekking Safari in the Buhoma area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, staying at the exclusive Bwindi Lodge overlooking the Forest. Trek the Gentle Giants while staying at one of Uganda’s best lodges, where African Hospitality becomes a reality for you. The Safari leaves out long drives and maximizes your time in and around the park.
Your Flight to and from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is with Aerolink, a top-quality in-country safari destination airline that provides quality and safe flights within the Pearl of Africa. They use reliable Cessna Grand-Caravan Planes maintained in Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya.
On this Luxury 3-Day Fly-In Gorilla Trekking Safari, you have your adventures in the rainforest, and at the same time, Bwindi Lodge will serve you some of the best meals you have tasted. You have a personal butler for that and everything you wish for.
You will be enjoying your own personalized Hakuna Matata – No-Worries Safari with us. Planned with you from beginning to end. From your arrival to your departure.
You will have your experienced driver-guide in Entebbe and while at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, who will ensure that your needs are met as you to the great apes found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is another reason that Uganda has become the Premier Primate Destination in Africa with more Mountain Gorillas, More Time with the Mountain Gorillas on the Gorilla Habituation Experience, and the most Chimpanzees in all of East Africa.
Highlights of your Luxury 3-Day Luxury Fly-In Gorilla Trekking Safari:
- Gorilla Trekking: In the Buhoma area of the Forest.
- Batwa Cultural Encounter: Meet the First People of the Forest during the Batwa Experience in Buhoma.
- Stay at the Luxury Bwindi Lodge: This is one of Uganda’s best Gorilla Lodges.
- Porter and Walking Sticks: Are included for the Gorilla Trek.
- Land-Cruiser Safari Vehicle along with experienced Driver-Guide.
- Flights to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and back to Entebbe: Reach Entebbe at 11:25 am in time to connect with your flight out or fly with Aerolink, where Kenya Airways takes you to the Masai Mara. Imagine Breakfast in Bwindi and dinner in the Masai Mara.
The Safari includes gorilla permits, full-board Lodging, and flights to and from Bwindi Forest with AeroLink. It also consists of the services of porters, walking sticks, bottled water, and masks for the actual time with the Gorillas.
Your Luxury 3-Day Luxury Fly-In Gorilla Trekking Safari in Detail:
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Welcome to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, for your African Gorilla Adventure in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which according to CNN Travel, is one of the best parks in Africa.
You will be met by us no matter your arrival time. We will take you to your hotel where you can enjoy lunch or dinner.
Stay overnight luxury hotel rated in the greater Entebbe area.
The following day you take the early morning flight to Kisoro in Southwest Uganda with AeroLink Safari Airline. This is the quickest and most convenient way chosen by an increasing number of our clients, and the convenience outweighs the extra cost and will give you more time in and around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day-1: Fly to the Buhoma area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
We will pick you up at your Hotel in Entebbe at around 6:15 am for your 7:00 am departure with AeroLink Airline to Kihihi. The landing strip is a short distance from the Buhoma area of the park.
Your flight time is 70 minutes to Kihihi. You are met by your driver-guide, who will take you to your Bwindi Lodge, which is a forty-five-minute drive.
There is a 15 kg weight restriction for your flight. Excess baggage costs $6 additional payment, and you can leave extra luggage with us.
To save on the weight of your bag, we suggest that you wear your gorilla wear for your flight, including the rain jacket and hiking boots.
Bwindi Lodge in Buhoma:
Bwindi Lodge overlooks the primeval Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Guests have stunning views of the forest canopy across a serene stream. Bwindi Lodge is one of Uganda’s unique and outstanding lodges.
The property has dramatic views of the Impenetrable Forest and is a great place to spot the primates and birds hidden in the foliage.
In 2021 two new deluxe Bandas opened, the eight standard Bandas were rebuilt and upgraded, and the lounge and library were reimagined.
Enjoy the world-class service where you have your butler service. The meals served here are exquisite.
After a Gorilla Trek, you can take advantage of Humula Spa and unwind before having a sundowner on your terrace.
After Lunch Activities that you can choose from:
- The Batwa Experience: See the Forest and how the Batwa lived there. This is an interactive, authentic Cultural Encounter with the Batwa, who are today Conservation Refugees.
- Visit the Bwindi Community Hospital: This is one of Uganda’s finest hospitals, dental clinics, and training centers. The hospitable has dramatically increased the life expectancy of the Batwa and other ethnic communities in the area.
- Bike Riding: Go on a guided bike ride with the Ride-for- woman project.
- Village Walk: Go on a three-hour guided village walk where you see various demonstrations of how Banana Beer, a Gin called Waragi, is made. Listen to the traditional healer as he shows you the medicines from the Forest. Visit a school and watch the dance of the Batwa Community.
- Nature Walk: Take a guided nature walk which can include birding in and outside the park.
Meal Plan: Lunch – Dinner
Day-2- Gorilla Trekking – Your Encounter with the Gentle Giants
What Should I wear tracking Gorillas?
Here is practical advice about what to wear while Gorilla Trekking in Uganda. Often Trekkers are not dressed right for the occasion, which can spoil your day, and your focus might not be the Gorillas but personal discomfort and misery. Wearing suitable clothing and footwear is about protection.
Gorilla Wear and Gear you will need:
- Daypack: Preferably a waterproof daypack, you can use it as a carry-on flying to Uganda. Pack all essentials inside of the daypack.
- Hiking Boots: Make sure that they have good treads on them. You will need ankle support, something boots give you and give you reactions on muddy trails. Have a good pair of merino wool socks.
- Long Trouser: They will protect you from nettles and thorns. Tuck the trousers into your socks for added protection from ants.
- Long-Sleeved Shirt: Neutral in color. Again, this is for your comfort and protection.
- Rain Jacket or Poncho: Pack into your daypack. You never know when it will train. You are in an Afro-montane
Rainforest.
- Tough Gardening Gloves: This is to protect your hands from thorns, nettles, and sharp branches.
- Wide Brimmed Hat: It gives you protection from the Sun.
- Camera Equipment – Binoculars: Ensure extra batteries and storage devices. Put them into Ziploc bags. Binoculars are not needed if you are not a birder.
- Packed Lunch and Bottled Water: You will need your packed lunch from the lodge and two liters of bottled water.
- Insect Repellent – Sun Lotion – Sunglasses: We recommend the effective Australian RID Insect Repellent. Good Sun blocker cream and sunglasses.
- You will need a Porter and Walking Stick: The services of a porter free you on the often-difficult trail, and a local walking stick helps you and steadies you on the often-challenging path. We supply our clients with both.
Read more about Gorilla Gear and Wear here.
Early Breakfast and take your packed lunch from the lodge for Gorilla Trekking Gear. Having the right gear and wearing the right clothes and boots make a difference in the quality of a Trek that you will have.
The Gorilla Trekking Orientation:
Here you receive instructions about the Gorilla Trek. You are assigned your Gorilla Family based on your input, and your age and fitness level are also considered.
You often track the Gorilla Groups you like, and we will help you with the Park Staff. Trekking times vary between three and six hours depending on the gorilla group you will be trekking on your day. We strongly suggest you read the Rules and Guidelines before going on a Trek.
If you have physical limitations, you can still visit a gorilla family. Let us know, and we will make the necessary arrangements, such as a sedan chair carried by a team of porters.
Walk over to the Buhoma Park Headquarters for the Gorilla Trek, which begins with an orientation. Pick up your packed
lunch from the lodge. We supply you with 2 liters of water and a walking stick for support. We also arrange for a porter to assist you on the trek.
The gorilla family’s location determines the trek’s length and difficulty on the day you are trekking. Pre-Trackers are out at the crack of dawn location the different groups and calling in the GPS locations of the various groups. The trek length is generally between three and five hours; sometimes, a trek may be longer.
There are up to eight trekkers in your group. Add to that the rangers and porters. Private treks can be done for a total of $4,800 for the trek. There would not surprise other trekkers besides you, the Rangers and Porters. You are with a Gorilla Family for one hour. Some rules and guidelines govern the trek. It is good to know the rules ahead of time. The main one is that you have no cold or flu, intestinal disorder, or other infectious illness on the day of your trek.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a fantastic experience; flora and fauna, other primates, mammals, birds, and butterflies all become part of the trekking knowledge.
The tracking (trekking) can involve some rigorous climbing and hiking. Still, you are face to face with these powerful yet gentle Mountain Gorillas, observing them just a few meters from you, watching the group, mothers with a baby, the gorillas doing their daily routine, and you are there. The level of difficulty depends on the group that you are tracking.
After the trek, take the short trek to the lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Day 3 – Return to Entebbe:
Departure times from Kihihi to Entebbe International airport are 9:45, arriving in Entebbe at 11:25, 11:40 arriving at 13:30, and 14:45 arriving in Entebbe at 16:15. We will arrange your morning in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest based on your wishes.
We can add an activity during the morning if you are taking the afternoon flight to Entebbe. We will meet you in Entebbe, where we can arrange for an overnight or dayroom for you until your flight out.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Please Note: You can add a day and trek twice with the same or different group, and you can also add two days to see the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. Just let us know.
The Uganda Gorilla Trekking Advantage:
- $700 Gorilla Permit Price: A gorilla Safari in Uganda costs half the price it costs in neighboring Rwanda without compromising the quality of the experience.
- Gorilla Safaris at Half the Price or Less: A Gorilla Trekking Safari that includes midrange or Luxury Lodging will usually be half the price or less of what the same Safari would cost you in high-end Rwanda.
- More Gorilla Permits: Uganda has half of the endangered Mountain Gorillas. The country has more Habituated (used to Humans) Gorilla Families, which means that Uganda has the most available permits for Gorilla Trekking.
- Safe-Secure Guerrilla-Free Trekking: Uganda is the only Mountain Gorilla Destination with no guerrilla activities in the last 20 years.
Is this 3-Day Luxury Fly-In Gorilla Trekking Safari right for me?
The Pros:
- You have a 99%+ chance of seeing the Gorillas
- 1-hour with a Gorilla Family
- You are staying at quality, exclusive lodges with all the necessary comforts.
- Best price for a Luxury Fly-In Safari
- This is a private Safari with no other people in your vehicle but your driver.
The Cons:
- Flight Cost
the choice is yours to make. We will assist you with alternatives or variations to this Safari.
Safari includes – All permits, Lodging, and bottled water in the vehicle. It does not include sodas or alcohol at lodges or tips.
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