Uganda Safari Tours
This Budget Gorilla Trekking takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a magnificent gorilla adventure in just a single day to view the gentle giants (Mountain Gorillas) in their unspoiled natural habitat. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park hosts half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas. Bwindi is covered by a diverse rain forest, which is home to 120 mammals, with a record of 350 bird species. The Park is divided into four sectors – Buhoma, Nkuringo, Ruhijja and Rushaga.
A one-day budget Uganda Gorilla Tour provides an opportunity to get up close and personal with the habituated mountain gorillas. This short gorilla trekking is designed for visitors who may not have enough time as well as those on a tight budget but wish to track gorillas in one day. Even though this one-day trip is short, it still gives life-changing experience to all clients. You will able to enjoy the the rocky trails of Bwindi, mist-covered forest, and a hike through thick, verdant greenery, across forested slopes, and alongside serene streams.
Tour Highlights
3:00 am: Pickup from Kigali
6:00am: Breakfast
6:30 am: Briefing by the warden
8:30 am: Trekking escorted by the tour guide.
Evening: Transfer back to Kigali
The journey to Bwindi typically begins at 3:00 am with a drive northward through the Katuna border point, which passes through Kabale town in Uganda, to the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
You will be picked up from your residence in the morning to depart Kigali for the budget Gorilla trekking to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey from Kigali to Bwindi is approximately 4 hours. You will cross the borders of Katuna or Cyanika, and arriving at the park headquarters in Bwindi for briefing and guidelines or regulations to follow while in the jungle.
After briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 or less (depending on the season) to go in the bush to look for mountain gorillas. Depending on where these endangered animals are, this could take you several hours. Upon meeting the mountain Gorillas, only one hour will be offered for interaction. You will be able to take photos, see the animals feed and play. You will then walk back to the park's headquarters, to meet your driver guide. You will have lunch and thereafter, head back to Kigali which marks the end of your Safari.
Tour Inclusions
- A gorilla permit (@ 800 each)
- A Professional English-speaking guide.
- Safe bottled drinking water
- Lunch.
- Ground transportation.
- All activities mentioned above
Tour Exclusions
- International Flights
- Tips
- Personal expenses
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