Day 1 Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
After breakfast you will depart the hotel and embark on a journey to the remote, beautiful and hilly south western Uganda. This long drive of between 8 to 9 hours is a rich experience to people who love road trips. Most of the road is paved but even for slightly uncomfortable parts, they get more adventurous with the beauty of rolling hill. As you go through the villages and gaze at locals, you will be shocked to learn that you are already at the lodge. Enjoy a campfire before or after dinner by the river side!
Day 2 Gorilla trekking day
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the briefing point in the forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to get to be enlightened about your adventure with the Mountain Gorillas. You are advised to carry enough drinking water and a lunch box. At a cost of 15 US dollars, you can get a potter to carry your bag and give you a hand in slippery or steep parts of the forest. After the briefing, you are distributed into groups of eight and led by a park ranger into the forest where you will spend one hour with the gentle giants. A rain gear is important considering that Bwindi is a tropical rainforest.. After tracking, you could choose to relax at the lodge. Enjoy a campfire before or after dinner by the river side!
Day 3 Mgahinga/ Kalinzu Forest
After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to Mgahinga for a briefing before entering the forest to search for these bamboo associated primates. Some consider this as the next best thing after gorilla trekking. You will be allowed one hour with these beautiful Albertine rift endemics. After this activity, you will drive to Rubirizi near Kalinzu in preparation of chimp trekking.
Day 4 Chimpanzee Trekking / Kampala or Entebbe
After breakfast, you will be driven to Kalinzu forest managed by Uganda National Forest Authority for Chimpanzee trekking briefing. Apart of the all the right forest gear you have, remember to carry enough drinking water. After a briefing, you will enter the forest and when you find the chimpanzees, you will be allowed one hour with them. After the activity, you will be transferred to Entebbe.
