3-Day Uganda Gorilla Tracking Tour

On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport (EBB), you will be met by a Beyond Travel staff that will brief you. This is a long day's drive of approximately 7 hours with a lunch stopover en route. Though long, the drive takes you through different features, including tropical rainforests, savannah fields, and the terraced hills of Kigezi, famously known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Upon arrival in Bwindi, you check in at the lodge and proceed to the Batwa community for the cultural adventure about these forest pygmies. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure as you wait for the next day's adventure. Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner.

After an early morning breakfast, you will head for a briefing where we'll meet the excellent local guides and trackers who will give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. You'll then hike into the forest to a spot where gorillas were seen the previous night and track from there. Trekking may take anything between 1 and 6 hours, depending on the location of the family and altitudes, which are in excess of 7500 feet. The terrain is rough and muddy. Although the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and the surrounding scenery make the trek worthwhile. It is recommended that you take plenty of water with you on the trek. Cameras and plenty of fast-speed films are recommended. Being a tropical rainforest, it may rain at no notice. You need to bring with you waterproof clothing, including zip-lock bags for cameras and film. Others to come with include: strong hiking/walking shoes, long pants, gloves, and a raincoat. Later, you transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

After breakfast, you will start on the long drive back to Entebbe / Kampala with the memory of the great rare mountain apes. You have lunch en route and a stopover at the equator line for experimentation. You'll be arriving late in the evening to be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport at approximately 6:00 pm, hence you have to book an evening flight!