Enjoy 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari to Bwindi Forest, the dwelling place for the endangered mountain gorillas. This is one of our best luxury Uganda safaris designed for you to have the most of the gorilla trekking adventure on your Uganda tour with Maranatha Tours and Travel.
A Batwa cultural visit will be included in your Uganda gorilla flying safari. This is to allow you experience the true authentic cultures, traditions, norms, and other practices in the Batwa community. The Batwa live adjacent to Bwindi and they were once the forest keepers before the park was fully gazetted in 1991.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a special conservation area of its own. Located in Southwestern Uganda, Bwindi is officially recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is lying between elevations 1160 and 2607m, providing refuge to all 459 out of the 1063 mountain gorillas left on earth.
Brief itinerary – 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari
- Day 1: Entebbe Airport-Kisoro/Kihihi Airstrip
- Day 2: Guided gorilla trek Bwindi- flying in a gorilla trekking safari
- Day 3: Fly to Entebbe from Kisoro/Kihihi
Detailed Itinerary – 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari
Day 1: Entebbe Airport-Kisoro/Kihihi Airstrip
Leave the hotel in Entebbe city or Kampala capital for Entebbe International Airport/Kajjansi airfield for a flight to Kisoro/Kihihi airstrip. Arrive early and meet your driver guide for transfer to the lodge at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where 20 habituated gorilla families all live. Since your flight will be done early morning, you will visit the Batwa pygmies in the adjacent local communities. Explore more on how they lived in the forest for thousands of years, their ancient hunting and gathering techniques, etc.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/Gorilla Forest Lodge
- Midrange: Cloud’s Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Engagi Lodge
- Budget: Buhoma Community Rest camp/Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
Day 2: Guided gorilla trek Bwindi- flying in a gorilla trekking safari
You will be served with an early morning heavy breakfast, after which you will transfer to the park headquarters. Register and assemble together with other present clients for the advice on the guidelines of gorilla tracking. At 8:00 am, start your adventure into the wild to see mountain gorillas with a park guide leading. Depending on the location of the gorillas, you can spend several hours trekking, but only one hour is allowed with the gorillas
You will return to be given a gorilla trekking certificate at the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park offices. Next, the long day afternoon/evening chilling at the lodge and sharing your day gorilla trekking experiences at the lodge.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/Gorilla Forest Lodge
- Midrange: Cloud’s Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Engagi Lodge
- Budget: Buhoma Community Rest camp/Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
Day 3: Flying Uganda gorilla safari to Entebbe from Kisoro/Kihihi
Meet your driver after breakfast and check out of the lodge, then drive to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip. From Kisoro/Kihihi, fly back to Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi airfield.
End of the 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Flying Safari
Safari inclusions
- Uganda gorilla trekking permits
- English-speaking driver or guide
- Flight to and from the airport
- Trip activities with the exception of optional ones
Safari exclusions
- Tipping
- Cigarettes
- Laundry services
- Shopping
- Travel insurance costs
- Extra accommodation after or before flying the Uganda safari