UGANDA FLYING SAFARI SCHEDULE 3: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the home of Mountain Gorillas. It is estimated half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300 live within Bwindi boundaries. Bwindi National Park is located in the southwestern part of the country –the Kigezi Highlands once known as Switzerland of Africa.

Bwindi National Park offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The 4 families have been habituated for tourism although trekking may be strenuous the viewing of the gorillas in their natural habitat is an experience long to be savored.. Apart from the gorillas, there are a variety of primates to be seen including the blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, black & white colobus monkeys. The great blue touracos are often seen and even for a non bird watcher they are marvelous sight.

UGANDA FLYING SAFARI SCHEDULE 3:

3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Tracking/Trekking

Day1: Kampala/ Kajansi/Entebbe to Kayonza Airstrip
Morning will be picked from Sheraton or your hotel to our home airstrip in Kanjasi. Alternatively be met on arrival at Entebbe Airport and be flown to Bwindi. Landing will be at Kayonza air strip some 20km away from Bwindi. Maximum flight time will take 1.50 minutes. At times where a big plane is used landing may be in Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth national park where you will be picked and be driven to Bwindi.

Fly over countryside viewing the beautiful terraced hills of Kigezi commonly referred to as Switzerland of Africa with nice scenery, Mafuga forest for viewing the Virunga mountains of Congo and Rwanda. However this will depend on the weather of the day and the route to take. On arrival will at the airstrip will be picked and be driven to Bwindi. Over night at Gorilla Forest Camp- executive and luxury/Volcanoes gorilla safari lodge or Kitandara Tented Camp for mid rate

Day2: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi
Day for gorilla tracking and over night . Gorilla tracking takes about 1 hour to 8 or more depending on the movement of these forest giants at that particular day. The terrain is steep and hilly but with dense forest cover. The thrill of coming face to face with the gorillas will erase the potential strenuous of day’s hiking. Spend one hour with gorillas watching their daily activities and playful manner. Return to your place of stay.

Day3: Bwindi to Kanjansi/Entebbe/Kampala
After breakfast will be driven to the airstrip of Kayonza or Ishasha. Be picked by your charter flight to Entebbe airport for your scheduled flight. Or to our home landing site Kanjasi to be picked by our vehicle to Kampala.

Accommodation in Kampala will be arranged at your request in one of good hotels like Serena Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and Grand Imperial Hotel, Africana Hotel ,Imperial Royale, Emerlad Hotel.

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