Itinerary

1. Day 1: Kampala – Bwindi Gorilla Park

   • Get pick-up from the hotel/residence at exactly 6:30 am after breakfast to avoid Kampala's early morning traffic jam.

   • The trip starts, travelling south-westwards through the districts of Wakiso, Mpigi, Masaka while viewing the local livelihoods of the communities in the central region of Uganda.

   • Connect to Mbarara, make a stopover for lunch at Agip Motel/Igongo Cultural Center.

   • After lunch, proceed to Bwindi through the districts of Bushenyi, through the southern section of Queen Elizabeth National Park and if lucky, see the Tree Climbing Lions and other big game such as Elephants, Topis, and Buffaloes.

   • Continue with views of the magnificent greenery and the rolling hills of Kigezi and finally, Kanungu district connecting to Buhoma, which is part of the Bwindi Forest.

   • Arrive in Bwindi at around 5:30 pm for the check-in at the reserved lodge.

   Dinner and Overnight.

   Meal plan: Half Board (Lunch, Dinner)

2. Day 2: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest

   • Wake up very early at 6:00 am for breakfast and then proceed to the gorilla trekking tour briefing point to be briefed about the safety guidelines and be allocated guides and groups.

   • Setting off at exactly 8:00 am, the ranger guides ensure everyone has packed lunch, enough drinking water, comfortable, safe shoes, and a porter for the backpack with a walking stick before the takeoff.

   • The gorilla trek is one of the most extraordinary, astonishing activities one will enjoy. Observing and photographing the gentle giants (mountain gorillas) is awe-inspiring.

   • Be prepared as the gorilla trek may take 1 hr to a full day depending on where the gorilla group last fed.

   • After trekking, return to the lodge and have a relaxed evening/ a walk to the pygmy families in the outskirts of the forest, dinner, and overnight at the lodge.

   Meal plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

3. Day 3: Bwindi – Kampala/Entebbe

   • Have breakfast, and thereafter, embark on the return trip back to Kampala/Entebbe.

   • Lunch en-route at Agip Motel/Igongo Cultural Centre.

   • Then, a second stopover at the Uganda equator for souvenirs and leg stretching and view few facts about the equator.

   • Finally, proceed to the final leg of the trip/drop off at the airport for the return home.

   • Dinner with the office tour manager before boarding the return flight.

   Meal plan: Half Board (Breakfast, Lunch)

   NOTE: Guests may add a night on Lake Bunyonyi after trekking on day 2, where canoeing can be done before proceeding to Kampala on the morning of day 3.