3 Day Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Trail Safari in Bwindi

Experience Gorilla Trekking memorable adventure with this 3 Days Gorilla Trekking and Batwa experience in Bwindi Safari
3-Days Gorilla Trekking and Batwa experience in Bwindi starts and ends in Kampala with Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in South Western part of Uganda. It is approximately an 8 hours drive from Kampala the capital city for the pearl of Africa Uganda.

A detailed itinerary for a 3 Days Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Trail Safari


Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Our guide-driver shall pick you from the Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe early morning at 7am and set off a long drive to Southwest to Bwindi National Park with enroute stopover at the equator for experimentation and photography and lunch break in Mbarara. You will proceed to Bwindi National Park reaching early in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge/hotel.

Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation options: Engagi Lodge or Similar
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey


Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

This will be an eventful day and you need to wake up at around 6am. As you take breakfast, request the hotel to prepare for you parked lunch just in case the trekking activity goes on past mid-day. The driver will take you to the park offices so that you are in time for the briefing from the park ranger-guide which starts at 7:30am.

The briefing covers everything you must know about gorilla trekking including the gorilla groups in the sector, history of the forest and what to expect. After the briefing, you will be assigned a gorilla family along with 7 other travelers. The Park Guides will offer you a hiking stick and a chance to hire porters to help you with any heavy luggage/cameras.

After everyone is assembled, you will begin tracking the primates. Gorilla trekking can take anywhere between 30 minutes to 6 hours depending on the gorilla family you are tracking and their location on the day of the trek. Once you get to them, you are allowed only one hour of observation. Use this time to study the group and individual members.


Batwa trail
Late in the afternoon, you will be taken to visit the Batwa pygmies of Bwindi. The Batwa where the original inhabitants of the forests in Bwindi, Mgahinga, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Virunga in Congo. Most were forced out of the forests but without compensation or proper adjustment to the modern life.

Relaxation on Lake Bunyonyi
After the Batwa trail, you will then proceed to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush as well as green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m). But it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that makes it most magical for you could admire all day.

Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation options:
Bird-Nest Resort at Bunyonyi or Similar
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 3: Transfer to Kampala (Entebbe International Airport)
You will have a relaxed morning breakfast; with a spectacular view of the Bunyonyi little islands. Right in your sight. Afterwards you will embark on your journey back to Kampala and eventually you will be dropped off at the airport or at your hotel in Kampala. Thus this will bring our 3 days Gorilla Trekking and Batwa experience in Bwindi Safari to an end.

Thank you for choosing Arcadia Safaris and we hope to see you (or any referral) when next, you visit!!!

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.