4 Days Fly-in Gorilla Habituation Safari
Ultimate 4 Days Gorilla Habituation Fly-in Safari in Uganda.
The 4 days fly-in gorilla habituation safari is an amazing holiday that is designed for luxury clients who wish to spend more time with the mountain gorillas. This Uganda safari will take you to the Rushaga sector in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you will engage in the gorilla habituation experience and spend four hours with the gorillas. You will also engage in other activities like a guided nature walk where you will get up-close and personal with different wildlife and a Batwa cultural tour where you will visit the Batwa in the neighbouring communities.
Highlights of the safari
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience
Day 3: Guided nature walk and Batwa cultural tour
Day 4: Fly back to Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
You will connect to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled domestic flight to Kisoro Airstrip, which departs at around 7:00am and 10:30am, arriving at Kisoro Airstrip at around 8:15am and 11:45am. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our driver guide, who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which takes about 1 to 2 hours’ drive. Upon arrival in Bwindi National Park, you will connect to your lodge for lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing as you prepare for your habituation experience. Dinner and overnight
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience
You will have an early breakfast, carry your packed lunch and transfer to the park headquarters with your driver guide for a gorilla habituation briefing, after which you will join a team of researchers, park rangers and park guides and start trekking in the forest. The gorilla habituation experience takes a whole day, and while trekking, you will be able to spot different bird species and other primates like black-and-white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, L’hoest monkeys, and others.
Once the gorillas have been located, you will be allowed to spend four hours with them, which gives you an opportunity to watch them feed, groom young ones, play, engage in the naming process, take photos and record videos. After the face-to-face encounter with the mountain gorillas, you will return to the starting point where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in the gorilla habituation experience and meet up with your driver guide to return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Guided nature walk and Batwa cultural tour
After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a guided nature walk in the forest, which starts with a briefing at the park headquarters. During the nature walk, you will be able to view different primates, forest mammals, plant and tree species, and waterfalls and spot a variety of birds, including the Albertine rift endemics, among others.
Later return to the lodge for lunch, after which you will go for an exciting Batwa cultural tour in the neighbouring communities, learn about their culture and lifestyle, listen to their ancient stories of how they used to live in the forest, and enjoy the traditional dance and drama, among others. After the cultural tour, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Fly back to Entebbe
You will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kisoro airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport, which brings your 4 days fly-in gorilla habituation safari to an end.
The tour includes
- Gorilla habituation permit
- Park entrance fee
- Guided nature walk
- Batwa cultural tour
- Full board accommodation
- Domestic flight fare (Return)
- Meals at the lodge and en-route (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- 4WD safari Vehicle and fuel
- Pick up and drop off in Entebbe
- Bottled drinking water during the safari
The tour excludes
- Air flight tickets (International)
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses like buying alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, and hiring a porter, among others.
- Tipping and gratuities.
