3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trek and Igongo Cultural Centre

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This 3 Days Gorilla Safaristarts with a visit to Igongo cultural center to experience the Ankole culture. Then proceed to the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to track the mountain gorillas. Bwindi is home to nearly more than half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the world and it is one of the best places to go gorilla trekking in Africa.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Extreme
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Experience Gorilla tracking may take 3 to 7 hours but it is well worth the effort
    • Explore Kampala
    • Visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
    • Visit Igongo cultural center to experience the Ankole culture

What's this trip about?

    This 3 Days Gorilla Safaristarts with a visit to Igongo cultural center to experience the Ankole culture. Then proceed to the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to track the mountain gorillas. Bwindi is home to nearly more than half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the world and it is one of the best places to go gorilla trekking in Africa.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range6 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKampala
End CityKampala

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Uganda

Attractions

  • Kampala

Activities

  • Culture
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Ground transportation
    • Full board accommodation and enroute
    • Meals as indicated in the itinerary
    • One gorilla permit per person to be secured and paid for well in advance
    • Park fees and relevant government taxes
    • Services of an expert guide
    • Airport transfer

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1:

Depart Kampala at 7:00am and head towards south western Uganda with a lunch break enroute at Mbarara. Visit Igongo cultural center to experience the Ankole culture before continuing to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and arrive late evening. Dinner and overnight Buhoma lod...

Day 3:

After breakfast transfer back to Kampala making a lunch stop enroute at Mbarara. Proceed making another stop at the equator in Masaka; see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Snacks, souvenirs and photographs may be taken here.

Arrive in Kampala later that evening and transferred to Entebbe for your departure flight home.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,698
Price per day$566
Last Updated: 7/13/2023

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Scenic Trails Safaris is a dependable indigenous tour operator registered and incorporated in Uganda East Africa. We specialize in African safaris, Family holidays, Luxury honeymoons and Beach holidays in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. Our passionate experts and guides have extensively explored East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands and would love to share their knowledge of each special destination and the unique properties they have to offer. Travel with us and be equally moved by the outstanding landscape, variety of wildlife species and comfortable accommodation with delicious cuisine, not forgetting the smiles on the faces of Africa’s friendly people which you will treasure forever.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Airfares
    • Visa fees
    • Personal insurance
    • Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes
    • Accommodation and meals not indicated in the itinerary

Transportation & flights

4×4 Safari Landcruiser / Minivan
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Age Requirements
6 years and up
Additional Information
  • Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Igongo cultural center
  • Activities: Gorilla tracking, Cultural tour
  • Tour customizable: Yes, This tour is subject to adjustment upon client’s request to accommodate special interests
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