4 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
It’s always a good idea to go for a relaxing or refreshing activity after your gorilla trek and adding Lake Bunyonyi and its islands to your trip will help to rejuvenate your energy. Additionally, it’s obvious that visiting the gorilla families of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is every tourist’s must do activity during a safari in Uganda and Africa as a whole.
Mountain Gorillas
Activities
- Gorilla trekking.
- Batwa community walk.
- Lake Bunyonyi excursion.
Itinerary highlights – 4 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
- Day 1: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
- Day 2: Gorilla tracking and community visit.
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi and visit to the Islands.
- Day 4: Departure.
Detailed itinerary – 4 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
Day 1: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Pick up from the hotel in Kampala will be very early in the morning by our driver/guide, then drive south-west wards to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Ntungamo road with the first stop being at the equator to take photos and buy crafts/souvenirs.
Continue with the journey until Mbarara for a lunch break then go on with the journey through the rolling hills of Kigezi before finally reaching Bwindi in the evening. Dinner and overnight will be at Buhoma Lodge for luxury, Engagi Lodge for midrange or Buhoma Community Rest Camp for budget while the meal plan is lunch and dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla tracking and community visit.
Gorilla Trekking
Have a hefty breakfast and prepare yourself then head to the Park headquarters with your drinking water, packed lunch, walking stick, backpack and camera for a pre-tracking briefing before venturing into the dense jungles to search for the habituated gorilla family. Once sighted, you will spend only one hour with the family while taking photos and studying their remarkable behavior.
Go back to the Lodge for Lunch and if you still have energy, continue for a walk in the Batwa village. While here, you will get to experience their culture and see how these people make fire out of ordinary sticks, harvest honey and be entertained in their invigorating traditional dances. Dinner and overnight will be at Buhoma Lodge for luxury, Engagi Lodge for midrange or Buhoma Community Rest Camp for budget while the meal plan is full board.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi and visit to the Islands.
It is wise to enjoy a refreshing activity after your encounter with the critically endangered mountain gorillas and for day 3 you will continue to Lake Bunyonyi, one of the most interesting safari stops in western/south-western Uganda. As the name suggests (a place of small birds), Lake Bunyonyi is a stopover point for bird enthusiasts and thus you will head for a dug-out canoe ride on arrival at the Lake.
This journey will lead you to some of the Islands especially Bwama and Punishment Islands where birds can be spotted but also the breathtaking scenery relished. Dinner and overnight is at BirdNest @Bunyonyi Resort (luxury), Bunyonyi Overland Resort (midrange) or Byoona Amagara Island Retreat (budget) and the meal plan is full board.
Day 4: Departure.
Have breakfast and start your journey back to Kampala with a lunch stop being at Mbarara and arriving in the evening for your flight back home or check in a hotel.
End your 4 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
Inclusions
- Gorilla permit.
- Relevant Government Taxes.
- Ground transportation with 4WD Vehicle.
- Visit to Lake Bunyonyi.
- Accommodation and meals.
- Full time English speaking guide/driver.
- Park ranger and entrance fees.
- Community visit.
Exclusions
- Travel insurance.
- Airfares.
- Personal expenses such as cigarettes, drinks, telephone fees, laundry fees, tips, meals and accommodation not included in the itinerary and telephone fees.
- Visa fees.
