Overview
This 3-day Lake Bunyonyi and Bwindi mountain gorilla tour is an exciting tour in Uganda. It allows you to visit Uganda's deepest lake, Lake Bunyonyi and it allows you to do a boat cruise to visit its numerous islands, canoe, and relax at one of its outstanding hills. This tour is a two-in-one since it allows you to trek gorillas from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park is home to half of the mountain gorilla population in the entire world.
Day 1
Pick Up, Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The trip starts in Kampala with a pick-up from the hotel you slept in. Our knowledgeable driver guide takes you through the whole trip. You'll start traveling to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Traveling from Kampala to Bwindi roughly takes 7-8 hours, of a comfortable ride enjoying the beautiful scenery.
You'll have a stopover at the Uganda equator for pictures and the water experiment. Another stop will be in Mbarara town for lunch. From here, you'll proceed straight to the park, arriving in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge
Budget lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After an early morning heavy breakfast with your packed lunch, you'll transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park headquarters in the Rushaga sector for a briefing by a ranger guide on what to and what not to do during the gorilla trekking experience. After the briefing, you will hike into the forest looking for the location of these amazing apes, this may take a few hours or even a full day depending on the location of the apes.
When you find gorillas, you are required to spend one hour with them while taking pictures. It is a worthwhile adventure to stand a few meters as you watch these primates within their natural habitat.
After the activity, you'll leave the lodge for Lake Bunyonyi. You'll arrive in the evening and relax at a resort overlooking the lake. Alternatively, you'll have a boat cruise on the deepest lake in Uganda.
During the boat cruise, you will have an opportunity to visit some of the 29 islands on Lake Bunyonyi and spot various water birds.
Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Supreme Adventure Park Camp
Budget hotel located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Transfer to Kampala via the Equator
After a cheerful morning breakfast, you will transfer to Kampala via the Uganda Equator in Kayabwe where you will have an opportunity to take photographs standing in two different hemispheres at the same time and the local water experiment that proves that the earth splits up into two hemispheres that’s the north and the south hemisphere. You will have lunch en route. You will then proceed to Kampala or Entebbe Airport for your departure.
Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Included
Park fees
(For non-residents)
Gorilla permits
(One per person, non-resident)
All activities
(Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation
(Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation
(Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals
(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water
(On all days)
Excluded
International flights
(From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips
(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items
(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
