3 days gorilla habituation experience lets you spend more time with mountain gorillas in the wild. Unlike the usual gorilla trekking, mountain gorilla habituation experience is only conducted in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and it involves exploring the semi habituated gorilla family the whole day and you have 4 hours with these unique primate species. This experience involves exploring every detail about mountain gorillas, their behaviors, body gestures, feeding, mating until they make their nests to retire for the night. Your tour may begin and in Kigali which is about 4 hours’ drive or Kampala about 8-10 hours.
Highlights of the 3 days gorilla habituation experience
• 4 hours of magical encounter with mountain gorillas
• Stopover at Uganda Equator crossing
• Travel by 4×4 drive safari vehicle
• Fulltime driver-guide
• 2 nights and meals
Brief itinerary of your 3 days gorilla habituation experience
Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience
Day 3: Return to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of your 3 days gorilla habituation experience
Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Pick up by driver guide from Maranatha Tours and Travel after breakfast at your hotel or place of residence. He will brief you on what your 3 days gorilla habituation experience is all about and after, start your road trip from Kampala via Masaka-Mbarara-Kabale route. You will make a stopover at Uganda Equator crossing for photo taking and relaxation, then connect to Igongo Cultural Center or Agip Hotel to have lunch. After lunch, drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to check-in at the lodge for dinner and a night stay.
Travel time: 8-10 hours
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Where to stay in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge, Gorilla Valley Lodge
Budget: Nshongi Camp
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience
Wake up early in the morning to have breakfast and after, gather at Rushaga area for a briefing on guidelines to be observed while on gorilla habituation experience. Mountain gorilla habituation experience involves following the semi habituated gorillas in order to make them used to human presence. Currently, habituation experience is conducted in the Kutu gorilla group and a maximum of 4 hours is given to you to learn their behaviors, body gestures, feeding habits, and other traits. You will retreat from your thrilling primate adventure to relax, dine and spend a night at your respective lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Where to stay in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge, Gorilla Valley Lodge
Budget: Nshongi Camp
Day 3: Return to Kampala
After breakfast, check out of the lodge and drive back to Kampala. You will have lunch in Agip Hotel in Mbarara and photography at Uganda Equator crossing. If time allows, visit Mpambire drum makers to explore how the locals make drums then you drive to a hotel in Kampala or Entebbe. Note, you can also do the same tour starting from Kigali which is 4 hours’ drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
End of the 3 days gorilla habituation experience
3 das gorilla habituation experience includes
• Gorilla habituation experience permits each costing $1500
• 2 nights and meals
• Travel in 4×4 drive safari vehicle
• Service of an English-speaking driver-guide
• Bottled water
• Relevant government taxes
3 days gorilla habituation experience excludes
• International flight fares
• Uganda visa fees
• Insurance
• Tips
• Laundry services
• Telephone calls
• Hotel fees in Kampala/Entebbe
• Beverages
• Cigarettes
What to pack on your 3 days gorilla habituation experience?
• Waterproof hiking boots
• Waterproof daypack
• Camera with no flashlight
• Insect repellents
• Toiletries
• Gardening gloves
• First aid kit
• Long-sleeved shirt
• Trousers
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