 Mountain Gorilla In Bwindi
Prices One Person: US$3870 Two Persons: US$2820 per person sharing Four Persons: US$2290 per person sharing Six Persons: US$2150 per person sharing The above costs include ground transportation, permits for the Gorilla trek , park entrance fees, services of fulltime local birdguide - saul, Fullboard accommodations in clean and confortable lodges. Excluded are Flight charges, insurance. optional tips, laundry services and other items of personal nature Itinerary Day 1 Arrival.
You will be met by our representative and transferred to the hotel for overnight stay. Choice of Accommodation include Entebbe Resort Beach Hotel and Lindsay Cottages. Day 2 Travel to Kisoro
This will take us a full day. Overnight in Tourist Hotel Kisoro Day 3 Birdwatching to Mgahinga
This is Uganda’s smallest and probably most scenic national park situated in the extreme southwestern corner of the country. With a record of more than 115 bird species in the park, of which some are Albertine rift endemics, we shall embark on our safari by exploring the treasures of this park along the excellent Gorge trail, which loops half way up Mt. Sabinyo, traversing a variety of montane habitats. From Ntebeko Camp, the trail winds up through former farmland where regenerating vegetation has a semi natural health character. Dusky Turtle Dove, Cape Robinchart, Brown-Crowned Tchagra, Bronze sunbird, Black Headed Waxbill and Streaky Seedeater favour the scrubby vegetation in this area. As we enter the bamboo belt at about 2500m, we may encounter the Handsome Francolin, Kivu Ground thrush and Cinnamon Bracken wabler. Between the bamboo zone and the edge of the forest, we shall cross several hundred metres of open heath with the appearance of alpine moorland. The flowering Red-hot Pokers attract both Malachite and Scarlet-tufted sunbirds. Stay at the same accommodation facility. Day 4 Birding to Bwindi - Buhoma
Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park while birdwatching along the way. Evening birding around the margins of the forest is productive. The park lies in the rugged Kigezi Highlands of south western Uganda, protecting a continuum of forest that ranges from montane to lowland areas. It is this altitudinal variation, combined with its location within the Albertine Rift, that results in Bwindi Impenetrable being the richest forest in East Africa in terms of its trees, butterflies and birds. Bwindi is a home to over 360 Mountain Gorillas - half of the world’s population. The bird list for the park currently totals 347 species. The forest has 10 of the 26 globally threatened species in Uganda, five of which are vulnerable. It boasts of 24 of the 25 Albertine Rift endemic species in the country and some, such as African Green Broadbill, Chapin’s Flycatcher and Shelley’s Crimson-wing have limited distributions elsewhere in their range. We shall stay at Gorilla Resort. Day 5 Gorilla Tracking
Today, after breakfast, we shall assemble for briefing before we head for the most exhilarating wildlife experience on this planet, the Gorilla trek. Although Gorilla tracking can be strenuous, gazing into the eyes of a Mountain Gorilla from a few feet away is nothing short of a life-changing experience. A single Mountain Gorilla survives per 10 million people,on earth and to have the opportunity to meet these gentle giants and be part of their family group for an hour is a rare privilege indeed. In all our Gorilla tours in both Rwanda and Uganda we put an emphasis on the community benefits to enhance the community collaborative conservation of Gorillas. Day 6 Birding to Ruhiija
Today, we wake up at dawn and after breakfast head for Ruhiija. We shall carry packed lunch and enjoy our birdwatching tour along the main road. Ruhiija forms the southern part of Bwindi National Park and is home for many Albertine rift and highland endemics. Key species include Fraser's Eagle-Owl, African Green Broadbill, Grauer's Rush Warbler, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Blue headed Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Grauer's Broadbill, Archer's Robin-Chat, Eastern Mountain-greenbul, Strange Weaver, Black-headed Waxbill, Bar-tailed Trogon, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Waller's Starling, Stuhlmann's Starling, Ludher's and Lagden's Bushshrikes, Handsome Francolin, and Montane Nightjar. Overnight at White Horse Inn Kabale. This day winds-up most of our activities of this tour. Day 7 Travel to Kampala
We shall spend most of the day travelling, reach Kampala in the evening and stay at either Hotel Africana, Lindsay Cottages or Resort Beach Hotel. Day 8 End of tour / Departure Contact us for further details |
