6 Day Tour to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Activities in this tour
- Nature walks
- Community walks
- Gorilla trekking
- Batwa experience
About The Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rain forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 459 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.
This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics. Bwindi is a home to at least 200 butterfly species including the eight Albertine rift endemics. Also a home to many reptiles.
The neighboring towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both have an impressive array of luxury lodges, rustic bandas, and budget campsites, as well as restaurants, craft stalls, and guiding services. Opportunities abound to discover the local Bakiga and Batwa Pygmy cultures through performances, workshops, and village walks.
Travel Itineraries
Day One: Arrival and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Upon landing at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our driver / guide who will guide you throughout the trip. He will welcome you into Uganda the pearl of Africa with briefing and you will be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is about 512km (8-9) hrs, and you will take the Masaka-Mbarara high way.
Along the way, you will have a stopover at Kayabwe, take photos at the Uganda equator and proceed to Mbarara city for lunch then proceed to your hotel for check in, dinner and overnight Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge.
Day Two: Gorilla Trekking.
A gorilla tracking safari in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a lifetime dream for almost every traveler and has been dubbed by some as the best wildlife experience on earth. Coming face to face with mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, seeing the sheer might yet gentleness of the silverbacks and the playful nature of the juveniles and infants is an unforgettable experience. Gorilla treks begin at 8 AM every day with a briefing after which groups of a maximum of eight tourists trek into the mysterious jungle that protects close to half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas. Led by the expert rangers and an experienced team of advance trackers, the trek can last anywhere from 1 hour to 8 hours depending on where the gorillas will be on a specific day. There is the opportunity to see several other fauna and flora species along the way climaxing in 60 incredible minutes in the company of one of our habituated mountain gorilla groups. All tourists on gorilla tracking safaris to Bwindi will need a gorilla permit.
You will have an early breakfast leave your hotel room for briefing after which you will then walk through various trails in search of the habituated gorilla family for about 7 hours depending on the movement of gorillas.
Activity: Gorilla trekking is the most famous activity in this park
Upon finding gorillas you will interact and have some fun plus taking photos, later in the evening, you will leave the forest and return to your hotel room for dinner and overnight sleep at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge.
Day Three: Batwa Experience
After breakfast, you will leave your hotel room for briefing, then you will walk through various trails in search of gorillas. You will interact with the Batwa (the ancient indigenous people of the forest) as you move deep in the forest trekking for gorillas. They will before you showcase the dances and display their culture. Later in the evening, you will go to your hotel room for lunch and overnight.
Day Four: Birding and Nature Walk.
Breakfast will kick-start your day, and after it you will go for birding and nature walk in the Bwindi park where you will encounter a variety of bird species like, African vultures, African pied crows, Great blue turaco, Crowned hornbills and many more. In addition you will see different tree species like Mahogany, Acacia, among others. After this activity, you will then check-out from Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla lodge room and be transferred to Kabale and check-in at Cephas Inn for dinner and overnight stay.
Day Five: Canoe ride at Lake Bunyonyi
Early in the morning, you will leave your hotel room and go for a canoe ride at Lake Bunyonyi, the second deepest lake in Africa; you will also visit various Islands like Punishment Island “an island in Africa where unmarried pregnant girls were left alone to die as a punishment of fornication”. Canoe ride will take like 2-3 hours
After lunch, you will go for zip-lining in the evening hours and then check-in your hotel for dinner and overnight sleep.
In photos: Canoe riding and zip lining at Lake Bunyonyi
Day Six: Transfer back to Kampala
This is the last day of your 6 days tour, you will wake up in the morning, have your breakfast and you will be transferred back to Entebbe airport for your flight back home.
