Mountain Gorilla tracking (trekking) Safari in Uganda at
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Go on your own Gorillas in the Mist Tracking Safari Tour
in Uganda
3 Day Mountain Gorilla Tracking (Trekking) Safari Tour
Celebrate
the Year of the Gorilla by seeing it in its natural environment in Uganda
Uganda Gorilla Safari at Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest National Park which is located in South Western Uganda,
on the edge of the Western Rift Valley. Bwindi is home to over half
of the Mountain Gorillas in the world. There area more than 300 some
gorillas found here. Gorilla enthusiasts come to Uganda from every
corner of the globe for the Ultimate Ugandan Safari - Mountain Gorilla tracking (trekking)
at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
The word
Bwindi means darkness and when you hike this fabulous forest you can know
why it is called that. You will also be able to quickly to tell why
the word Impenetrable is used here for this forest. One needs to be
reasonably physically fit to embark on this mountain gorilla tracking
(trekking) adventure since it can involve steep climbs
Besides
the endangered mountain gorillas there are 346 species of birds and over 200 species of butterflies
There are 324 tree species here, 10 of which are found nowhere else in Uganda.
This is truly a place to explore. Since there are limited Gorillas
here that have been habituated (meaning that they are used to people and
are not prone to attack), there is limited time to see them and permits
are presently priced at $500 a person. No one complains after having
spent some time with Mountain Gorillas of Uganda at Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest, one of the most beautiful rainforest you will ever see.
A Mountain Gorilla Tracking Safari at Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest is the highlight of any visit to Uganda and of course mountain
gorillas are the reason
so many people come to Uganda in the first place. Besides, Uganda
is known as a safe and secure country where you can view Gorillas in a
peaceful setting.
3 Day Uganda Mountain Gorilla tracking
(trekking) Safari at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda
Day One:
Leave Kampala at an early hour for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
for Mountain Gorilla Tracking(Trekking).
Lunch at Mbarara at
the Lakeview Hotel and then off again through some of beautiful
countryside of Uganda toward Bwindi Forest for our much anticipated
rendezvous with the endangered mountain gorillas of Uganda.
Dinner at your Bwindi lodging
and rest preparing for the Uganda Mountain Gorilla Tracking experience
the next day, but tonight you are sleeping in an African Rainforest
that is home to half of the world's endangered Mountain Gorillas.
Day Two: Have
an early breakfast and be at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National
Park Headquarters for the Mountain Gorilla Tracking (Trekking) orientation
and meeting with guides and separation into groups depending on
which group you will be tracking .
Then it is off for your
own Gorillas in the Mist experience. Hiking through this mysterious
and magnificent forest where there is much else to see on your way
to your Mountain Gorilla Group. The flora and fauna, the other
primates, mammals, birds, butterflies will be most beautiful and
only enhance this very special day.
The tracking (trekking)
can involve some rigorous climbing and hiking but then you are face
to face with these powerful Mountain Gorillas, observing them just
a few meters from you watching the group, mothers with a baby, the
gorillas doing their daily routine and you are there. You
will not find the mountain gorillas in any zoo, but only in this
small section of Africa where the remaining mountain gorillas are
found.
Fortunately and due to
much work they are thriving and surviving here at Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest and you are there seeing them up close and personal.
Afterwards it is a return
to headquarters depending on time and your energy level a village
walk, where you will see traditional ways, from brewing of beer
to remedies made from the forest. There will be some dancing
and entertainment as you observe the ways of the local people and
it is certainly worth your while.
Day Three:
It is breakfast-Checkout afterwards and a journey back to Kampala,
on the way we stop at Mbarara for lunch stop of, then on to at the
Equator for picture taking and continue our drive to Kampala.
Safari Price-includes:
Transport including fuel and English Speaking driver - Water
in Vehicle, all park fees, accommodations, game drives, boat launch
trip, top of falls excursion and all food. It does not include
alcoholic beverages and drinks, laundry, or any other purchases
you might make.
Uganda
Mountain Gorilla Tracking Add-On Options:
Add a stay at Lake Bunyonyi, Mgahinga Gorilla
Park, Queen Elizabeth Park Wildlife, Kibale
Forest Chimpanzee tracking or Lake Mburo Park
Wildlife. Perfect choices to enhance your
gorilla tracking safari experience.
Choices such as the tree climbing lions of QEP,
volcano climbing at Mgahinga, chimpanzee
tracking and much more
Why
go Mountain Gorilla Tracking (trekking) in Uganda?
It is a question frequently asked. After all you can
go Mountain Gorilla Tracking (trekking) in Rwanda and
in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda is safe,
secure unlike the Democratic Republic of Congo, and unlike
Rwanda you can see a very diverse wildlife in Uganda and go
chimpanzee tracking and Birding in Uganda and there are the
lodging facilities of Uganda, that are the best in the
region.
The
complete Mountain
Gorilla Tracking (trekking) Guide for
Uganda:
All the information you need to go Mountain Gorilla Tracking
in Central Africa. From Gorilla information to an
actual Mountain Gorilla Safari. Mountain Gorilla
Permit information, Mountain Gorilla Tracking Guidelines
including age limitations, Gorilla Tracking Pictures and
park information, including lodging information.
Uganda Gorilla
Tracking (Trekking) Permits:
Securing a Uganda Mountain Gorilla Permit is the key to
Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Uganda. We as a member of
the Association of Uganda Tour Operators receive preference
and we can usually obtain a Mountain Gorilla Tracking Permit
for the dates requested by you.
Uganda
Mountain Gorilla
Tracking Guidelines:
Guidelines and requirements
set forth by the Uganda Wildlife Authority regarding
Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Uganda. The things you
need to know before you go Mountain Gorilla Tracking in
Uganda.
Exploring
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: Home
of half the Mountain Gorillas in the world. Explore
this fabulous rainforest and see what you will find here.
Home of not only Mountain Gorillas, but other primates,
birds, mammals. It is simply a fabulous rainforest,
just a hike here is worth coming here.
Exploring
Mgahinga Gorilla Park:
Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda is
simply one of the most beautiful parks in Uganda. One
Gorilla groups lives here part of the time. When
gorillas are not in residence here you can go Volcano
climbing and track the endangered Golden Monkeys in the
bamboo forest found here.
Mountain
Gorilla Tracking (Trekking) in
pictures:
Uganda Mountain Gorilla Tracking
(Trekking) in pit pictures. Get a taste of what
Mountain Gorilla Tracking is like in Uganda. Taken at
Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest. You will find out what
Gorilla Tracking is like.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Accommodations::
Accommodations, Lodges,
Tented Camps while you are going Mountain Gorilla Tracking, Hiking
in the forest, Birding at Bwindi. Nice places to stay from
budget to luxury accommodations.
Specialty
Safari Tours in Uganda-Africa:
Including Uganda African
Photo Safari, African Honeymoon Safari in Uganda and Create
your own Safari. Each of the specialty safari tours is
created with your input in mind. Private photo safaris
where you are in control, Adventure safaris that allow you
to experience Uganda in a very different way, romantic
Honeymoon safaris that reflect the celebratory note of your
visit to Uganda and Create your own African Safari.