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6 days Bwindi Rwanda Gorilla Tracking, Parc National Des Volcnans |
6 days bwindi rwanda Gorilla Tracking
Day 1: Depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Early morning we depart for Bwindi impenetrable forests Home to the rare Mountain gorillas After an eight to ten hours wza1drive through villages, towns, highlands, and grazing lands southwest we get to Bwindi impenetrable forest. The scenic drive take you through the area famed to be the Switzerland of Africa, with a stop at the equator for photography and an informative talk as well as lunch en route in Mbarara. Overnight at Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Cammunity Bandas
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking
Early morning we have our break fast and after we gather at the Uganda wild life authority Bwindi headquarters for registering, get walking sticks and group up for pre-trek briefing. 8:00 am we start the gorilla trek which takes us between half and hour to up to whole day through a steeply forested landscape which has incredible dense under growth an experience of penetrating the impenetrable.
The experience of tracking and finding these great primates is very, exciting; there are 9 other primate species including chimpanzee, blue monkey, black and white colobus monkey, plus 300 bird species and 200 species of butter flies. After tracking, depart for Lake Bunyonyi area. Overnight at Arcadia Cottages/Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 3: Depart for Parc National Des Volcnans
After breakfast we will transfer to Parc National Des Volcans driving through the land of a thousand hills. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Lodge/Kinigi Guest house
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking and depart for Lake Bunyonyi
This day after breakfast you will go to the Rwanda Gorilla office headquarters and get the briefing from the guides, and then its off on to your adventure to meet these thrilling gentle giants of Rwanda. Your guide will take you through thick vegetation on a 1-7 hour trail, when you finally meet the gorillas, you will spend one hour with them. After the wonderful experience, depart for Lake Bunyonyi. Overnight at Arcadia Cottages/Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 5: Explore Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast drive to the Lake Bunyonyi environs for a day of relaxation enjoying the beautiful scenery and serene environment. Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest lava dammed lake in East and central Africa housing over 25 scenic Islands each with a different mythical tale for instance the punishment Island that tells of the pain and tears of many Bakiga women abandoned on the Island and left for dead for getting pregnant out of wedlock. You will take part in an optional activity of your choice. Overnight at Arcadia Cottages/Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 6: Drive back to Kampala
After breakfast we will drive back at leisure to Kampala, arriving in the late afternoon.
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Gorilla In The Mist |

Individual gorillas can be identified by their unique "nose prints,"
or nose patterns, and as with human fingerprints, no two gorillas have an identical nose print. |
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Endangered Gorillas |
Gorillas
are the closest relative to man, they are often just as curious and
enjoy looking at you as much as you do at them. Extremely powerful and
intelligent, it is hard to believe that they are so close to
extinction.
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