4-day Gorilla Flying Safari

February 22, 2024

4-day Gorilla Flying Safari; Bwindi Gorilla Trekking and Habituation

Safari Overview: 4-Day Bwindi Flying Safari to See the Gorillas

The 4-day Gorilla Flying Safari is a perfect package for travelers who don’t want long drives on the road. Fly to Bwindi and trek gorillas within the shortest time possible. It is a less than 60-minute flight from Entebbe Airport to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrips (By Aerolink Uganda) located on the edges of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a home to mountain gorillas in Uganda.

Detailed Itinerary of the 4-day Gorilla Flying Safari

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Pick up from your hotel in Entebbe and transfer to Kajjansi airstrip to start your 4-day Gorilla Flying Safari. You’ll head there for your scheduled flight to Kihihi airstrip with Safari Vacations and Travel Services. The flight is less than 2 hours saving you from long hours of driving. In the evening, if interested, you may go for a cultural walk to nearby communities of the Batwa. You’ll l be entertained by the Batwa Community, and learn more about their unique history. Be ready to see how they used to survive before the park management evacuated them from the forest.

Dinner and overnight stay: Mahogany Springs Lodge/ Buhoma Lodge

Day 2: First Gorilla Trek, Afternoon Community Walk

Have breakfast at the lodge and you will assemble at the park headquarters (with packed lunch/snacks and water). You’ll receive a briefing from the Park rangers about the dos and don’ts while with the Gorillas. Then after, you’ll embark on the memorable activity of tracking the amazing apes. Gorilla tracking will take you through thick vegetation and the ease of finding the Gorillas will depend on their movement in their natural habitat.

You will have a maximum of one hour with the Gorillas for photographing, video recording, and observation. Later descend to your Lodge for relaxation.

Day 3: Gorilla Habituation

Today you wake up early, have breakfast, and with your packed lunch. You’ll transfer to Rushaga Park headquarters for registration and briefing about the gorilla habituation experience. In your group of 4, you will start off the trek to meet the wild gorillas at 8:00 am. Hiking time may be short or long depending on where gorillas will be that day. On reaching the gorillas, spend 4 hours in their presence. You’ll take part in training them, take pictures, and learn about their wild lifestyles. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge ).

Day 4: Fly Back to Entebbe Airport

After your breakfast, you will set off for your return journey to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrips for your return flight to Entebbe Airport (45-minute flight). You will find our company representative waiting for you to take you back to your hotel or for your connecting flight back home or other destinations.