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After an early breakfast at your hotel, you transfer back to Entebbe airport for a domestic flight to Kisoro, western Uganda, departing at 7: 00 hrs. (Expected Time of Arrival 8:10hrs) You will then be transferred by road from Kihihi to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the home of the mountain Gorillas. Check in at the lodge and enjoys a delicious lunch. After lunch, you have some time to relax and prepare yourself for the following Day’s activities or go for an optional guided for your first introduction to Uganda’s Flora and Fauna. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Lodge options include Mahogany springs, Engaagi Tented camp, Buhoma Lodge.

 

Early rise at the lodge and have breakfast, and prepare for the highlight of your safari, Gorilla tracking experience, where you will spend 1 hour with the Gorillas. You will transfer to the park offices where you will be allocated a Gorilla family in groups of 8 and a Gorilla tracking guide. Your guide will brief you about you assigned Gorilla family and appropriate safety precautions and then you will drive to the trail head for the start of a thrilling adventure.

Expect to walk to walk between 2 and 8 hours in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead which ca be tricky and may require an average degree of fitness. However, the thrill of coming face to face with the Giant Silverback ultimately makes up for the effort invested.

Please remember to bring your passport for registration. Appropriate, waterproof hiking boots and a light rain coat. To protect from stinging nettles, we recommend long pants and long-sleeved tops. A pair of old gardening gloves can help grab on to the vegetation, while most hotels/lodges provide a walking stick that comes in very handy, especially when hiking downhill. A small waterproof back pack is an excellent idea to carry a light snack, bottled water as well as protection for your camera.

Upon sighting the Gorillas, you will spend 1 hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young ones and sometimes wrestling by the juveniles. It is a very unique and unforgettable experience.

After this experience, you will hike back to the base, where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to the lodge for a deserved shower and dinner at your lodge.

Today, you will leave Bwindi Impenetrable national park and head back to Entebbe International Airport to connect to your international flight

Of the over 800 mountain gorillas worldwide, Bwindi impenetrable national park is home to almost half of this Gorilla population. There is no better place for observing these gentle giants at a close distance. The number of Gorillas in the forest has over time increased from 300 to 400 in nine different families that have been habituated for tourism purposes.

Number of Pax	Per Person
Travelling with 1 pax (FNR)	USD 2,681.8
Travelling with 3 pax (FNR)	USD 2,079.2
Travelling with 4 pax (FNR)	USD 2,003.875
Travelling with 5 pax (FNR)	USD 1,958.68
Services excluded from the above Cost
Gorilla Tracking Permits	USD 700

Pick and drop off from your Location
Safari Vehicle
All specified Accommodation
Meals as described in the itinerary
Evacuations Insurance (AMREF Flying doctors)
English speaking driver/Guide
24/7 Phone support
Medical kit
Mineral water refreshments

⇛ International flight ⇛ Visa application fees ⇛ Optional activities ⇛ Meals and drinks not mentioned above ⇛ Items of personal nature ⇛ Tips ⇛ Entry visa into Uganda ⇛ All kinds of drinks except water

⇛ Activities not mentioned in the itinerary ⇛ Phone calls and bar bills ⇛ Personal/travel insurance ⇛ Driver guide’s gratuity (recommended) ⇛ All Other Services of a personal nature ⇛ All air/flight tickets ⇛ Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL”

• The rates are in US dollars and subject to change.
• Availability of accommodation, permits and activities is not guaranteed until confirmation by your contact person of Footprints Safaris. Permits are sold on ‘first come first serve’ basis.

⇛ Prices are subject to change.
⇛ Availability of accommodations and activities is not guaranteed;
⇛ reservations will be made after receiving confirmation of the final itinerary and the requested deposit.
⇛ Should any of the included accommodations not be available, we reserve the right to substitute it with an alternative suitable accommodation, which might affect the final quoted price.
⇛ The budget option for this safari is based on very basic accommodation.
⇛ Private bathrooms cannot be guaranteed which means showers and toilets (or pit latrines) have to be shared in some places.
⇛ The estimated travelling hours are based on the actual hours of driving, stops for lunch or photos not included.