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Uganda Mountain Gorilla Tracking

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Uganda is a beautiful East Africa country with numerous tourist attractions that range from Gorillas at Bwindi National Park, the River Nile, the snow peaked Mount Ruwenzori, Lake Victoria - Africa's largest fresh water lake and wildlife that is to be found at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls Game Sanctuary among numerous other game sanctuaries. The people of Uganda come from various tribal groupings with several cultural variations. The traveler interested in home stays, cultural tourism and ecotourism will enjoy trips to the Baganda, The Banyoro and a few of the other Ugandan tribes. Afripot Adventure Safaris organizes tours that include a variety of interests.

5 Days Uganda Gorilla Tacking

Day 1: Nairobi- Kampala
Early start towards the west, traveling the Great Rift Valley, to the border town of Malaba or Busia; Lunch en route. Arrival in Kampala in the mid afternoon. (Could travel by road or take a flight to Uganda). Dinner and overnight at city hotel.

Day 2: Kampala - Bwindi Forest
Early morning breakfast and depart for Mgahinga/Bwindi Forest National Park, via the Equator. Lunch break at Lake View Hotel. You will not avoid the numerous herds of Ankole cattle with their rare long horns, the Kigezi Highlands - popular referred to as the "Little Switzerland of Africa". Dinner and night at Kisoro Guest House/Buhoma Homestead.

Day 3: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking
After early morning breakfast, start the worthwhile expedition of gorilla tracking, through thick shrubs, steep hills and vertical slopes. Picnic Lunch. Evening enjoy the forest walk through vines down the river. Dinner and overnight at Kisoro Guest House/Buhoma Homestead.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to more than half of the world's total population of mountain gorillas. It currently has a population of over 320. Bwindi has 8 habituated groups namely Mubare 5 members, Habinyanja with 19 members, Rushegura with 20, Nkuringo 20, Bitukura 14, Nshongi 26, Mishaya 11, Kyaguriro 16.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi impenetrable park is located in south western part of Uganda, on the edge of the western rift valley or the albertine rift. Bwindi Forest protects to a higher degree half of the remaining mountain gorillas.

Activity Options
* Gorilla Trekking/Tracking
* Camping
* Walking/Trekking
* Bird watching
* Photography
Major Attractions:
The park contains about 20 forest elephants, at least 10 species of primates including chimpanzees, colobus monkeys and baboons. Other game includes the duikers, bushbucks and the rare giant hog as well as host of birds and other species. It is one of the richest area in Africa for flora and fauna.

Day 4: Bwindi - Mbarara - Kampala
Depart for Kampala via Lake Bunyonyi with a lunch break in the town of Mbarara. Arrive in the capital city of Uganda in the evening. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 5: Kampala - Nairobi
After a morning tour of the city of Kampala (a visit of the Kabaka's Tombs, the Kabaka's Lake, the Makerere University, the Uganda Museum, the Martyrs' shrine etc) We proceed to the east for Kenya and through the border posts (for immigration and customs) to Nairobi, which is reached in the late evening.

(NOTE: Day 1 and Day 5)
Itineraries can be changed if you are connecting by air to and from Entebbe. The city tour would then be done in the afternoon of day one and you would fly out in the morning of day five.