Explore the forests of Bwindi
Spend 5 days exploring Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, gorilla trekking, and visiting hidden waterfalls.
The densely forested hillsides of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are one of the last remaining strongholds for mountain gorilla populations. Spend 5 days taking in the beauty of this verdant landscape, exploring the forest, and going gorilla trekking.
In addition to being the home of gorillas, the forest is home to over 320 incredible bird species, dreamy hidden waterfalls, and a variety of species to see as you explore the area on foot.
- Availability: Year-round
- Duration: 5-days
- Locations: Uganda – Entebbe, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Accommodation: The Boma Hotel, Bwindi Lodge
- Start: Entebbe International Airport
- End: Entebbe International Airport
Itinerary Details
- We’ll meet you at Entebbe International Airport
- Transfer to your hotel
- Overnight at The Boma Hotel
Upon your arrival at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, you’ll be warmly greeted by a representative. You will then transfer to The Boma Hotel – an exclusive hotel set within a quiet and leafy suburb just a few minutes from the airport.
Relax after your travels at this lovely boutique hotel oasis, enjoy a delicious dinner before enjoying a relaxing night’s sleep.
- Fly from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip
- Transfer to your hotel
- Overnight at Bwindi Lodge
Enjoy a superb breakfast before embarking on the short ride back to Entebbe Airport for your short flight to Kihihi Airstrip. The flight is only about an hour and a half, after which you’ll embark on a drive of the same length to Bwindi Lodge.
After a busy day of travel, you’ll spend your first night at Bwindi Lodge, appreciating the majestic views over the forest canopy and the soothing sound of the stream nearby.
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Overnight at Bwindi Lodge
Your day begins early with breakfast and a safety briefing before you begin your trek through the dense vegetation of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Your trek can last anywhere between 2 and 8 hours, depending on how long it takes to find a group of gorillas to observe. Once you’ve found a group, you’ll have one hour to spend watching them and their remarkably human-like antics.
You’ll return to Bwindi Lodge to freshen up and enjoy some leisure time before dinner and a restful night.
- Explore the forest
- Overnight at Bwindi Lodge
A more leisurely day awaits. Choose to spend either your morning or your afternoon exploring Bwindi’s forest on a guided nature walk. There’s a direct, private footpath from the lodge that goes into the dense vegetation.
When you’re not exploring the forest, you can relax at the lodge, enjoy a spa treatment to ease any sore muscles after your gorilla trek or take a short walk along the Munyanga River Trail to the pristine waterfalls deep in the forest.
- Transfer to Kihihi Airstrip
- Fly to Entebbe Airport
After one last delicious breakfast, you’ll drive to Kihihi Airstrip for your flight to Entebbe Airport and your onward flight.
Rates:
1 x The Boma Hotel
3 x Bwindi Lodge
Currency
Prices are per person, based on two adults travelling together, and exclude international flights to/from East Africa but include all other arrangements outlined in the itinerary.
