Safari Overview: 4 Day Bwindi Flying safari – Uganda Gorilla Trekkin
The 4-Day Bwindi flying safari is a perfect package for travellers who don’t like long road drives. Fly to Bwindi and trek the gorillas within the shortest time possible. It is a less than 60-minute flight from Entebbe Airport to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrips (operated by Aerolink Uganda), located on the edges of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to mountain gorillas in Uganda.
Aerolink Uganda offering Domestic Scheduled Flights
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Pick up from your hotel in Entebbe and transfer to Entebbe Airport for your scheduled domestic flight to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrips. The flight is less than 60 minutes, saving you from the 10-hour drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Mahogany Springs Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge or Four Gorillas Lodge.
Day 2: First Gorilla Trek, Afternoon Community Walk
Have breakfast at the lodge, and assemble at the park headquarters (with packed lunch/snacks and water) for a briefing from the Park rangers about the dos and don’ts while with the Gorillas, before embarking 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 spend 1 hour with the gorillas taking pictures and videos, then descend to your Lodge for a hot lunch. In the evening, if interested, you may go for a cultural walk to nearby communities, where the Batwa Community will entertain you and learn more about their unique history—dinner and overnight at your lodge on DAY 1.
Day 3: Second Gorilla Trek
This is another day for the second gorilla trekking tour in Bwindi National Park! It is always more rewarding to visit a different gorilla family than the one you visited the previous day. Return to the lodge and relax in the evening as you wait for dinner and overnight.
Batwa People (Pygmies) Making Fire
Day 4: Fly Back to Entebbe Airport
After breakfast, you will set off for your return journey to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrips, then fly back to Entebbe Airport for your onward flight.
END OF THE TOUR
Included in the cost:
- 2 Gorilla Permits per person
- Scheduled internal Flight
- 3 Night accommodation and meals
- Bottled mineral water for refreshment
- All airport transfer
- Ground transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle from the Airstrip and back
- Services of a professional English-speaking driver/tour guide
- All tour activities as per the itinerary
Excluded are;
- International flights
- Visa (where applicable)
- Personal Expenses, like tips for staff and beverages
