Join Ikigai Expeditions for an incredible gorilla safari in Uganda. This tour not only includes witnessing the endangered mountain gorillas but also gives you the chance to climb a mighty volcanic mountain for splendid views.
Travel Style: Active
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Service Level: Standard
Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with private transport.
Physical Rating: 4 – Demanding
Some high-altitude hikes or more strenuous activities, but accessible to most healthy travelers.
Trip Type: Small Group
Small group experience; Max 14, Min 1.
Age Requirement: 15+
All travelers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Arrival in Entebbe. Today, you will be picked up by a driver/guide and transferred to your hotel for your overnight stay. You will receive a briefing about the tour and all the information you need to know for the next day.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe
Meals: Dinner
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In the early morning, your Pathfinder will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe at 6:00 a.m. The journey to Kisoro begins with a scenic drive through central Uganda. As you travel southwest, you’ll pass through lush green landscapes, bustling villages, and rolling hills adorned with tea plantations. After a lunch stop in Kabale, the final leg of the trip takes you through more breathtaking scenery. On the last hill, the landscape unfolds beneath you, revealing a vast plain that stretches across Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, dominated by the Virunga volcanoes. You will arrive in Kisoro around 4:00 p.m., where you’ll stay at the historic Travellers Rest Hotel. Built in 1955, this hotel offers a cozy retreat for tourists coming to see the mountain gorillas. Despite renovations in 1999, it still retains its colonial charm.
Journey Time: Approximately 10 hours
Accommodation: Travellers Rest Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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This is the day of gorilla tracking. From Travellers Rest in Kisoro, it is about one hour and 20 minutes by car to the Nkuringo group or Rushaga area, home to the Nshongi, Mishaya, Kahungye, and Bweza groups in southern Bwindi, and 40 minutes to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Once there, you will first receive a briefing at 7:45 a.m., and at 8:30 a.m. you will start the tracking. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be able to spend up to one hour with them! All visitors are expected to be back at the starting point by 7:00 p.m. The walks can take 3 to 9 hours, depending on where you find the gorillas. It is a real hike, and being physically fit is recommended.
Accommodation: Travellers Rest Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Today, everyone can choose to do individual or group activities. With local organizations and the national park, there are numerous interesting activities you can participate in:
Alternatively, you can just sit back, relax, or read a book in the garden of Travellers Rest!
Accommodation: Travellers Rest Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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After breakfast, the last part of the journey will bring you back to Kampala, driving through one of the most scenic routes in western Uganda. You will pass through an extensive bamboo forest and the “Kanaba gap,” where you can get a clear view of the volcanoes in Uganda. The drive continues down to the beautiful views of Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest lake in Uganda. This road is a favorite for both tourists and locals. You will stop in Mbarara for lunch, and after Masaka town, you will stop at the Equator for a tea/coffee break and to buy souvenirs. Expect to arrive at your hotel in Entebbe around 7:00 p.m. for your overnight stay.
Journey Time: Approximately 10 hours
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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If departing in the morning, the hotel has a shuttle that will bring you to the airport; if departing in the evening, there are many activities you can still enjoy in Kampala and Entebbe.
Optional Activities:
Meals: Breakfast
From $3,700.00
From $3,700.00
From$3,700.00
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