There are moments when you really feel tired about ordinary gorilla trekking safaris and want to enjoy it in another setting. Of all the tourists who book Uganda gorilla safaris, only a few book luxury gorilla safaris in Uganda reason being the budget seems high for them in certain cases and considering the fact that a gorilla permit costs US$450 in the low season and $ 600 in the high season, this alone makes the price of the safari a bit high compared to other kinds of safaris like wildlife tours in Uganda. If you’ve been to Uganda before for a budget gorilla trekking safari then i suggest you save more money and try any of our luxury gorilla trekking safaris for a whole new experience in terms of accommodation, meals, safari vehicle and other services. The experience is simply awesome, that all i can say.
What makes luxury gorilla trekking safaris more special that the ordinary packages? For a luxury setting, you could have a possibility of carrying out two gorilla treks or even three gorilla treks all in Uganda and Rwanda combined. This means if the first day of your luxury gorilla trekking safaris isn’t good in terms of gorilla watching, let’s say you only see a few mountain gorillas in Uganda Bwindi National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the rest of the days of your luxury gorilla trekking safaris won’t disappoint you as you will at least have a possibility of spotting more mountain gorillas.
Another obstacle can also be climate, remember trekking these primates isn’t fun when it rains because they tend to take covers in their respective shelters in forests just like humans do when rain begins to fall. This alone can make you spot few but with luxury gorilla trekking safaris that have two gorilla treks, you don’t have to worry about this because your following days will compensate for the previous bad days. Want to enjoy Uganda gorilla tracking in a luxury setting? Book any of our luxury gorilla treks today.
With this kind of safari, you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and head to Entebbe Airport for your scheduled flight to Kihihi Airstrip in western Uganda. This is a 45-60 minutes flight by Aero link Uganda. Upon arrival at Kihihi Airstrip, you will be picked by our company representative and hit the road to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Welcome to Bwindi where gorillas are the centre of attraction, a distinct feature for Uganda’s tourism. Bwindi national park, Mgahinga National Park alongside Rwanda’s Volcanoes Park and Congo’s Virunga Volcanoes are habitats to the only endangered mountain gorillas left in the whole world. Overnight stay at Mahogany Springs Lodge / Buhoma Lodge / Gorilla Forest Camp.
On day two take an early morning breakfast, head to the park headquarters with packed lunch for an inevitable briefing ready to trek for the gorillas in the thick and impenetrable forests. You get to spend an hour with the gorillas after having trekked for about 3-8 hours. If you are not so worn out in the evening, head for a brief nature walk to the Batwa community. Also available are curio shops, drinking joints, a children’s school among others. You can try the other option being Munyanga River Trail, where you can see the waterfalls and an array of bird life or the Muzabajiro/ Ruhija trails which offer forest and grassland bird species plus more primates.
