Flying gorilla safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Sector During Holiday Season

Flying gorilla safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Sector During Holiday Season

Celebrate your holiday season with the magnificent apes in the jungle! A once-in-a-lifetime experience that you should not miss is planning a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma during the holiday season. Buhoma is a sector headquarters located in the northern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southern Uganda, where you can observe various gorilla families and engage in other alternative park activities. It is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, a government agency in charge of all of Uganda's National Parks. You have a 98 percent chance of seeing gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is home to half of the surviving gorillas in the world. It is located in south-western Uganda.

Buhoma gorilla Trekking during holiday season

Gorilla tracking involves watching the gorillas for an hour after they've moved and searching the jungle for them. It begins at 7:00 a.m with a briefing at each park headquarters. Park guides inform clients of the dos and don'ts before leading them on a trek to the forest. When the hike becomes particularly exhausting, you can hire a porter to help carry your belongings and even assist you in shifting. You should not miss the opportunity to observe the gorillas, who share 95 percent of their DNA with humans, and you can celebrate the holiday season in style by making a reservation with Dav safaris to see the gorillas in the Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Mubare Gorilla Family, the Habinyanja Gorilla Family, the Rushegura Gorilla Family, the Muyambi Gorilla Family, and the Katwe Gorilla Family are the five habituated gorilla family groupings found in Buhoma. In Buhoma, just eight tourists are permitted to trek each gorilla family each day, and they are given an hour to observe the gorillas in their natural habitat. During your holiday, you can choose a gorilla family to track in Buhoma Sector. Your driver-guide for the tour will take into account and inform the Park administration about your condition/desire to have an easy walk or a long trek based on your communication with Dav safaris regarding your fitness, your interest, or overall healthy wellness.

How much does a gorilla permit cost in Buhoma during the holiday season?

When planning a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma during the festive season, gorilla permits are absolutely necessary. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority's tariff for 2019–2020, gorilla trekking permits for Buhoma in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park cost USD700 per person per trek for foreign non–residents, USD600 per person per trek for foreign residents, and Uganda shillings 250,000 for citizens of East Africa. Once you locate the gorillas in the forest, you get an hour to observe and take photos. For each gorilla family, only eight visitors are permitted to see the gorillas each day in the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Each day, forty gorilla trekking permits are available in Buhoma to allow tourists to trek the gorillas. following your booking of the gorilla package. Once you get in touch and reserve a gorilla viewing package with Dav Safaris, we'll send you an invoice and provisionally reserve the permit for you. After receiving payment, we will acquire your permit at the Kampala headquarters of the Uganda Wildlife Authority and send it to you as a scanned receipt for your records and review. One week before the start of your trip, we will pick up your permit cards from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, and your driver-guide will present them to the park headquarters on the day of trekking so that you can go on a trek. When planning a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma during the holiday season, Dav Safaris always offers all services to satisfy your expectations. Only travelers and people who are at least fifteen (15) years old are eligible for gorilla permits. To guarantee your spot for gorilla tracking in the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park during the holiday season, gorilla permits should be reserved in advance. You can buy gorilla permits up to 2 years in advance. Gorilla permits frequently sell out during the peak months of July, August, September, December, January, and February each year. In order to guarantee your desired date of travel to see the gorillas, Dav safaris always advises all travelers to book and reserve the permits in advance.

Flying to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma sector

The main airstrips to Buhoma in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are Kihihi Airstrip and Ishasha Airstrip, which are 1-2 hours away from the lodges in Buhoma. We can tailor a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma to visit the gorillas at any time of the year based on your budget and travel time. There are morning and afternoon domestic flights available every day from Entebbe International Airport and Kajjansi Airstrip. For group or private visits to observe gorillas, the main operator is Aero Link Uganda, which operates planes with a capacity of eleven passengers at once. All airlines are free to run both regular and special flights to Buhoma to see the gorillas. When you arrive at any Airstrip, one of our qualified, experienced, and trained English-speaking driver guides will be there to meet you and assist you with all of the transfers and activities in the Park. Only 4x4 safari cars are used by us to ensure your comfort and pleasant experience. To arrange a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma over the holiday season, get in touch with us.

Where should I stay in Buhoma while on my holiday flying gorilla safari?

The Buhoma sector provides a number of lodging options where you can stay while on your gorilla excursion, but planning a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma during the holiday season needs you to stay at least for two nights or more. The lodges include both high-end luxurious and inexpensive lodgings. Gorilla Forest Camp, Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge, and Bwindi Trekkers Lodge are some of the best luxurious lodges. Silverback Lodge and Buhoma Havens Lodge are among the intermediate lodges. You can stay at the crested crane Buhoma Lodge, the Buhoma Community Camp, the Ride for a Woman Lodge, among many other places, for a reasonable price. Contact us with the resort of your choice, and depending on your budget, we can adapt your itinerary or even make suggestions for you.

Why arrange a gorilla flying safari to Buhoma during the holiday season with Dav Safaris

By planning a flying gorilla safari to Buhoma during the holiday season, you can partake in more activities and cut your road trip by around ten hours. Another option is to fly to Buhoma and then drive back to Entebbe or Kampala. On the route, you can stop at the Equator for photos, visit the Igongo Cultural Center and Museum, and enjoy the stunning plantations and landscape. Please email us at info@davsafaris.com if you would like to make reservations for your flight, gorilla permit, lodging, activities, and other services. We provide affordable fly-in safaris to Buhoma to visit the gorillas, including a 3-days gorilla trekking, a 4-day gorilla trekking and community experience,and others that we can customize for you. To order a package to Buhoma over the holiday season.