6 Days Gorilla Trekking and Birding Safaris Uganda.
This 6 Days Gorillas Trekking and Birding safari Uganda takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla trekking and specialty birds’ observation. There are about 1000 mountain gorillas in the whole world, and Bwindi Impenetrable national park is home to more than half of these beautiful and endangered primates. Therefore, Gorilla trekking in Uganda is a must adventure not to be missed. The Bwindi impenetrable forest is home to a number of mountain gorillas’ families along with more than ten other primate species, such as Chimpanzees, black and white Colobus, l’hoest monkey, Olive baboons, and many more. Bwindi is also one of the richest forests for flora and fauna in Africa making it suitable for your adventure other than anywhere. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a home of a 360 bird species record with 23 of 24 Albertine Rift endemics found in Uganda among which include the globally threatened species such as the and African Green Broadbill Shelley’s Crimsonwing and African Green Broadbill. Other species include; Sassi’s Olive Greenbul, Dusky Crimson-wing, Oberlander’s/Forest Ground Thrush, Strange Weaver, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Batis, Short-tailed/Neumann’s Warbler, Grauer’s Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Collared Apalis, Montane Masked Apalis, Kivu Ground Thrush, Grauer’s Rush Warbler, Red-throated Alethe, Rwenzori Nightjar, Rwenzori Turaco, Stripe-breasted Tit, Handsome Francolin. This safari is available throughout the year.
Tour highlights
Birding Whole Day in Ruhija Sector
Birding day in Mubwindi Trails
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Adventurous Road trip to and from Bwindi
Price Includes:
- English speaking birding Safari Guide
- Park entrance fees
- Transportation in 4×4 tourists’ vehicle
- All accommodation
- All meals
Price Excludes:
- International flight tickets
- Insurance fees
Itinary in details
- Day1Arrival for Uganda Mountain Gorillas and Bird watching safari.Arrive at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to the Hotel for check-in and briefing about your stay in Uganda. Depending on your arrival time, if time allows we bird Uganda Wildlife Education Centre or Entebbe botanical Gardens.
- Day2Bird watching Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkAfter early morning breakfast, we set off for bird watching towards western Uganda for the birding experience in Africa’s No. 1 birding destination. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park is home to over half of the world’s endangered Mountain Gorillas population and is home to a good number of nocturnal and diurnal Primate Species, therefore, expecting an adventurous safari.
- Day3Birding and Uganda Gorilla TrackingOn this day, early in the morning, you assemble for a short briefing conducted by the park warden at the trekking departure point before setting off for the memorable experience with the world endangered gentle giants. While trekking, you can encounter some other forest species like black and white colobus monkey, olive baboon, and many others. If trekking is done successfully early, you can have a self-guided birding evening around your overnight lodge premises. Look out to observe the Dusky Tit, Brown-capped Warbler, Black Bee-Eater, the Yellow-billed and Yellow-spotted Barbets, Common Stonechat, Brown-throated, and Chestnut Wattle-eyes, the African Black-and-white Shryke-Flycatcher, a number of Apalis Species, Slaty Flycatcher, White-bellied Robin-Chat, Equatorial Akalat, the Olive-green, and Grey-backed Camaroptera, Green Hylia, Short-tailed Warbler, White-chinned Prinia, White-tailed Anti-thrush, Cape Wagtail, Grauer’s Warbler, Grauer’s Rush Warbler, Grey-capped Warbler White-browed Crombec, the list is long.
- Day4Ruhija- Uganda Bird watching Safari.Today we bird Ruhija sector in search for the darling Handsome Francolin, Strange Weaver, African Green Broadbill, Shelley’s and Dusky Crimson-wings, Rwenzori Batis, White-browed Crombec, Stripe-breasted Tit, White-naped Raven, Sharp’s Starling, Mountain masked and Rwenzori Apalises, Purple-breasted Sunbird, and other bird species.
- Day5Uganda Birding safari at Mubwindi SwampWhole day bird watching at Mubwindi swamps. We look out for the White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Brown-capped Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Black-billed Weaver, Red-headed Malimbe, Grey-headed Sparrow, Black-necked Weaver, Waller’s Starling, Montane Oriole, many-colored Bush-Shrike, Bocage’s Bush-Shrike, Stuhlmann’s Starling, Mountain Illadopsis, Rwenzori Nightjar, to mention but a few
- Day6Bird watching Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe