Arise early today at 6:30am for breakfast and prepare for the highlight of your safari, an unforgettable encounter with the gentle giants of Bwindi! You will be transferred to the national park offices and go through the formalities of track preparation and your guide will brief you on gorilla etiquette.
Tracking the gorillas through the thick undergrowth can be a strenuous task, albeit in the end, a rewarding one. There can be a lot of steep gradients to conquer therefore you need to be relatively fit. Led by a park ranger, the actual trek to the gorillas’ resting place can be between 4 – 8 hours. Upon sighting the gorillas, you spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young and sometimes wrestling by the juveniles – it is a totally unique and unforgettable experience!

Please remember to bring your passport for registration, appropriate, water proof hiking boots and a light rain coat. To protect from stinging nettles, we recommend long pants and long-sleeved tops. A pair of old gardening gloves can help grabbing onto the vegetation while most hotels/lodges provide a walking stick that come in very handy especially when hiking downhill. A small waterproof backpack is an excellent idea to carry a light snack, bottled water as well as protection for your camera.
Afterwards, you hike back to base from where you will be transferred back to the lodge for a well-deserved shower, some time to relax and a great dinner.

Please note that if you need help up the hike there are guides/ porters during the briefing session that can be hired to assist make your tracking easier uphill at an extra USD 20 (approx.).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner