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    MOUNTAIN GORILLA EXPRESS  
 
Tour Code: MGE3
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Country: UGANDA
Start: Kampala   Finish: Kampala
Price: Euro €595
Price: Euro €595 + €25 (single supplement)

Gorilla Permit: US$375 (from July 06)

Gorilla Permit: US$510 (from 01 July 07)
See below for 'UPGRADE ACCOMMODATION'

Short of time but want the once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting the gorillas? Try our super speedy expedition into the wild of Uganda!

Day 1, Kampala, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Leaving Kampala very early, it's a full days drive through the beautiful Ugandan countryside to the ancient rainforests of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. On the way, skirt the north eastern shores of Lake Victoria, and climb into the mountainous south western region of Uganda through terraced hillsides dotted with traditional settlements. Expect to arrive at our picturesque camp on the edge of the forest in the late afternoon.

Day 2, Bwindi National Park, Gorilla Trek
Bwindi is a magnificent green swathe of dense rainforest and is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and a recently proclaimed World Heritage Site. Begin your gorilla trek in the early morning, and set off into the tangled and mist-shrouded forests with guides and trackers who are very experienced at locating the gorillas by finding the nest the family had used the previous night. The search for these majestic animals goes through thick untamed rainforest, where you'll be scrambling over mossy rocks and through deep undergrowth and it can be arduous at times. But when you come face to face with the gorillas for the first time, the trek there will be more than worth it, and watching gorillas in their natural habitat is a memory that will last a lifetime. After spending an hour with the gorillas we head back to the base camp for a late lunch and a relaxing afternoon.

Day 3, Kampala
Departing early in the morning we start our journey back to Kampala stopping for lunch en route. Expect to arrive back in the city in the early evening after a quick but exhilarating visit to the mountain gorillas.


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Tour highlights
Day 1 Kampala, Bwindi National Park LD

Day 2

Bwindi National Park, gorilla tracking BLD
Day 3 Kampala BL

ADDITIONAL INFO > > >
Group size Min 2 Age 15+
Included in tour price

All tour highlights, transport, meals as indicated, accommodation and services of driver / guide

Excluded in tour price 
Visas, travel insurance, flights, departure taxes, airport transfers, drinks, tips, items of a personal nature
Mode of Transport 
Minibus, foot
Standard of Accommodation

Basic but clean and bright rooms with minimal facilities, bed and bedding, mosquito nets, shared bathrooms and basic toilets

NB:

Please note because of the short duration of this tour there are two long driving days between Kampala and Bwindi National Park

UPGRADE
Lodge/ Tented Accommodation
Tour code: MGE3L
Price: Euro €775
Gorilla Permit: US$375 (July 06)
Single supplement: Euro €55
Departs: On request
Standard of Accommodation
Twin rooms with en-suite facilities
NB Gorilla Permit must be paid for at the time of deposit using the exchange rate of the day

 

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