3 Days Mountain Gorilla Tracking Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to half of the world population of mountain gorillas, currently estimated at 720. Famous for gorilla tracking, Bwindi is an African montane rainforest with exceptionally high levels of species endemism. The park is on UNESCO's list of world heritage sites due to its ecological uniqueness and natural beauty. Bwindi is home to a number of other primate species, including chimpanzees, black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza), L'Hoest's guenon (Cercopithecus l'hoesti), red-tailed guenon (C. ascanius schmidti), blue guenon (C. mitis mitis), vervet (C. aethiops), baboon (Papio anubis) plus nocturnal prosimians. In addition, there are duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons), elephant (Loxodonta africana), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus), giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) and several small cat species. More than 350 species of birds have been recorded to exist in this park, of which many are regional endemics.
You will be picked up from your Hotel by your guide very early in the morning; you will  have a short stop at the Equator for an informative talk as well as a photographic opportunity. Continue to Mbarara where were you will stop for lunch. Continue through with beautiful scenery where you can see the triangular peaks of the Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo and terraced farming to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home of the mountain gorilla and sleep to the sounds of the mountain rainforest.
Overnight at Buhoma Community Bandas/ Gorilla Resort (FB)
Wake up early morning for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking. Before 8:00 am report to the ranger station for a brief talk by one of the rangers as well as registration; the guides will then take you to track the gorillas through the bush pushing your way through the undergrowth and parting thick creepers.
When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metre of them and you will be able to sit around these great apes for a whole hour gazing into their big round eyes. These giants are so powerful and can sometimes weigh up to 250kilos. A reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes, as this trek can take from half an hour to 6 hours depending on the movement of these primates. After the tracking, have your packed lunch. Return for Overnight at Buhoma Community Bandas/ Gorilla Resort (FB)
After breakfast, depart Bwindi Impenetrable National park for Kampala having lunch en route and arriving at your own hotel in the evening
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