ON FOOT · GORILLA & CHIMP TREKKING
The 7 best gorilla & chimp trekking you can book today, with what each costs, how far it walks and how much of it is uphill. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
This private 3-day Uganda safari pairs a full gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a Batwa community visit and canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi. A private English-speaking guide, 4x4 transport, accommodation, meals, drinking water, and the gorilla permit are included. Guides named in guest feedback include Hudson, Joyous, Benjamin, Richard, and Adams.
You’ll travel privately from Entebbe through Zziwa, Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi, and Lake Bunyonyi. Expect rhino tracking, chimpanzee and gorilla treks, game drives, and two boat trips with a full-time English-speaking guide. Gorilla and chimp permits cost extra.
Travel by 4x4 from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park for Kyambura chimp trekking and a Kazinga Channel cruise, then continue through Ishasha to Bwindi for gorilla trekking. Finish beside Lake Bunyonyi. English-speaking guides may include Danny, Derrick, William, Karim, Daniel, or Eli, depending on availability.
Travel from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a private 4WD, spend up to an hour with mountain gorillas, then rest beside Lake Bunyonyi. The three-day trip includes meals, accommodation, airport pickup, Kayabwe Equator stops, and a skilled driver, but the $700 gorilla permit is extra.
“Amazing experience. You have a lot of time with the Gorillas and it honestly is something special. Lake bunyoni afterwards was a nice change of pace coming from Kampala. Everything was well arranged and the driver was very skilled.”
Start in Kigali and cross into Uganda for a mountain gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bamboo Ecotours handles permits, transport, meals, accommodation, and guiding. Guides such as Fred, Herbert, Jackson, John, and Godfrey have led past trips. Golden monkey trekking at Mgahinga is an optional extra.
You leave Kigali at 4:30 am with a private driver-guide for Volcanoes National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas and five volcanoes. Expect a long but scenic drive, ranger briefing, a 2 to 5 hour trek, one hour with a gorilla family, and return transport. The permit is not included.
“I had the privilege of going on a Gorilla Trek today with John as my guide, and it was an absolutely flawless experience from start to finish!”
Travel from Kigali to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with Bamboo Ecotours, crossing at Cyanika and trekking mountain gorillas with a national park guide. Drivers such as Jackson, Godfrey, Herbert, and Fred have led past trips. The package includes permits, ground transfers, and meals, while tented park accommodation costs extra.
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