6 Days Unmatched Experience

Upon arrival, you’ll be met by a Luxury Africa Tours representative at Entebbe airport .You’ll be assisted with check-in for your onward scenic flight to the Kihihi airstrip . Aerial views capture your imagination, evoking so many dreamy preconceptions about Africa .Once you touch down you’ll be transferred to Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge for a relaxing evening

Today, trek through the park’s dense vegetation; Vehicles have never penetrated this forest, and the going can be challenging with steep ascents and tangled trails. Trekking through dense forest with steep slopes means that participants do need to be physically fit however gorilla trekking groups are assigned on fitness levels, so you can request a shorter or longer hike dependent on your preferences. In a group of 8, you will set off in the jungle and your guides use their experience, knowledge of the gorillas’ habits and information from the previous day to locate them. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them. Keep your camera in silence and observe a 10 meters’ distance from the gorillas and keep your mask on at all times. It worth the slight physical discomforts, though, for the reward of a face-to-face encounter with one of the most endangered animals on the planet. Observe their subtle social interactions and remarkable behaviors closely resembling our own. After the surreal experience , you’ll be driven back to the lodge for relaxation .

Have you wondered how often tourists get within two feet of a 600 pounds’ mountain gorilla without getting any harm? That intimidating giant creature could rip your arms out of their sockets in a flash.The Mountain gorilla habituation process involves spending time with a gorilla group every day and gradually winning over their trust. Researchers mimic their behavior, pretending to eat the same food as they do at the same time, grunting, and even beating one’s chest. To become accustomed to the presence of humans, each gorilla group undergoes a lengthy habituation process of between 3-5 years, managed by a team of expert researchers, conservationists, trackers and rangers. Park rangers start the habituation process by spending a short period of time with the gorillas each day, maintaining a specific distance at the limit of the gorillas’ comfort zone. Every few months they gradually increase the time and reduce the distance until they are certain that the gorillas are ready for tourists to visit them. After your breakfast, you will drive to Rushaga where you are to have your Gorilla Habituation Experience. you will not get as close as yesterday. Perhaps the gorillas initially bound off to a hiding place, maybe they park themselves amid the thickest vegetation, or guard their infant fervently.What you do have now is time, allow the gorillas to settle. Find your own hideout and wait. As the initial shock subsides, the gorillas emerge. You stay tucked into the forest, silently watching the troop, recognize individuals and notice distinguishing features, a part of the research process. Gestures are shared as you watch in awe, interpreting the communication. Over four hours you become invisible. From the hideout, you enjoy a complete insight into gorilla behavior, one that is normally only reserved for qualified researchers. With four hours you do not just admire an entire troop of gorillas in their natural habitat, but come closer to understanding the world of the greatest apes on earth.Later on, head back to your hotel for meals and relaxation.

Known as the “Keepers of the Forest” the enchanting Batwa pygmies of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are a hunter-gatherer tribe that has lived side-by-side with the wildlife of this ancient park for thousands of years. Strap on your hiking boots for this full-day adventure and as it kick-starts with a 3-hour hike through the forest to a Batwa settlement with the help of a Batwa guide. Hear ancient legends and traditional songs and after a warm welcome, your 1-hour cultural immersion begins. Enjoy a lively music performance, learn about the Batwa’s fascinating way of life; from religion to their food gathering and hunting techniques, and interact with the tribesmen. Later, you will drive back to the Lodge.

Afterbreakfast, you will go for a relaxing boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest lake in Africa and one of the only 3 lava dammed Lakes in Uganda. The Lake features different Islands which you will tour on this day. Visit the so-called punishment island where a girl who would get pregnant out of the legitimate traditional marriage would be taken damped on the island and then left to die.Return to the lodge for lunch and a chance to freshen up before a mid-afternoon flight back to Entebbe, where the lakefront hotel provides a peaceful place to reflect on the last five days.

After breakfast, relaxation at the hotel before your outbound flight. For late departures, you can enjoy use of the hotel’s facilities into the afternoon.