Luxury Gorilla Safari Uganda

Luxury gorilla safari Uganda is one of the activities in Uganda that you should include in your Africa travel budget list. Mountain gorillas are a star attraction in Uganda that many people have visited for trekking.

Luxury gorilla trekking safaris offer an experience like no other as trekkers get down to the jungle and walk through the trails to meet the giant mountain gorillas and live with them for 1 hour.

Tours that get you close to the natural habitats of wildlife usually offer adventures of a lifetime and gorilla trekking isn’t an exception.

Luxury gorilla safaris in Uganda offers much more comfort and when it comes to trekking which is a bit strenuous, comfort helps the trip be less tiresome

A luxury gorilla safari in Uganda constitutes luxury transport and Luxury accommodation. Luxury transport can either be by air which is charter aircraft or road which is mainly by hiring safari vehicles that offer very comfortable sitting arrangements with room for refrigeration, enough leg space, and charging.

For the luxury lodges around the gorilla habitats, world-class services are offered with various menu options and comfortable bedding arrangements.

Both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park have luxury lodges that host tourists who are traveling luxury.

A gorilla trekking permit in Uganda costs US$ 700 each for all kinds of tourists be it luxury, mid-range, or budget.

For Uganda, when booking tourists should choose the park of interest and date of tracking. In Bwindi, permits are allocated according to availability in the four different sectors of the park which are Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Nkuringo.

Some of our popular luxury gorilla trekking Uganda permits include;

3-day Uganda gorilla safari Bwindi

3 days gorilla safari Uganda

3 days Uganda gorilla tracking safari

Luxury Transport for Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

By Air: There are a few charter flight companies that organize flights to Bwindi. Close to Bwindi, there are three airfields that serve the park and these are namely Kayonza and Kihihi airfields that are very suitable for travelers taking Uganda gorilla safaris to the northern sector. Nyakabande airfield in Kisoro is suitable for those going to trek in the southern sectors.

Entebbe to Kihiihi airfield takes about 1h 10min by Aerolink Uganda. From any of the airstrips, the traveler is transferred to their allocated sector to a booked lodge. The transfer from the airfield to lodge is by safari vehicle and vice versa on return.

Getting to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Road: By road, getting to Bwindi depends on where an individual is coming from.

From Entebbe International Airport which is the only international airport in the country, it is about 514km to the park taking a drive time of about 10h 5min via the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Kabale route.

To reach the park a luxury safari vehicles especially land cruiser vehicles are used to transport tourists to the park. The luxury tour vehicles are very comfortable and ensure to take you to all of your itinerary destinations.

Getting to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park by road.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is 510km from Kampala; the most commonly used route passes through Kabale and Kisoro.

The 434km journey from Kampala to Kabale can be completed in 8 hours on good tarmac. It is then a further 76km to Kisoro town on a mountainous tarmac road with steep ascents and descents.

Mgahinga can also be reached by air using the daily flights from Entebbe International Airport to Kisoro airfield. Connect by road from the airfield to the park.

Ntebeko, the main entrance to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is 14km from Kisoro at the end of a dirt road with some steep and rocky sections.

Luxury Lodges for Gorilla tours in Uganda

To offer world-class accommodation services, there are several luxury lodges in both Bwindi and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks.

In Bwindi, some of the luxury lodges include; Gorilla safari lodge, Four Gorillas Lodge, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Buhoma Lodge,

Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge.

In Mgahinga luxury lodges include Mount Gahinga Lodge, Lake Chahafi Resort.

For any luxury gorilla trekking Uganda safari, just contact us and have any kind of itinerary well planned just for you. We also plan Rwanda luxury gorilla tours.

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