Description

Day 1 - 3

Day 4

Day 5 - 6

Day 7 - 8

Day 9 - 12

Terms & Conditions

Uganda & Rwanda Primates Tracking
February/March 2008

Day 9,10 and 11, March 04,05 and 06

Early start to Ruhengeri, to start the Gorilla tracking for each of these three days. Once again, these will be amongst the most exciting and challenging days of our entire expedition. The Mountain Gorillas in the Parc Nationale des Volcanes are part of the worldwide population of just 600 individuals. The gorillas we are allowed to track belong to one of four habituated family
groups which have been habituated over five years to gradually bring them to tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day.

The gorillas are by no means tame, and are completely wild animals. However, experienced guides will accompany us on our tracking, many of whom have been involved in the habituation process themselves. The guides will use their knowledge of the gorillas’ habits and information from the previous day to locate the group’s whereabouts.

Because of this, the time taken to track the gorillas varies enormously, from as little as half an hour to as much as 9 hours before we return to base. Once again, once the gorillas are located, our group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.

We drive to Kigali to freshen up in dayrooms reserved for us at the Hotel Intercontinental.

Transfer for our flight to Entebbe.

Overnight: Gorillas Nest on Days 9 and 10, Boma Guesthouse on Day 11
(wwwtraveluganda/thebomaentebbe.co.ug)
Meal Plan: Full Board

Day 12, March 07

Transfer to the airport for our return flight home. Mealplan: Breakfast