Upon rising, enjoy your breakfast and assemble at the Kanyanchu park offices for a briefing on the days adventure and the chimpanzees in the park. Following which, you will begin the hike in search of the chimpanzees. As you are trekking through the forest you are likely to see several  other primate species (Colobus monkeys, Blue monkeys, Red tailed and Grey cheeked monkeys), as well as various bird species and colorful butterflies. Once you locate the chimps you will enjoy at least one hour interacting with them, observing their behavior while taking photographs and videos.

You will have lunch in the wild listening to the birds and sounds of the various animals living in the forest. Following lunch you will set out for a guided nature walk to Bigodi swamp – a bird lovers haven – there you can see many different species of wild birds.

Finally in the evening, enjoy a well deserved dinner at your lodge and put your feet up to relax.

Rise early and with your morning coffee, report to the park headquarters by 7:00am for registration and the day’s briefing on your awaiting gorilla trekking adventure. You will be equipped with all the necessary information about the primates before hiking into the thick water logged forest to find them.

You have the option to take a backpack porter who will carry your backpack and help you along the way. We also recommend walking sticks to assist you through the thick water logged forest. The time spent hiking, depends on how deep the gorilla family has moved into the woods in search for food, water and settlement. Once you find the gorillas, enjoy at least one hour interacting with them as they eat, play and tease each other. You are welcome to take many photographs and videos.

As you approach the Gorillas avoid making noise or doing anything that may scare them away. Our expert guides will be there to give you more specific advice, but in general, we recommend that observers stay relatively still and quiet, maintain a distance of 7 meters away from the animals, avoid direct eye contact and use cameras without the flash mode enabled. After spending time observing the Gorillas you will hike back to the starting point and return by vehicle to your accommodation.

In the afternoon there is a special cultural excursion to the Batwa community – a local tribe that settles around the Bwindi forest. While interacting with the local people you’ll learn all about the tribe’s rich history and how they are currently living in harmony with the outside world.