6 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking

Although it's an early start this morning, it’s more than likely you'll be up before your alarm, knowing what the day brings. Blinking in the misty-morning light, meet your guide, ready for today's trek. Make sure you have your hiking boots on, as you delve deep into the forest. Trek timings can vary hugely as the gorillas move throughout their habitat, and finding them isn't guaranteed. The dense undergrowth, high altitude, and slippery trail will leave you muddy and exhausted as you scramble over the rainforest's unforgiving terrain. It could be a couple of hours or a full-day of hiking, but the reward is well worth the effort.

After a long, sweaty trek, you have an hour to spend with the majestic mountain gorillas. Sitting under the jungle canopy, a quiet drip-drip fills the quiet, as beads of water cascade off the foliage. Gazing at their family group, meeting those knowing, searching eyes - there is no denying how intimate and powerful the experience it is. After chimpanzees they are our closest living relatives, sharing about 97.7% of our DNA and looking into their eyes, it's easy to see how you'll catch your own likeness reflected back at you.

The return hike might just be ten-times easier, as you walk on a gorilla-induced cloud of wonder.

Once you arrive back at the lodge it's time for dinner that you have more than earned. Tuck into a sumptuous spread of food, before falling into bed, dreaming of gorillas and their forest home.

This morning it’s time for another adventure into the trees. Fuel up on a delicious breakfast and pull on your boots, ready to hike. Today you will be heading out on a nature hike, accompanied by a guide, traversing the trails and enjoying the area's flora and fauna - hopefully seeing some of the forest's monkey inhabitants. You will be walking for between three and four hours, exploring all the delights of the jungle.

Take a moment to marvel at the forest that surrounds you (it's also a chance to catch your breath). Never-ending calls from the canopy and wildlife spotting will fill your trekking travels.

Returning to the lodge in time for lunch, you can hang up your walking boots and put your feet up because this afternoon is yours to do as you wish. You might want to explore the lodge, indulge in a massage or simply relax and take in the excitement of the last few days.

Sadly this morning marks the end of your adventure to see gorillas in Uganda. It’s time to head back to the city and civilization. Enjoy the last of the jungle views over a leisurely breakfast, before your driver meets you for your transfer back to Kihihi Airstrip. After around an hour-and-45-minutes in the air, you will touch down in Entebbe, where a driver will be waiting to whisk you off to your hotel.

The rest of the afternoon it’s yours to relax but you might want to get an early night before the early start tomorrow morning.

This morning it’s time to head home. You will be collected early in the morning to return to the airport, in time to catch your flight home.