Four Gorilla Lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: Four Gorilla Lodge is one of the Bwindi’s best luxury accommodation offering good amenities that works for every traveler. The lodge is located in Rushaga sector one of the four gorilla sector in the park.
More so, Four Gorillas Lodge lies in privacy, serenity and rejuvenation, no crows but only Mountain Gorillas as well as the soothing sound of birds, rustling trees, soft breezes and breath-taking views. The lodge is the closest to the headquarter of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and can be reached just in 10 minutes away from the Gorilla trekking and briefing center. Despite the Four Gorilla Lodge offers excellent contemporary luxury while satisfying the human craving to become one with nature and our closest relative the great mountain gorillas.
They have various comfortable and clean cottages surrounded by dense forest and feature upscale elegantly into a rain forest setting.
Four Gorilla Lodge – Room Facilities and Amenities
They have clean restaurant that serves a full buffet breakfast and delicious meals.
They have en suite rooms well organized with comfortable beds.
The lodge offers on-site restaurant that serves up mouth-watering menu of both local and International Cuisine with a patio area that offers an internet connection with the forest canopy.
Activities done while at Four Gorilla lodge
Gorilla trekking experience
While at Four Gorilla lodge, you can engage in Gorilla trekking activity an incredible activity which starts in the morning with a briefing at the park headquarter and after briefing head out to the forest trail head accompanied by the park rangers in search for these unique mountain gorillas. This activity can take 30 to 6 hours depending on the location or where were seen trekked the previous day. Once you locate these giant gentle one hour will be given to you to watch these giant apes as they behave, feed, play, lay their nest on ground in the evening hours as well as enjoying memorable photography. Gorilla trekking costs USD700 per person per day. We advise you to book for your gorilla trekking in advance before your trekking date comes like in the period of 3 to 6 months before your arrival in the visited destination.
What to pack for a Gorilla trekking tour?
Take note in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the major selling activity is the Gorilla trekking tours. Same on visit to Four Gorilla safari –Mountain gorillas are the attraction which attracts thousands of visitor’s flock in the park. On body can trek mountain gorillas without holding a valid a Gorilla permits in order to permit you to see gorillas in their nature inhabitant. Other items to be catered for to secure your Gorilla trekking tour are accommodation and transport.
Other useful items to carry out includes; waterproof boosts, rain jackets and garden gloves, pair of binoculars, carry enough drinks and energy eating snacks, camera with extra batteries, Long sleeved shirts and trousers, Hat and sunglasses, porters among others.
Getting at Four Gorilla Lodge
The Four Gorilla Lodge lies in the southern side of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Rushaga sector .However ,the park is the most visited because it harbor the highest number of habituated gorilla families including ;Kahungye Bweza ,Busingye ,Busingye, Bikyingi ,Mishaya ,Rwigi and Mucunguzi among others .Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern region of Uganda a home to over 650 individuals out of 1065 mountain gorillas that still exists in the world ,and a home of over 22 habituated gorilla families that are stipulated in four gorilla sectors that are ;Buhoma ,Nkuringo ,Ruhija and Rushaga.
By road
From Kampala or drive pass via Mbarara to Kabale to main visited destination, roughly it takes 8 to 9 hours drives inclusive with stopovers at the quarter tour experience.
By Air
Fly with domestic flight from Entebbe International Airport by Aerolink Uganda to fly you to Kihihi Airstrip within 1:30hours
Travel from Kigali Rwanda to Rushaga sector –Bwindi by Car
Fly to Kigali international airport and connect by road to Rushaga sector through Cyanika border in Kisoro takes about 4 to 5 hours to access Four Gorilla Lodges.
