The next morning, we met up with the Sanctuary rep for our 7:45AM flight to Kihihi. With our priority pass, we got to check out the VIP lounge at the airport for a quick bite – yummy beef samosa!
We didn’t get to stay long, as someone came to fetch us for our flight.
The flight itself took an hour and a half after making 2 other stops in between. The first stop had us landing on a grassy airstrip!
And at the second stop in Kisoro, we landed on gravel!
Here are some birds eye view of Uganda’s terrain. Everything is so green and lush!
This is the Congo side of the border 
This is the bird’s eye view of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
We finally landed at Kihihi on a clay gravel airstrip.
Pavement must be a luxury in Uganda.
We were met by Rogers, our driver who would bring us to the Sanctuary Gorilla Forrest Camp. Along the way, I was struck by how poor the area is, yet, everyone was going about their business, either going to work or to school. We were told that some kids would walk 10K (6 miles) each way daily just to go to school. Puts western kids to shame, with their private vehicle drop offs and all.
The road on the way wasn’t paved, and after a bumpy hour and a half ride to the camp I was happy to see the entrance to the park.
The Gorilla Forrest Camp is located within the park and only minutes from the park headquarters. After ascending a long flight of stair, we were greeted by this view of the camp.
We were given mango juice upon check-in, and given a briefing in the reception/dining area before heading to our room.
The path leading up to our lodge for the next 3 days.
Soaking tub
Had lunch and the rest of the day at leisure. The camp was perfect except for the fact that wifi is only available in the main area, and it was painfully slow. I know we should not be on our devices while on vacation, but there wasn’t much else to do around camp. Well, we could have ventured out, but chose not to. We wanted to rest up for the next day – our first gorilla trek.
Africa 2018 