Tour Overview
This 5 days Kibale Chimp tracking & Bwindi Gorilla habituation safari is an interactive
primate safari that takes you to Kibale forest national park where you will spend time
with the chimpanzees and other primates like grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys,
red tailed monkeys, baboons among others. Then continue with the safari to Bwindi impenetrable
national park where you will have a meet and greet encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas
and spend four hours with them in their natural habitat for their habituation Experience.
Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
- Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
- Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
- Day 4: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi
- Day 5: Departure to Kampala
5 Days Kibale Chimp Tracking & Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Safari: Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 5 days Kibale Chimp
tracking & Bwindi gorilla habituation safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about
the safari and then start the journey to Kibale forest national park located in western Uganda.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Kibale Chimp tracking & Bwindi gorilla habituation safari,
your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and transfer to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a chimpanzee
trekking briefing.
After the briefing you will be allocated an experienced park guide and start trekking in the forest in search of
chimpanzees. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the
chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one area to another in search of food.
During trekking you will be rewarded with views of other primates like L’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys,
vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, views of different bird species among others.
once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment which helps you to
watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, rest, observe their behaviors, take photos and record videos.
After the one-hour encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up
with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch where after, you will go for an interesting swamp walk in Bigodi
swamp where you will be able to view different primates, bird species, animals among others. After the swamp walk, you
will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the third day of the 5 days Kibale Chimp tracking & Bwindi gorilla habituation safari, you will enjoy a relaxed
breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Rushaga sector in the southern part
of Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way you will have a stopover for en-route lunch and then continue the journey
to the park with great views of the beautiful landscape, countryside, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands among others.
Upon arrival in Bwindi impenetrable national park, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park
After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Kibale Chimp tracking & Bwindi gorilla habituation safari,
you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla
habituation briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated a park guide who is knowledgeable about the mountain gorillas
and also conversant with different gorilla trekking trails.
Gorilla habituation experience takes a whole day and during trekking you will be able to view other primate species,
different bird species, plants among others and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend four hours
with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to monitor and observe their behaviors, watch them carry
out their daily activities like feeding, playing, breastfeeding, grooming young ones, take photos and record videos. After
the four hours with the gentle giants, you will drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
On the last day of the 5 days Kibale Chimp tracking & Bwindi gorilla habituation safari, you will enjoy breakfast,
check out of the lodge and then meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will
have en-route lunch and another stopover at the Equator where you will take photos and buy craft souvenirs. From the
Equator you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening.
Health
Yellow fever & malaria prophylactics are required.
Visas
Most nationalities require a visa to enter Uganda which can be
obtained on arrival for USD50 per person, single entry. Passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months.
Flights
It is important that you reconfirm your onward/return flights. We can assist you with this service as well.
Price Includes
- Chimpanzee permit
- Gorilla Habituation Permit
- 4×4 Transports
- English Speaking Local Driver/ Tour Guide
- Shared Accommodation & Meals (Full Board)
- Meals (Full Board)
- All Park Entrance Fees
- All Activities Mentioned on The Itinerary
Price Excludes
- Any Private Expenses as Porters, Drinks, Tips
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal activities and services
- Meals on arrival and departure