Experience 5 days Uganda primate safari with gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking in the finest rainforest dominated parks. Visit Kibale.
Experience 5 days Uganda primate safari with gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking in the finest rainforest dominated parks. Visit Kibale National Park to begin your exhilarating chimpanzee tracking adventure and end it with mountain gorilla encounter in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It is one of the most complete of our Uganda safaris for primate enthusiasts.
Kibale National Park is a stunning rainforest game park lying in Kabarole district, Western Uganda. Created in 1993, Kibale’s land area covers up to 795sq.km inhabiting over 13 primate species which also share the same habitat with reptiles, 375 bird species, and several beautiful butterflies. Over 1500 chimpanzees exist in this park with more than 4 communities undergone full habituation.
Bwindi in the far Southwestern Uganda is a favorite gorilla trekking destination. This is an excellent spot to find the massive mountain gorillas in the wild. The park spans up to 331sq.km and supports about 459 mountain gorillas with about 21 habituated groups all open for trekking.
After breakfast, you will leave Kampala for Kibale National Park, half-day drive through Mityana-Mubende-Fort Portal tourism city. En-route, expect to have lunch at Fort Portal and also enjoy scenic views of the Rwenzori Mountains. Leave Fort Portal to check in at the lodge pre-booked for your chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale.
Accommodation:
Join the rest of the guests for briefing at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre. Meet the park official at the briefing room after you have been cleared clerks and get to learn about rules and regulations for chimpanzee tracking. Leave Kanyanchu for actual trekking with Kibale chimpanzees at 8:00am and this adventure will go for 2-4 hours. This includes an hour of observing chimps habits, body gestures and also use this period for taking pictures.
After the interaction with Kibale chimps, get back and you will have lunch at leisure at the lodge. You will be transferred to Bigodi wetland where you will end the day with a swamp walk. Here more primates and birds will be spotted then you will return to relax at the lodge.
Accommodation:
At leisure, begin your day with a tasty cup of tea or coffee then check out from your lodge. Leave Kibale for Bwindi, driving via Ishasha – the Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Today’s road transfer journey includes a short game drive at Ishasha and expect to observe the tree climbing lions and topis, etc. Have lunch still in the wilderness and finally, proceed to Bwindi.
Accommodation:
Depart from the lodge for briefing and today, assemble at any of the 4 sectors of Bwindi NP. The briefing exercise also includes allocation of gorilla groups and park guides then you will begin winding through the natural rainforest in search of mountain gorillas. It will be mesmerizing moment, especially during the one hour of observing how these apes behave in their natural habitat and taking pictures. After, return and enjoy some refreshment at the lodge till evening you may opt to visit the Batwa pygmies in their community.
Accommodation:
Get up early and have a leisurely break, then you will check out. After, begin your journey back to Entebbe or Kampala which marks the end of a special 5-day safari.
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I had the best experience from beginning to end, my every whim was catered to. My guide Howard was knowledgeable, kind and went above and beyond. I absolutely loved my gorilla trekking experience!
The best experience ever. Lydia and Howard looked after us from start to finish and the customer service was 5 stars. We did Queen Elizabeth Park, gorilla trekking and the Batwa community visit, a time I will never forget.
An amazing experience. Lydia planned my 7-day trip perfectly in every detail, and my driver Jack was the best guide I ever had, he even spotted a leopard up in the trees in the Ishasha Section.
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