5-Day Chimpanzee and Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Kibale National Park

Depending on your location in Entebbe / Kampala on the first day of the five days chimpanzee trekking experience, you will be welcomed by our representative driver guide who give you a brief insight into the safari and then start your journey to Kibale Forest National Park. On the way, you will have an en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of traditional homesteads, local people, tea plantations, beautiful sceneries, views of the Rwenzori mountains, and crater lakes, among others. Upon arrival in the park, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Kibale Guest Cottages

• Mid-range cottage located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

After an early morning breakfast on day two, your driver guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be grouped into 6 people allocated to a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who will lead you into the forest during the trekking. Chimpanzee trekking is an interesting activity that starts at 8:00 am and takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located.
Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which allows you to learn about their behaviors, and habits, watch them feed, fight, play, hunt, mate, take photos and record the moments. After one hour, you will meet your driver guide and transfer back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will go for an interesting Bigodi swamp walk to see bird species and tree species among others. After the swamp walk, you will go back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Guest Cottages

• Mid-range cottage located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park

After an early breakfast on day three of the five days, you will check out of the lodge and meet with your driver guide and thereafter begin your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. On the way, you will have an en-route lunch and then continue the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Buhoma Gorilla Camp

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park

Wake up very early in the morning for breakfast on day four and meet with your driver guide with a packed lunch to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. You will be briefed about the safety guidelines and allocated guides and groups for trekking gorillas. Setting off is at exactly 8:00 am, the ranger guides make sure everyone has packed lunch, enough drinking water, comfortable safe shoes, and a porter (if needed) to help carry your backpack so you can comfortably enjoy your gorilla trekking experience.
Observing and photographing the gentle giants (mountain gorillas) is so breathtaking. You are literally looking at creatures so human in every aspect. Be prepared as trekking of the mountain gorillas may take 1 hour to 7 hours depending on where your allocated gorilla family may be at. After trekking gorillas, return to the lodge and have a relaxed evening or a walk to the pygmy families on the outskirts of the forest. Have dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Buhoma Gorilla Camp

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Departure to Entebbe / Kampala

On the last day of the five-day safari, have breakfast early morning and embark on your journey back to Kampala or Entebbe. On the way will have a stop-over in Mbarara city for en-route lunch then proceed with another stop-over at the Equator in Kayabwe to take photos, buy souvenirs, and get facts about the equator. You will then continue to Kampala or be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight or dropped off at any place of your convenience.

Main Destination:

Equator Point Uganda (Highlight)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.