5-Day Gorillas and Chimpanzee Tracking Best of Uganda

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

Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Earlier in the morning after breakfast at your lodge, you will be met by an Apes booking vacations driver/ guide who will brief you and then transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This drive will take you approximately 3 to 4 hours with the beautiful views of nature along the way, lunch will be served en-route. Upon arrival, you will check-in and at your lodge for overnight and dinner as you prepare for the next day.

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:

Gorilla Mist Camp

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

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Gorilla Tracking- Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After early morning breakfast, walk to the park headquarters for a briefing on the dos and don’ts during gorilla tracking. Thereafter, you will proceed to the gorilla trail. Gorilla tracking normally lasts between 2 to 8 hours or even a day to encounter the gorillas depending on their location. However, you'll be allowed to stay in the presence of these awesome apes for at least an hour. It is advisable that you carry packed lunch, which will be provided, as one cannot determine how long it may take to encounter the mountain gorillas. After then you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, upon arrival you will have an evening game drive, then check-in at your lodge for an overnight.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

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

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Enshama Game Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Morning Game Drive , Afternoon boat cruise- Transfer to Kibale

Wake up to a hot cup of coffee or tea and head out for an early morning game drive, a good opportunity to view some early morning entertainment in the wild if you’re lucky there’s a possibility to see lions or leopards hunting down there prey. Retire from your morning game drive for a full breakfast and have some time for refreshment and relaxation before embarking on another stunning adventure on Kazinga channel, you will have to see a lot of aquatic birds and high concentration of hippos at this point and other wildlife species like the waterbucks, elephants, and antelopes that would have come to calm their thirsty. After, transfer to kibale Forest National Park.

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 Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi Experience

Have breakfast and head to the trekking point where you will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during chimp trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the chimps in the Kibale Forest. An experienced ranger guide will take you chimp tracking and you will be marvelled at the sights of primates here. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them. Return to your accommodation for some rest time and lunch. Later, go out for the Bigodi Swamp walk. The Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is a fascinating area, located in the Magombe swamp. This area is recognized for its extensive array of biodiversity among which are several primate species like the baboons, black and white Colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and the L’Hoest monkeys. The Bigodi is also a paradise for bird watchers. Among the major bird species within the sanctuary is the grand blue turaco.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to Entebbe

Wake up to the typical jungle sounds, breakfast and check out of the lodge to start your road trip to Entebbe with a stopover at the equator for the lunch break, have some moments to stretch your legs, use the bathroom, take pictures here and buy some souvenirs from the craft shops that you can take as gifts for friends and family back home. We will then proceed with our journey back to Entebbe and drop off at the point of your call.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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