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Arrival
Day 1
Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (490 km)
Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (490 km)
You will start your Gorilla Tracking and Kibale Chimps trek safari after an early breakfast and set off from Kampala, traveling westwards to Bwindi for approximately 9-10 hours. You will have a brief stop at the Equator for an opportunity for you to stand in two hemispheres at the same time and take some photographs. You will continue the journey through the beautiful verdant rolling hills characteristic of this part of the country. You will have a lunch break in Mbarara Town and then continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park arriving late in the afternoon hours.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Broadbill Forest Camp
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
You will have an early morning breakfast and move to the park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will have one hour to stay with the gorillas once sited and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. The drive will be through a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ because of its unique cool weather despite being near the Equator. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa [900 meters deep] and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia-free. You will have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
-
Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park and Bigodi Swamp Walk
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park and Bigodi Swamp Walk
After breakfast, you will take a boat ride on this lake touring different islands before transferring to Kibale Forest National Park arriving in the afternoon. On the drive to Kibale National Park, you will be able to enjoy an impressive sight of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” which you will see on the road to Fort Portal. You will have lunch in Fort Portal after which you will head to the Kibale National Park to visit the unique Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site where you will see uncommon plants and rare bird species such as the great blue turaco, little Bulbul, Rwenzori turaco, and the Narina Trogon, among others. Your dinner and overnight stay will be a Kibale Forest Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale Forest National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Tracking and Travel to Kampala
Chimpanzee Tracking and Travel to Kampala
After breakfast, you will head to Kibale Forest to view the primates. The activity begins at 8.00 am with a briefing of the rules for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes half a day and along the way, you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Phoestes, red-Colobus, and the blue-tailed and red-tailed monkeys swinging in the braches of this thick forest. Your guide will give you informative briefings on the lifestyles of the primates you will be coming across and on the plants as well as on the insects and butterflies in this forest to ensure that the trek is not only enjoyable but informative as well. You will return to the lodge for lunch after which you will set off for Kampala arriving late in the afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
