5 Days Uganda Primate Safari
5 Days Uganda Primate Safari
Safari Overview The Tour
5 Days Uganda Primate Safari in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Kibale National Park. This is an excellent opportunity to combine gorilla tracking and chimpanzee habituation. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. Meanwhile, you will go for a chimpanzee trekking or habituation experience in Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is undoubtedly the finest location for viewing habituated wild chimpanzees. This all-inclusive journey begins and ends in Entebbe or Kampala, and includes return airport transfers.
Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
- Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park and Bigodi Wetland Walk
- Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
Detailed itinerary of the 5 Days Uganda Primate Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
After breakfast, you will travel to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. You will make stops at the Equator crossing at Kayabwe for photographs, a brief discussion, and some experiments before returning to Mbarara for lunch. After, you will drive via lovely banana plantations, farmland, and the breathtaking Kigezi Hills. You will arrive in the evening and check into your booked Lodge in Western Uganda for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight: Mahogany Springs Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge/Rushaga Havens Gorilla Lodge
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After your early morning meal, your guide will transport you to the Park Headquarters. Here, the park warden will brief you about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. Then, you’ll embark on your gorilla hike into the jungle. This trip can last 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on where the mountain gorilla family is that day. When you discover the gorillas, you can spend an hour with them. This hour will allow you to watch their behavior and photograph them. Then after, you’ll return to the park headquarters to receive your certificate. The certificate will confirm that you tracked gorillas in Uganda.
Dinner and overnight: Mahogany Springs Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge/Rushaga Havens Gorilla Lodge
Day 3: Drive to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park and spend the night at the Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. This excursion will take you to the Queen Elizabeth National Area. This will allow you to see some wild wildlife as you travel through this Savannah-dominated area. You will also have another opportunity to cross the Equator in Kikolongo. As you go from Kasese to Fort Portal, you will pass various rivers that originate in the Rwenzori Mountains. You will stop in Fort Portal for lunch before checking into your lodge for the night.
Dinner and Overnight: Chimpundu Lodge/Turaco Tree Tops/Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking In Kibale And Bigodi Wetland Walk
Following breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park Headquarters. You’ll have a lecture on the Dos and Don’ts of Chimpanzee Trekking. The rangers will separate you into small groups of six individuals. Then, a guide will accompany you into the bush to locate one of the Chimpanzee families. Chimpanzees live in communities of 50-250 individuals. However, they normally break off into small groups throughout the day to decrease competition for food. They will then meet in the evening to construct their nests. Once you’ve found the Chimps, you’ll have an hour with them before returning to the resort for lunch. After lunch, you go for a wetland walk in the adjacent Bigodi Village. Kibale National Park is popular for its 13 primate species and various bird species.
Day 5: Transfer back To Kampala/Entebbe Or Airport
After breakfast, you will travel to Kampala/Entebbe for post-tour lodging (not included). Alternatively, you will drive to Entebbe International Airport for your international flight, marking the end of the tour.
