5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tour
5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tour;
Mountain Gorillas, Chimpanzees, and Golden Monkey Trekking
The 5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates tour is every primates lover’s dream expedition. It combines Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi, Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale, and Golden Monkeys in Volcanoes National Park.
This 5-Days Uganda Primates Tour also allows you to explore two of Uganda’s National Parks for the country’s top three primate species. These are the Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees. The tour also takes you to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park for a golden monkey trekking experience.
Kibale Forest in the western side of Uganda is known for sheltering Uganda’s highest Chimpanzee population.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda is home to the World’s highest Mountain gorilla population. Meanwhile, Volcanoes National Park is Rwanda’s only habitat for the Golden monkeys.
Highlights of the 5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tour
- Mountain gorilla trekking.
- Chimpanzee trekking.
- Golden monkey tracking.
- Visit the famous Nakayima Tree.
- Breathtaking views of the Virunga Volcanoes.
- Tour of the lush Bigodi wetland Sanctuary.
- A chance to see several forest, wetland, and Albertine Rift endemic bird species.
- Several mammals especially primates cross the verdant forests.
- Equator Experience.
- Drive by a comfortable 4WD Vehicle.
Itinerary highlights of the 5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tour.
Day 1: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park and Bigodi wetland walk.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
On Day 3: Mountain Gorilla trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Golden Monkey tracking
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali to end the tour
Detailed Itinerary of 5 days Uganda Primates Tour
Day 1: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park and Bigodi wetland tour
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and meet with our Company Safari guide who will start by briefing you on the interesting safari you are about to undertake.
Leave Kampala for the western side of Uganda and transverse the districts of Mityana and Mubende. You will have your first stop at Nakayima Ancestral Tree which Locals often worship. Continue with the scenic drive relishing the large rock boulders, and lush tea plantations, and stop at Fort Portal City for Lunch.
Before entering Kibale Forest National Park, you will be heading to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a nature walk. It will reward you with the sights and sounds of some of the primates and wetland bird species that call the Sanctuary home.
Expect to see the black and white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, vervet monkeys, and L’Hoests monkeys among others. You’ll also see the Papyrus Gonolek, Great Blue Turaco, and many other bird species. Head back to the Park and check in at the Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options: Primate Lodge/Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will spend almost half of your day in the jungles of Kibale Forest National Park in search of the Chimpanzees.
Start the day with breakfast served at the Lodge and a briefing at the Park Headquarters before venturing into the jungles for one of the habituated Chimpanzee communities.
Spend 1-2 hours searching for them and once found, spend 60 minutes studying their unique characteristics that make them our closest relatives and also take photos of your memorable encounter.
Return to the Lodge for lunch and check out of the Lodge for a transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You will come across some of the Savannah Park’s iconic wildlife species. The species include the Cape Buffaloes, Elephants, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, Topis, Bushbucks, Common Elands, and Defassa waterbucks. Arrive in Bwindi in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight: Luxury: Mahogany Springs Camp/Rushaga Havens Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Start this beautiful day with a delicious Continental Breakfast and transfer to the Park Headquarters. You’ll receive a briefing on mountain gorilla trekking.
Make sure to have your trekking gear, drinking water, and walking stick for the challenging yet rewarding trek lasting 1-3 hours.
Although the activity is hectic, it won’t be boring. This is because it will be informative with several interesting attractions you will encounter. Plus, when you finally spot the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, you will see that the trek is worth it.
Spend one hour taking photos and learning about their beautiful lifestyle, adaptations, and physical characteristics. Then, embark on a Return to the Lodge for lunch and check out for a transfer to Volcanoes National Park for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options: Mt Gahinga Lodge/Le Bambou GorillaLodge/Hotel Muhabura
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking
Golden monkey trekking is conducted like Gorilla trekking although it is less hectic and less physically demanding than the latter.
Have breakfast and transfer to the briefing point for the guidelines of conducting the activity and venture into the jungles of Volcanoes National Park in search of the frisky golden monkeys.
These primates occupy the lower slopes of the Virunga Volcanoes characterized by Bamboo forests once spotted, get out your camera to take photos as they play, feed, or groom each other.
Spend one hour with them and return to the Lodge for a hot meal. In the evening head for a tour around the Batwa pygmy communities. This will allow you to experience their unique culture and finalize with an energizing cultural dance. Retire to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options: Mt Gahinga Lodge/Le Bambou GorillaLodge/Hotel Muhabura
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali to end the tour
Have breakfast and leave for Kigali to the airport for your flight out orto your hotel for drop off and overnight. This will be the nd of your 5-days Uganda-Rwanda all primates tour.
- Gorilla permit at $800.
- Chimpanzee permit at $250.
- Golden monkey permit at $100.
- Park entrance fees.
- Bottled water.
- Relevant Government taxes.
- Ground transportation by customized 4WD Vehicle.
- 4 nights’ accommodation in Queen, Bwindi, and Volcanoes National Parks.
- Meals according to the meal Plan.
- Ranger/guide fees.
- Fuel fees.
Your 5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tourexcludes;
- Personal expenses such as laundry fees, gratuities, shopping bills, telephone, and cigarettes among others.
- Visa fees.
- Travel insurance.
Before you go, ensure you are free from communicable diseases such as Flu. The primates such as the chimps share up to 99% DNA with humans & are prone to human infections which are a danger to them.
Make sure you are physically fit enough to walk for hours, or else save some bucks for porters who will carry you through. E.g. when trekking gorillas, you may have to spend up to about 8 hours in the forest hiking.
You must possess a chimp and mountain gorilla permit that are acquired before the trekking day. We do reserve these permits on our client’s behalf and we always advise you to book a gorilla permit for at least 2 months before your primates tour.
On your tracking day, we advise you to wear long pants, trekking shoes, rain jackets, and garden gloves and, always remember to carry drinking water and packed food on the trek.
While on the trek, maintain silence, do not litter in the forests, and always stay with your group.
When encountering the primates be it mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, or golden monkeys, keep at least 7 meters away from them, do not use flash light while taking photos, do not sneeze nor eat while facing them, and avoid imitating the primates.
These rules and more will be explained to you before the trek, if followed well will give you a memorable 5-Days Uganda-Rwanda All Primates Tour that you will recommend to the rest.
