You will reach Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Kibale National Park from our five-day Gorillas & Chimpenzee Trekking Safari. This is a fantastic chance to mix Habituation experience in Kibale National Park with Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (half of the world’s threatened mountain gorillas). Declared as one of the best locations on Earth for viewing habituated wild Chimpanzees is Kibale National Park Beginning and ending in Kampala/Entebbe, this all-inclusive trip includes return airport transfers. Customizing this five-day Gorillas & Chimpenzee Trekking Safari can help you to best fit your budget, site of pick-up, and interests.
Overview
- Day 1: Pick up from Kampala/Entebbe and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
- Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi wetland walk
- Day 5: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe to end your Safari
Booking this African safari itinerary guarantees an unforgettable wildlife experience, immersing you in breathtaking landscapes and close encounters with iconic animals like gorillas, lions, elephants, and rhinos. It combines luxury and adventure, with expert guides ensuring safety and the best game-viewing opportunities. Carefully planned routes take you through diverse ecosystems, from savannas to lush wetlands, maximizing your chances of witnessing the Big Five. With seamless accommodations, cultural experiences, and conservation-focused travel, this itinerary offers a once-in-a-lifetime journey into the heart of Africa.
DAY 01: Pick up from Kampala/Entebbe and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Your driver-guide to start your 5 Day Gorillas and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari will pick you from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe or from Entebbe Airport and start the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Although the drive is long, it will be well worth it as you will see incredible sceneries and meet local communities along the way. Depending on your request and time, you will stop at the Equator for pictures, lunch en-route, and other optional few stops.
Drive time is eight to nine hours.
Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp is lodging.
DAY 02: Gorilla tracking Experience in Bwindi.
Following breakfast at the resort, you will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing from a Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guide who will assign you a gorilla family group to walk that day. Once your group is confirmed—eight people—the two ranger guides will accompany you into the deep, impenetrable jungle to begin your quest for the rare Mountain Gorilla species under threat. From where they were last seen the previous day, the gorilla search always starts. Once you get to the habitat of these well-known species, you will only be able to engage with them for one hour; so, you should always keep maximum silence while among these Gorillas. You are free to photograph and so on.
Although typically dictated by weather and the movement of the gorillas in the forest, gorilla tracking can occasionally be demanding depending on the hike that day. Given this, you have 99% probability of seeing the gorillas during your trip. Advanced trackers who track the gorilla movements all day in the forest will guide the trip; they will know where they nested for the last night and so steer your search. Leading you all through the walk clearing paths, the two ranger guides will create new pathways and share with you knowledge about the mountain gorillas and Bwindi forest. You will return to the beginning of the trail to pick your certificates as evidence of effective mountain gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Lodging: Buhoma Community Rest Camp / Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge
DAY 03: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
With all your stuff in the car, go an early game drive over the Mweya Peninsula. If not game drive, you can visit Katwe Salt Lakes after your will travel to Kibale National Park with a halt for lunch en-route. You will have a natural stroll across the Bigodi Swamp amazing sightseeing of the native birds and monkeys on influx. Popular for birders and fans of monkeys, Kibale Forest National Park boasts 13 species of primates as well as over 335 bird species.
Driving takes four to five hours.
Dinner and sleep at either Turaco Treetops Lodge or Chimpanzee guest house
DAY 04: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi wetland walk
You will then have an early breakfast with that and be guided to Kanyanchu head offices for a briefing on the route you will be following in a few hours. From there you will start the Chimpanzee tracking but that is not the only species you will be seeing today; you will also be able to witness twelve other distinct primate species like gray-cheeked mangabeys and baboons.
Dinner and lodging overnight at Turaco Treetops Lodge or Chimpanzee guest house
DAY 05: Departure back to Kampala/Entebbe to end the 5 Day Gorillas and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe to finish the trip early in the morning following breakfast. Final Day of the Five Day Gorillas and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
Includes
Excludes
- All transportation as scheduled
- All Activities Included in the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Meals: breakfast – lunch and dinner as shown
- English speaking driver guide
- Complementary bottled water
- Airport transfers on first and last day
- Every Accommodation included
- Anything outside the regular itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks
- Any items of personal nature
- International vaccinations
- Local and international flights
- Personal Travel insurance
- Visa Fees
- Tips and souvenirs
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