5-Day Chimpanzee Tracking Safari Uganda

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

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

We will pick you up from your doorstep/ Airport/ Hotel in the morning and drive to Murchison Falls National Park, arriving in time for the forest walk in the Budongo Forest. The forest walk will mostly lead you to view chimpanzees in their natural homes, where they have been habituated to adjust to human presence, though still wild. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

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LeopardOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Murchison River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning Game drive & Boat Cruise to the Murchison Falls

After an early breakfast, depart for the morning drive through the known tracks to the hub of wildlife. This game drive will allow you to explore Murchison Falls National Park- Uganda's most beautiful park. You will search for the big game, antelopes, giraffes, elephants, lions, and chances of sighting a leopard.
In the afternoon, we will embark on the Bottom cruise upstream to the bottom of the Murchison Falls, where you will feel the awe of standing close to the powerful and roaring falls. The cruise gives you a chance to view game as you sail on the Nile; you may see elephants bathing, together with other animals arrayed by the bank of the Nile, drinking water during the heat of the day. Complete the adventure by either hiking to the top of the falls from the bottom of the falls, or you may simply drive there to see how the falls are formed, where the waters of the Nile squeeze through the gorge to make such spectacular falls. Return to the lodge for the overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Murchison River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Proceed to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, drive out of Murchison and start the scenic drive to Kibale National Park. You will be treated to great landscapes of the rift valley escarpments, the local villages, the tea plantations, and the rolling hills into the Kibale forest, a primate world with over 1500 chimpanzees present, and other primate species. Upon arrival, take a Nature & Village walk in Bigodi Swamp to immerse yourself in nature and most so into the local community, meet the local people, learn how they prepare food, how the heal using local herbs, a traditional healer will show, you will also see how local beer s brewed - and you may as well taste, participate in the weaving, usually done by the local women, this will give a highlight into the life of the typical local people. Return to relax at the lodge for an overnight stay.

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 Camp (Safari Tent)

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale

You will have an early breakfast, and drive to the park headquarters where you will be briefed on protocol and safety measures then start the trek into the forest search for the chimpanzees in their natural home, these are semi wild chimpanzees, that they are not intimated by the human presence, but still boundaries have to be kept lest they turn aggressive to visitors, so you are advised to keep a distance and other rules. You will observe these dear cousins as they live, communicate, and relate. The trek usually takes anywhere from 2 hours to more, depending on the chimpanzees’ movements. After returning to the lodge for afternoon relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Departure

This is our last day of the 5-day chimpanzee tracking safari; we will have breakfast and drive back to Kampala/ Entebbe International Airport for departure. The drive will be for about 7 hours as you head back to Kampala/Entebbe. Depending on the time of your flight, you will be transferred to the Airport for departure, carrying with you awesome memories of the man's closest relative.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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