5-Day Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari Uganda

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

Arrival in Entebbe

On arrival, our company representative and safari guide will pick you from Entebbe international airport and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe for a briefing for your safari and overnight, based on your time of arrival you could have a visit in Entebbe or the surrounding.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

The Boma Entebbe

• Mid-range guest house located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Forest

You will be picked up very early this morning from your hotel in Entebbe to head to Bwindi Impenetrable NP. Bwindi impenetrable forest also known as the ‘home of gorillas is in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the western arm of the great African graben where half of the world’s highly endangered Mountains Gorillas live in its jungle. The park is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These gentle giants are one of the most amazing natural beings Uganda has to offer. On your way there, you will have a brief stop at the equator and lunch enroute. Arrive late evening at your lodge where you check-in.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Tracking Experience

After breakfast take a short drive to Park Headquarters and meet with excellent local guides and trackers who will give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. We then hike into the forest where the gorillas were seen the night before and track from that point. The trekking can take from 1 to 6 hours and climb to altitudes more than 7,500 feet. The terrain is rough and at times muddy. Although the Hike is physically demanding the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile.

Once the gorillas are located all fatigue is forgotten, as the experience is often described as being the most profound natural history experience in the world. Picnic lunches are provided, and it is important to take plenty of water. Cameras and plenty of fast speed film is recommended. It can rain at a few minutes notice; hence waterproof clothing is a good essential including zip lock bags for cameras and film. It is a real hiking and being physically fit is recommended.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Kibale Forest National Park

After an early breakfast, you will be driven to Kibale Forest National Park with stopovers in Mbarara city for a lunch break, later via Ibanda town and Kamwenge we shall have beautiful views and sightseeings as we drive to our lodge where we shall have dinner & overnight, in the evening we shall go a nature walk at the Bigodi Swamp where we expect to see lots of monkeys, birds and passing through communities.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

LionRare to None

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Turaco Treetops Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Kibale NP (Chimps) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Chimpanzee Trekking & Depature

On the day you will be going Chimpanzee habituating, you will start off with an early morning breakfast, get your lunch packed and head out to meet your guide that will lead you into the forest. Only a maximum of 4 people per group inclusive of the researchers and guides are permitted to go see these Chimps. You are then taken to see the place where the primates built their nests the previous night. If you are lucky and awoke early, you are sure to find them just getting up. Thus, a typical Chimpanzee habituation begins in the hours at dawn between 6-6:30 am. Other activities you will see them taking part in are copulating, breastfeeding for the little ones, feeding, patrolling, hunting, resting and later at around 7 pm, building new nests where they are to stay during the night, After trekking you will have lunch your driver will transfer you to the airport to depart back home.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

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.