A primate tour consisting of a 5 days gorilla chimpanzee safari; it involves traveling to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park to do gorilla trekking and later proceeding to Kibale forest national park to do chimpanzee tracking and watch other primates such as the l’hoest monkey, blue monkey, vervet monkey, colobus monkeys and thereby ending your Uganda primate safari.
OverviewPrimate tracking in Uganda is a much sought after activity with over six locations gazetted for primate tracking activities. and each location with a 99% chance to have a one on one encounter with Man’s closest relatives. Taking this 5 days Uganda Safari will increase your safari satisfactions, especially for the lover’s chimpanzees and gorillas.
HIGHLIGHTSYour journey will start as early as 7:00 with pick up from your hotel by our guide. Drive southwest taking the Masaka- Mbarara road traversing the Kigezi Highlands (Approximately 8 – 10hours away). You will have lunch en-route and later continue further down south arriving in Bwindi in the evening. Check in at the lodge, dinner, and overnight.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla
DAY 2: GORILLA TRACKINGAfter breakfast and with packed lunch you will transfer to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing and then later commence the gorilla trek along the tracks in the thick forest searching for these great apes. Carry with you packed lunch and a bottle of water, later in the evening, transfer back to the lodge. In the evening, we can organize a community walk into the local community.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla
DAY 3: TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARKAfter breakfast transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The journey will take you through the small homestead and towns like Kasese town that was commonly known for its copper mining during the colonial era (Approximately 5 – 6hours away). You will proceed to Fort Portal town arriving in the evening at your lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge
Day 4: CHIMPANZEE TRACKING AND SWAMP WALKThis morning after breakfast drive to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing and thereafter you will be taken for chimpanzee tracking through Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch, you will drive to Bigodi for a swamp walk. This wetland belongs to the community neighboring the park.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge
DAY 5: TRANSFER BACK TO ENTEBBEAfter breakfast, proceed back to Kampala / Entebbe arriving in the afternoon to catch your onward flight (Approximately 5 – 6hours away). Reserved for evening flights. Lunch en-route.