5 Days Uganda Chimpanzee and Gorilla Safari
5 Days Uganda Safari
This 5 Days Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla safari includes both gorilla and chimpanzee trekking. The Uganda tour is based on a 5-night stay at 2 specially selected Uganda primate parks: Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Beginning and ending in Kampala, the tour begins with a transfer to Kibale Forest National Park, the primate capital of the world that harbours the greatest variety and concentration of primates not found anywhere else in the world. Kibale National Park covers 795 km² and consists mostly of a vast tract of equatorial rainforest. Kibale is home to numerous forest wildlife species. Primate species here include rare L’Hoest’s monkeys, black-and-white colobus and Uganda red colobus monkeys, red-tailed and blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and bushbabies.
The next visit is to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the home to almost half the world’s population of mountain gorillas. This national park is home to more than 500 mountain gorillas and offers the most exclusive gorilla trekking experiences in Africa and the world at large.
On the last day, we return to Kampala and Entebbe in time to catch flights onwards, bringing this 5 Day Uganda safari to Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to an end.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking – Bigodi swamp walk
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Depending on your location in Kampala, meet your safari guide and transfer to Kibale National Park. It’s a 5-6 hour drive with an en-route lunch in Fort Portal town. Connect to your booked lodge for check-in, relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee forest Lodge for mid-range/Primates Lodge for mid-range
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking – Bigodi swamp walk
Have an early morning breakfast and go for a briefing, and start chimpanzee trekking. Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale’s 795 km² National Park contains one of the most beautiful and varied tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is a place for a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primates, coupled with chimpanzees.
After trekking, have lunch and go to Bigodi Wetland for a nature walk and be rewarded with views of different bird species and some of the available primates. Return to the lodge for relaxation and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast early in the morning, transfer to Bwindi National Park, which is about a 5-7 hour drive depending on your trekking sector. Arrive in the park late afternoon and connect to your lodge for relaxation. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp for budget/Buhoma Haven lodge for mid-range/Mahogany Springs Lodge for luxury
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience
Have breakfast, and we will transfer you to the park offices for a briefing about mountain gorilla trekking by a local guide. The time taken is usually between 2 and 8 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas. Meeting the gorillas unexpectedly is one of the most captivating lifetime experiences. You will have a chance to observe and take pictures at very close range.
You will observe adults feeding and groaning among themselves. After an hour with the long-awaited Uganda gorillas, your guide and rangers will lead you back to the starting point, where your driver will readily be waiting to transfer you back to the lodge for a restful evening.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala
Wake up early and enjoy your breakfast. Later, meet with the guide/driver for your long day transfer back to Kampala. This journey takes 8-9 hours on the road, including en route. Arrive in Entebbe and proceed to the airport for your return flight back home.
End of the 5 Days Uganda Chimpanzee and Gorilla Safari
