Uganda Gorilla and Chimpazees

5 Days Bwindi Gorillas & Kibale Chimps Safari

$2760-3986 USD

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Safari summary

Enjoy the thrill of observing primates in the wild on this 5 days tour, one of the best wildlife tour in Africa. Go for mountain gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to nearly half of the world’s total remaining population of the mountain gorillas. After the trek, go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest, home to 14 different primates.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale

Fine details

Safari highlights

Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
Hiking | trekking
Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Kampala – Bwindi National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable

Meet at your hotel and leave Kampala for Bwindi National Park. We shall have a stop at the Equator where you will perform a simple experiment to experience a tropical balance, have a look at the traditional drums and crafts being made, and thereafter proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest famously known for the rare Mountain Gorillas.

Lake Mutanda/ Chameleon Hill Lodge/Gorilla Lodge

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Bwindi Impenetrable

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the gorilla tracking information office for a pre-gorilla tracking briefing by the park warden and rangers at 8am. After briefing, the rangers will then lead you into the forest to track these gentle giants (Mountain gorillas). The thrill of spending time observing the gorillas as they interact with each other is a pleasing and unforgettable one, you are allowed an hour witnessing the interaction of these close relatives of ours.

Lake Mutanda/ Chameleon Hill Lodge/Gorilla Lodge

Bwindi – Kibale National Park

Kibale

After your breakfast, you will transfer to Kibale forest national park that allows you a visit to the palace of the youngest king in the world (Tooro kingdom palace) for a cultural and historical brief, depending on the time we leave Bwindi, we can carry with us packed lunch or lunch shall be served in Fort portal town before proceeding to visit the crater lakes and then head to your hotel for a night before yet an exciting activity of Chimpanzee tracking.

Ndali Lodge/Crater safari/Kibale guest House

Chimpanzee tracking (Kibale)

Kibale

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Chimpanzee tracking information office at 8am for a briefing by the park warden and ranger guides, and after, you will be led into the rain forest in search of chimpanzees. These primates are very mobile and viewing them is unpredictable but a forest walk is an enriching activity and takes about 4 to 6 hours.

Ndali Lodge/Crater safari/Kibale guest House