7 Days Uganda Primate Safari

7 days—Visit Bwindi Impenetrable NP for the ultimate gorilla experience and Kibale NP also referred to as the Primate Capital of the World, to track chimps.

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Safari summary

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale NP (Travel time: +5 hours)
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking and Birding at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi (travel time: +4hours)
Day 5: Gorilla trekking and Batwa Community visit
Day 6: Return to Entebbe (+7 hours)
Day 7: Airport transfer and Departure

About this tour

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

Fine details

Safari highlights

Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

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

Itinerary

Arrival at Entebbe Airport

Upon your arrival at Entebbe airport, you will clear with the immigrations and get tested for Covid 19. After this, you will be welcomed our driver guide who will brief you about your 7 Days Uganda Primate Safari and then transfer you to the hotel for relaxation and an overnight stay. Meals for the day will be at your own cost.

Papyrus Guest House

Transfer to Kibale NP

Kibale

After breakfast, you will embark on fascinating drive to Kibale Forest National Park passing through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta just at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Don’t forget to carry your hiking boots as they are ideal for forest walks. Lightweight raincoats and jackets are advisable because the altitude and the forest environment make evenings cool.

Chimpanzee Forest lodge and Guest House (budget)

Chimpanzee tracking and birding

Kibale

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Park headquarters for briefing and eventual chimpanzee trekking starting at 8:00am. Your ranger guide will take you for a 2-5 hour guided primate walk inside Kibale Forest National Park. This forest provides an opportunity to visit habituated chimpanzees in their natural habitat and spend an hour observing, recording them and taking photographs. Kibale is home to about 13 primate species. Later in the afternoon, visit Bigodi for birding.

Chimpanzee Forest lodge and Guest House (budget)

Transfer to Bwindi

Bwindi Impenetrable

After breakfast, check-out from the lodge and start off your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A lot will be enjoyed on this thrilling journey including the beautiful scenery, the rolling hills with terraced gardens of Irish potatoes and Kayonza tea plantation. The park is home to almost half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas and the only National Park where wild chimpanzees co-exist with mountain gorillas.

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Mutanda Lake Resort (budget)

Gorilla trekking and Batwa Visit

Bwindi Impenetrable

After breakfast, you will transfer to the Park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. The trek starts at 8:00am and may take from 40 minutes up to 6 hours depending on how far the gorillas have moved into the forest. Gorilla trekking can be quite strenuous and so a certain level of fitness is required. Once you find the gorillas, you will be allowed one hour to observe them, take photos, audio and visual recordings. Visit the Batwa later in the afternoon.

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Mutanda Lake Resort (budget)

Return to Entebbe via Igongo museum

Your journey back to Entebbe from Bwindi becomes more enjoyable just by viewing endless rolling green hills from your car window. You will make a stopover at Igongo Cultural Village in Mbarara to explore the life style and culture of the Ankole and Bahima people well known for rearing long horned cattle. You will make another stopover for lunch at the Uganda Equator markings. You will proceed on your journey to Entebbe and upon arrival at your hotel, you will take COVID departure test.

Papyrus Guest House (budget)

Airport transfer and departure

Depending on the time of your departure flight, you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight to your next destination. End of Service.

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