5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee Trekking Trips, Bwindi, Kibale
With 5 days, it is possible for you to visit not only mountain gorillas but also chimpanzees. Our exclusive 5 days Uganda gorillas & chimpanzee trekking safari introduces you into the dense jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Kibale National Park. You will have the best of Uganda gorilla trekking in Bwindi and chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park. This ultimate primate adventure starts and ends in Kampala/Entebbe.
Key Highlights
- Visit mountain gorillas
- Get up close with chimpanzees right in the wild
- Photography
- Equator crossing
- Travel in a 4×4 vehicle
Brief 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee Trekking Itinerary
Day 1: Destination-Kibale National Park
Day 2: Trekking chimpanzees in Kibale & swamp walk, Bigodi
Day 3: Kibale-gorilla safari destination Bwindi
Day 4: Trekking Uganda gorillas in Bwindi
Day 5: Return to Kampala or Entebbe
Detailed 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee Trekking Trip
Arrival:
- You will be picked up by our professional driver guide & transferred to a hotel in a comfortable safari vehicle.
- Early arrival will include city tour in Entebbe
Day 1: Destination-Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park your preferred chimpanzee trekking destination is found in Western Uganda. Kibale is a host to 13 species of primates and these include 1500 chimpanzees that share the same habitat with other primates such as blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons and others.
Over 370 bird species also exist in Kibale and most of them will be spotted even at visitor center. Traveling from Kampala to Kibale includes a stopover at Fort Portal for lunch.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Papaya Lake Lodge
- Midrange: Primate Lodge
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner + free bottled water
Day 2: Trekking chimpanzees in Kibale & swamp walk, Bigodi
Breakfast early morning, after, leave your lodge at Kibale and join the rest of visitors for briefing about chimpanzee tracking rules at Kanyanchu Tourist Center. You will leave Kanyanchu at 8:00am and enjoy 2-4 hours navigating through the cool Kibale Forest while searching for chimpanzees, but while sighting other primates, birds.
One hour maximum will be set for you to have a magical encounter, taking pictures and learning about the daily behaviors of chimpanzees. Retreat from tracking chimps, have lunch at the primate safari lodge and get some refreshments. The next activity will be swamp walk in Bigodi, 2 hours but rewards with remarkable sights of primates, birds, mammals and other wildlife.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Papaya Lake Lodge
- Midrange: Primate Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Kibale-gorilla safari destination Bwindi
Spend a long day driving from Kibale to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where mountain gorillas are found. En-route, a brief stopover will be made at Ishasha sector, the Southern game viewing sector at Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is where the tree climbing lions and other wildlife will be sighted, then you continue to Bwindi National Park.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge/Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
- Midrange: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Silverback Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Trekking Uganda gorillas in Bwindi
Breakfast early morning, after, leave your place of stay and meet the park official for briefing about gorilla trekking rules. It will be a long day of searching gorillas, and we recommend that you go with some snacks, bottled water.
Be on waterproof hiking boots and long-sleeved shirts, by 8:00am, the search would have begun lasting for 2-6 hours with guarantee of one hour face-to-face with family of mountain gorillas. Later when you get back, relax at the lodge and after, get entertained by the Batwa pygmies in the nearby local community.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge/Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
- Midrange: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Silverback Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Return to Kampala or Entebbe
After breakfast, check out and you will be offered a pack of lunch to enjoy en-route back to Kampala or Entebbe. A stopover will be made at Equator, and this is to allow you stretch the muscles, take pictures and proceed to Kampala or Entebbe.
End of safari
5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee Trekking Cost Includes
- Chimpanzee & gorilla permits
- Park entry fees
- Guide or driver services
- Travel on ground in our classic 4×4
- Bottled drinking water
- Relevant government taxes if any
- All trip activities excluding optional ones
5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Chimpanzee Trekking Cost Excludes
- Laundry
- Tips
- Insurance
- Shopping
- Telephone expenses
- Extra safari activities or experiences
- Souvenirs