Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari
Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari
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Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari, 5 Days Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Kibale National Park. This is a great opportunity to combine Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (home to half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas) with Chimpanzee trekking or Habituation experience in Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park has been declared as the best place to view habituated wild Chimpanzees. This all-inclusive tour will start and end in Entebbe or Kampala and includes return Airport transfers.
Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1: To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
After Breakfast, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi on the Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe for photography, a brief talk, and some experiments before you head to Mbarara town for lunch. You will then drive past beautiful banana plantations, farms, and the amazing Hills of Kigezi. You will arrive in the evening and check in at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge in Western Uganda.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge
DAY 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park Headquarters for briefing and join others for briefing before heading into the forest for your gorilla trek. This trek can last for between 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of the mountain gorilla family on that particular day. Once you find the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them while observing their behavior, taking photographs before you return to the Park Headquarters for your certificate that confirms that you have tracked gorillas in Uganda. Overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge
DAY 3: Kibale National Park
After breakfast, we will drive to Kibale National Park for an overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. This journey will take you through Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will have chances of spotting some wild game as we drive through this Savannah-dominated national park. You will also have another chance to cross the Equator at Kikolongo. Also cross several Rivers originating from Mountain Rwenzori as you go through the Kasese district to Fort Portal. You will have a stop in Fort Portal town for lunch before proceeding to check in at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for overnight.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House or Isunga Lodge
DAY 4: Chimp Trekking in Kibale and Bigodi Wetland Walk
After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park Headquarters for a briefing on the Dos and Don’ts of Chimpanzee trekking. Dividing you into small groups of six people headed by one guide who will then move with you into the forest to find one of the Chimpanzee families. Chimpanzees live in communities of between 50 and 250 individuals but usually break up into small parties during the day to reduce competition for food. They will then recollect in the evening to build their nests. Once you find the Chimps, you will be allowed to spend one hour with the Chimps before returning to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you head out for a wetland walk in the nearby Bigodi Village. Kibale National Park is popular for 15 recorded primate species and several bird species.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House or Isunga Lodge
DAY 5: To Kampala/Entebbe or Airport
After breakfast, you will drive to Kampala/Entebbe for your post-tour accommodation (not included) or to Entebbe International Airport for your international departure flight.
Accommodation: End of Tour, No accommodation
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Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native, we specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. We are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority, making booking your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari easy. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.
