Our 5 Days Chimpanzee Habituation Safari is the most popular Uganda safari experience. It combines a full day of chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale Forests. Enquire Now It also offers visitors an unmatched experience of Gorilla trekking in Bwindi with a feel and sighting of the tree climbing lions in Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth National park one of Uganda’s most spectacular park.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Kampala – Kibale Forest National Park
After early breakfast at 0800am, take on a half day drive in to Fort Portal through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Rwenzori Mountains. A stopover in Fort Portal for lunch at Gardens restaurant, thereafter drive at your Leisure to Kibale with an afternoon crater walk of Nyinambuga. Meals and overnight stay at the lodge.
Meal Plan: (Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
High End: Kyaninga Lodge | Ndali Lodge
Mid Range: Primate Lodge Kibale | Mountains of the Moon | Fort Motel
Budget: Chimpanzee Guest House | Chimp’s Nest | Kibale Forest Camp
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Today is dedicated for Chimpanzee Habituation Experience. Start the day with an early morning breakfast – a packed lunch and you are off before dawn breaks into the forest. You meet your guide and you are off to where the chimpanzees built nests the night before. Dawn is just breaking and the chimpanzee community you are going to be with the rest of the day is rising from their sleep in the nests.
Your day will be full, your camera will fill up with quality pictures of the chimpanzees and you will get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, sometimes scars and other unique features that make them stand apart from rest. Besides everything described there are the most colorful butterflies, plants and trees that will amaze you –the setting is simply awesome. Meals and over night at the lodge:
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
High End: Kyaninga Lodge | Ndali Lodge
Mid Range: Primate Lodge Kibale |Mountains of the Moon|Fort Motel
Budget: Chimpanzee Guest House|Chimp’s Nest|Kibale Forest Camp
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Today is for a drive in to South western in to Bwindi via Queen Elizabeth National Park and here you may spot many wildlife including Elephants, Buffaloes, among others. An opportunity to enter the southern section of Ishasha for the tree climbing lions. Continue to your lodge for overnight stay and dinner.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
High End: Gorilla Forest Camp |Buhoma Lodge| Mahogany Springs |Trackers Lodge
Mid Range: Engagi Gorilla Lodge |Silverback Lodge |Chameleon Hill Lodge| Gorilla Mist Camp
Budget: Buhoma Haven Lodge| Buhoma Community Bandas| Gorilla Valley Lodge
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest
Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 a.m with a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority staff on how to behave with these endangered mountain Gorillas. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc. The guides will lead you inside the beautiful ecosystem to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort. Overnight stay and dinner at your lodge.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
High End: Gorilla Forest Camp |Buhoma Lodge| Mahogany Springs |Trackers Lodge
Mid Range: Engagi Gorilla Lodge |Silverback Lodge |Chameleon Hill Lodge| Gorilla Mist Camp
Budget: Buhoma Haven Lodge| Buhoma Community Bandas| Gorilla Valley Lodge
Day 5: Bwindi – Kampala/Entebbe
Start off your day with breakfast ready for a long drive back to Kampala. You may choose to drive back through Kasese Fort Portal road for an opportunity to feel the other country side of Uganda, a stopover at your choice of local hotel for your lunch enroute before returning to Kampala or Entebbe Airport arriving very late in the evening.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 5 Days Chimpanzee Habituation Safari.
The 5 Days Chimpanzee Habituation Safari Includes;
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 safari vehicle.
- Full board accommodation as per the itinerary.
- Park fees.
- Once Chimpanzee Habituation permit.
- A game drive in Ishasha.
- One gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi to be secured and paid up in advance.
- Equator Monument.
- Driver/guide subsistence allowance.
- En route lunches.
- Guide fees.
Excluded in the 5 Days Chimpanzee Habituation Safari are; International flight ticket expenses, expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, any activities not highlighted in the itinerary cigars, etc.