This 5 days Uganda gorilla safari shall give you an opportunity to track gorillas and enjoy chimpanzee trekking in Uganda while transiting through Kigali, Rwanda. The 5 days Uganda gorilla safari also enables you feel the great wonders of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with gorilla trekking tour. Enjoy two nights staying at Lake Mutanda perched on a Lake Mutanda peninsula in the shadow of the Virunga mountains. While on this tour you will proceed for Kibale National Park for a chimpanzee trekking safari tour and nature walk through the Bigodi swamp, to see unique flora and fauna.
5 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari & Chimpanzee Tour Itinerary:-
Day 1 : Arrival Kigali Airport – Bwindi Forests (Travel Time +3hrs)
Arrive at Kigali International Airport (KGL), and meet and greet with our guide before being transferred to Kigali city. Time permitting, you will head out for a city tour of the genocide memorial center; for more information regarding how the genocide began.
You will have lunch in Kigali before heading to Uganda, driving off to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Arrive in the evening for relaxation and sightseeing.
Overnight stay and dinner at Lake Mutanda Lodge (mid-range). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 2 : Bwindi Gorilla Trekking – Part of 5 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari
Begin the day with breakfast as you get ready for your 3 days gorilla habituation experience, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the staff of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Ensure that you carry along with you a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, and jungle boots among others.
The guides will lead you inside the jungle 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. The afternoon is spent on a village walk.
The Buhoma Village Walk gives you a great opportunity to see how the people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It also is a great way to support the local community in a direct way. The walk begins after a briefing from your guide at your lodge and is most informative, rewarding to the every visitor. It will amaze you how resourceful the local people are as you see and learn their ways of life.
Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Mutanda Lodge (mid-range). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 3 : Bwindi – Kibale Forest National Park (Travel Time +6hrs)
After an early morning breakfast you will be transferred to Kibale National Park. Kibale is the best reserve in Africa to view chimpanzees, a thick jungle with a towering canopy using Kasese – Fort Portal road. Enjoy the winding scenery of the foothills of Rwenzori mountains before arriving in Kasese for lunch. The evening is dedicated for relaxation at your lodge.
Meals and overnight stay at Primate Lodge/Forest Cottages (mid-range facility). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 4 : Chimpanzee Trekking Kibale & Bigodi Walk
After your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale park headquarters for briefing before setting off to the forest walk in search for chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees and primates but also on small organisms making it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates like grey-cheeked Mangabeys, colobus, red-tailed and L’hoest’s monkeys, and butterflies.
After tracking the chimpanzees in the afternoon, you will go for a nature walk through the Bigodi wetland swamp, to see unique flora and fauna.
Meals and overnight stay at Primate Lodge/Forest Cottages (mid-range facility). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 5 : Kibale – Entebbe (Travel Time +5hrs)
After your morning breakfast, proceed for a morning guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit. Thereafter drive to Kampala with lunch en-route and then continue to Entebbe for your outgoing flight back home or to your next destination. Meal plan: breakfast and lunch.
5 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari & Chimpanzee Tour Includes:-
- Pick up from Kigali Airport
- Kigali Genocide visit
- Transportation by 4 WD safari vehicle, Fuel expenses
- Accommodation while on safari as per the itinerary
- The costs also cover the services of English speaking driver/guide
- Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) while on safari,
- 1 soft drink per meal i.e. a soda or mineral water at/during lunch and dinner,
- Park entrance fees
- Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale
- Crater tour Kibale
- Bigodi guided nature walk
- One gorilla permit per person
- Community visit Bwindi
- Ranger fees
- Fuel plus all activities while on the tour as will be detailed in your itinerary.
Excludes:-
- Local and international flights, personal travel insurance, visa fees, drinks, cigarettes, tips, souvenirs and any other items of personal nature.