4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Gorilla Tracking Tour

On this 4 days Kibale chimpanzee & gorilla tracking tour, we put a lot of creativity to your safari planning to ensure you have the best safari in Uganda. Take a chance to explore and visit Kibale Forest National Park for a chimpanzee trekking safari and then visit Bwindi forest for a gorilla trekking tour.

You will have an opportunity to take on a foot safari and visit the local community to share their lifestyle. This is a great safari program that you should not miss out on, as we plan for your chimpanzee and gorilla trekking safari to Uganda.

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4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Gorilla Tour Itinerary:-

Day 1: Kampala – Kibale National Park

Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Rwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit.

Meals and overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge (luxury facility) or Primate Lodge/Forest Cottage (mid-range) or Chimpanzee Guest House (budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic crater lake and the fabled ‘Mountains of the Moon’. Meal plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking, Kibale Forest National Park

Get on an half day search of chimpanzees and 10 other primates, including the L’hoest’s, red colobus, blue, and red-tailed monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys. The guide will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates, but also on all the forest fauna and flora, to ensure that your walk is both informative and enjoyable. This walk is excellent for viewing birdlife and seeing primates at close quarters.

After lunch, you will proceed to Bwindi via Queen Elizabeth National Park. Along the way, you will spot many wildlife including elephants, and buffaloes, among others. This is the lushest highland rainforest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys, hilltops and papyrus swamps.

Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high-end facility) or Silverback Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (mid-range) or Buhoma Community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (budget facility). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Day 3: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking – Part of 4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Gorilla

Begin the day with breakfast as you get ready for your gorilla trekking 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 gorillas – perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. Gorilla tracking may take between 2 to 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.

Day 4 : Bwindi – Kampala/Entebbe

Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch en-route and a stopover at Igongo Cultural Centre to explore the lifestyle of the Ankole and Bahima. Thereafter you will proceed to the Equator crossing line in Uganda before your evening departure back home or to your next destination. Meal plan: breakfast & lunch.