5 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee TourMentor a child to protect the threatened National Parks and Wildlife Reserves
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Description
5 Days Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari to Bwindi and Kibale National Park. Imagine combining gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park that has half of the endangered mountain gorillas in the whole world with chimpanzee trekking or Habituation experience in Kibale National Park which has been declared the best place to view habituated wild chimpanzees. This all inclusive tour will start and end in Entebbe or Kampala but return Airport transfers are included.
Itinerary
After Breakfast, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi located on the Eastern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator for photography and lunch in Mbarara town. You will then drive past banana plantations, farms and beautiful hills of Kigezi for your overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge in Western Uganda.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast Not Included)
Drinks: Drinking Water
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park headquarters for briefing and joining others for gorilla trekking. You will start your trek which can take from 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of mountain gorillas on that particular day. Once you have found them, you will do around one hour of observation and photography before returning back to the park headquarters for certificate and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge
Meals: All Meals Included
Drinks: Drinking Water
After breakfast we will drive to Kibale Forest National Park for overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. This journey will take you through Queen Elizabeth National Park with chances of spotting some wild game as we drive through this savannah dominated National Park. You will have a chance to cross the equator for the second time and cross several rivers that originate from Mountain Rwenzori. Enjoy a lunch break in Fort Portal town before checking in at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for overnight.
Main Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meals: All Meals Included
Drinks: Drinking Water
After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park headquarters for a briefing and then chimpanzee trekking in the forest. You will be divided 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 parties.
Chimpanzees live in communities of 50-150 individuals but break up into small parties during the day to reduce competition on food. They will then recollect in the evening to build their nest. You will be allowed one hour with the chimps before returning back for lunch and then a wetland walk in the nearby Bigodi Village. Kibale National Park is popular for primates and birds and 12 primate species have been recorded.
Main Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meals: All Meals Included
Drinks: Drinking Water
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.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: End of Tour, No accommodation
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Drinks: Mineral Water
End of Tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost
You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel)
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Included
- Airport transfers on first and last day
- Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Services of an English speaking driver guide
- Fuel for the whole trip
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Drinking water while in the vehicle
Not Included
- Gorilla permit at $600.00 per person per trek
- Chimp permit at $150.00 per person per trek
- Pre and post tour accommodation in Entebbe or Kampala
- International airfares
- Uganda Visa ($50 which can be paid on arrival at the Airport)
- Items of personal nature such as tips
- Drinks
- Laundry