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What's included
- Airport Pick up and Drop off
- All Accommodation as per the Itinerary
- All meals included
- Bigodi Wetland Walk
- Community Experience
- Fuel for the whole Round trip
- Park Entrance fees
- Professionally guided tour
- Transportation in 4x4 Vehicle
- Unlimited bottled water
- Alcoholic drinks
- Any other optional activity not included in the Cost and itinerary
- International Flights
- Medical insurance and emergency insurance
- Personal expenses
- Pre and Post Tour Accommodation
- Visa arrangements
Tour Summary- 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Chimpanzee Safari
This 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Chimpanzees Safari will take you 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. Get a Quote.
Summarized Itinerary
- Day 1: Pick up from Kampala/Entebbe and Transfer from to Bwindi impenetrable National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla tracking
- Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi wetland walk
- Day 5: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe to end your 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Chimpanzee Safari
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
Pick up from Kampala/ Entebbe and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
On this day your driver-guide for the trip will pick you up from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe or from Entebbe Airport and start the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, this drive is long but worth it. You will enjoy amazing sceneries and meet up with the local communities along the way. You will have a stop at the Equator for photographs, lunch en-route, and other optional multiple stops depending on your request and time.
- Drive time: 8-9 hours drive
- Lodging: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge/ Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Gorilla tracking Experience
After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides who will allocate you a gorilla family group you will trek that day. Once you have your group confirmed 8 people, the 2 ranger guides will lead you into the thick impenetrable forest to start your search for the endangered rare species of Mountain Gorillas. The gorilla search always continues from the place where they were last seen the previous day. Upon reaching the area where these famous species are, you will only be allowed to interact with them for only one hour and you should always keep maximum silence while with these Gorillas. You are allowed to take photographs and so on.
Gorilla tracking can sometimes be strenuous depending on the trek that day which is normally determined by weather and the movement of the gorillas in the forest but given the fact it is a very well-organized activity you have 99% chance of seeing the gorillas on your trek. The trek is guided by advanced trackers who monitor the gorilla movements all day in the forest with this they will know where they nested for the last night and that’s where you start from looking for them. The 2 ranger guides will lead you all through the trek clearing trails, creating new trails and sharing with you information about the mountain gorillas and Bwindi forest. After the trek, you will retrieve back to the starting point to pick your certificates as a sign of successful tracking of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
- Lodging: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Today, you will drive to Kibale National Park with a stopover for lunch en-route on your way to the National Park. On influx, you will have a nature walk through the Bigodi Swamp awesome sightseeing of the resident monkeys and birds. Kibale Forest National park is home to 13 species of primates and over 335 bird species making it a popular destination for birders and primates lovers.
- Drive time: 5 hours drive
- Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Guest House/Isunga lodge
Chimpanzee Tracking
Subsequently, you will have an early breakfast and you will be guided to Kanyanchu head offices for a briefing about the track that you will be carrying out in a couple of hours. From there you will start the Chimpanzee tracking but that is not the only species you will be seeing today, you will be able to see 12 other different primate species like vervet monkeys, gray-cheeked mangabeys, and baboons.
Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee guest house/Isunga lodge
Departure back to Kampala/ Entebbe to end your 5 Days Gorillas and Chimpanzee Safari
Early in the morning after breakfast,you will drive back to Kampala/Entebbe to end the tour.
End of the 5 Day Gorilla Tracking and Chimpanzee Safari
More about Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
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More about Uganda
Ugandans are remarkably hospitable and hail from a diversity of rich cultures and lifestyles.
Hospitality & Culture
Ugandans are known for their hospitality and friendliness towards each other and visitors alike. However, it is advisable to be cautious when dealing with strangers. Police officers are very helpful and are easily identified by their uniforms. Like everywhere in the world valuables should always be safeguarded or left in the hotel safe box. If you do not know where to obtain a certain service or you are not sure always contact the Hotel Information Desk. Uganda has a very strong cultural heritage. Many regions in Uganda have kingdoms includingBuganda, Busoga, Bunyoro and Toro. Ugandans are remarkably hospitable and hail from a diversity of rich cultures and lifestyles. Culture and traditions are also expressed through a wide range of arts and crafts.
National Parks
Uganda has ten (10) National Parks that are well set to be explored during a Uganda safari.
Rates are per person (pp) and based on 2 people sharing 1 room
Excluding international flights (from/to your home country)
COST PER PERSON SHARING
| Persons | Date | Price per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Person | Any date | USD2650.00 |
| 2 Persons | Any date | USD1970.00 |
| 3 Persons | Any date | USD1940.00 |
| 4 Persons | Any date | USD1880.00 |
| 5 Persons | Any date | USD1790.00 |
| 6 Persons | Any date | USD1750.00 |
Cost Includes
- All transfers
- Games drives and Boat cruise on Lake Mburo
- 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
Cost excludes
- Pre and post-tour accommodation in Entebbe or Kampala
- Optional activities like Horseback riding, Community tour
- International airfares
- Uganda Visa USD50.00
- Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry
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