6 Days Chimpanzee and Gorilla tour only gives you exciting moments to discover Uganda’s greatest attractions visiting Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee Habituation Safari spend the rest of the day with the chimpanzee community. This safari rolls you down to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for gorilla trekking safari to interact and meet the rare mountain gorillas in Uganda such an amazing experience that you should not miss. 6 Days Chimpanzee & Mgahinga Gorilla Safari is termed as Uganda’s top adventure through the great safari national parks of Uganda
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Itinerary of Chimpanzee and Gorilla Tour
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 Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit. Meals and over night at Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge (Lodge facility) A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon” OR Chimpanzee Guest House (Budget facility). Meal plan: (L, D)
Day 2: Kibale Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Today is dedicated for Chimpanzee Habituation Experience. Start the day with an morning early 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 Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge (Lodge facility) A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon” OR Chimpanzee Guest House (Budget facility). Meal plan: (B, L, D
Day 3: Kibale Forest National Park – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Take on an early morning breakfast thereafter proceed to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (+6hrs travel time).This is the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys, hilltops and papyrus swamps. Dinner and overnight stay at Mt Gahinga Lodge (high end) or Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Mgahinga Gorilla Trekking
Begin the day with breakfast ready for gorilla trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc. 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 relaxation and sightseeing around your camp. Dinner and overnight stay at Mt Gahinga Lodge (high end) or Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Mgahinga National Park – Kampala (Travel Time +9hrs)
After your morning breakfast, drive back to Kampala using the Masaka – Mbarara highway arriving in Mbarara For lunch thereafter continue to Kampala or Entebbe for your outgoing flight back home or to your nest destination Meal Plan B-L End of Service
Chimpanzee and Gorilla Tour Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 safari Land cruiser
- One Gorilla permit per person
- One Chimpanzee Habituation permit in Kibale
- Crater Tour Kibale
- Accommodation and meals as per the Itinerary
- Park fees
- Driver/guide subsistence allowance.
- Enroute lunches
- Ranger guide fees
Excludes
- Expenses of personal nature like:
- Drinks
- Laundry
- Tips
- Telephone
- Cigars, etc.