5 Days Uganda Primates Safari

Enjoy an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee trekking, the park warden/guide will share the important information about chimpanzee trekking and how to conduct yourself in the presence of chimpanzees.

Head into the forests of Kibale in search for chimpanzees and upon finding the chimpanzees you will watch them play on tree branches, chimpanzees are very vocal creatures with groups that are very dramatic, the dominant chimp is always vigilant against stubborn member of the group while a silver only needs to show charisma to win the respect of his family.

Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National park usually takes between 3-5 hours with one hour of being in their presence and taking pictures. You will return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will head to Bigodi swamp for a walk on which you will spot primates such as olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and many birds. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal plan: Full Board

Main Destination: Kibale Forest National Park

Have breakfast, exit the park and embark on a journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park   arriving around mid-day, have lunch after checking into your lodge. In the afternoon you will go for a nature walk in Bwindi forest. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight at Mahogany Springs

Meal plan: Full Board

Main Destination: Bwindi impenetrable National Park

You will wake up early for breakfast and head to the park’s headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts and how to conduct yourself while in presence of the gorillas. In groups of 8 people, you will head into the forests of Bwindi looking for a gorilla family assigned to you.

The trekking takes approximately 4-7 hours or me depending on the gorilla family you are trekking and where they stayed the previous night. You will spend on hour watching the gorillas go on with their daily life, take pictures as long as your flashlight is off. Return to the park’s headquarters to pick your certificates, then head to your lodge. You will then head to the Batwa community for a cultural experience with the Batwa people, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal plan: Full Board

Main Destination: Bwindi impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and embark on a drive back to Kampala, along the way you will have in Mbarara at Igongo Cultural Center, the Equator crossing in Kayabwe and when you arrive in Kampala, you will be dropped off at the airport for your departure flight back home.

End of 5 Days Uganda Primate Safari