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6-Day Gorilla – Chimpanzee and Wildlife Tour

6-Day Gorilla – Chimpanzee and Wildlife Tour

This is a 6-Day Gorilla – Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Tour! this tour will start and end in Kampala extending to Kibale Forest National park for chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive and boat cruise, and gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park:

You will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala and set off to Kibale Forest National Park with en route stops for photography. In case you arrive earlier, you will go for a nature walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. You will be rewarded with primate encounters including different monkey species and various bird species like the fabulous blue turacco. You may alternatively visit the crater lake around the Ndali Area.

Main Destination: Kibale Forest National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park:

In the early morning at 7am, you will have breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for briefing about the do’s and don’ts while with the chimpanzees. You will then enter the forest for the chimpanzee tracking adventure. You will spend a maximum of of one hour with the chimpanzees once you encounter them. On return, you will have your lunch and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Cruise:

Take an early cup of coffee at 6.00 am and drive to Kasenyi sector for an early morning game drive to catch up with the early raisers like the leopard, lion, and spotted hyena among others. Return to the lodge for a late breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for the afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. This will reward you with a variety of water birds including the African Fish eagle, the African Skimmer, pelican, and the pre-historic looking shoe bill. On a hot day you might see hippos, Crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and waterbucks bathing and drinking water along the channel banks.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park:

After breakfast, transfer to Bwindi NP via Ishasha sector with game drives in search of the famous tree climbing lions which are always spotted clinging on old fig trees. Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest found in the southern part of the country. You will arrive there in the evening for overnight in preparation for the gorilla tracking the next day.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking and Cultural Walk:

Early in the morning after breakfast and briefing by a ranger guide, enter the forest for your gorilla tracking adventure. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but criss-crossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. Tracking may take 3-9 hours depending on the movements of the gorillas in their natural habitat. You will stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour once you encounter them and then transfer back to your lodge for relaxation. In the evening, you may go for a community walk to The Batwa community.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

Day 6: Transfer to Kampala:

After your relaxed breakfast, you will set off to Kampala. On your way back, you will have a scenic view of mountains, plains fields and plantations. You will make several stopovers to do shopping, photography, and experiments at the equator. You will reach Kampala in the evening.

Main Destination:
Kampala
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

 

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