4-Day Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Transfer to Entebbe
Overview
Tour Overview
Uganda Safari: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for harboring around 45% of the global mountain gorilla population. In our experience, visiting these
Day by Day
Itinerary
Pick up from Entebbe or Kampala and transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 1Pick up from Entebbe or Kampala and transfer to Kibale National Park Pick up from Entebbe or Kampala and transfer to Kibale National Park Today you will begin your journey to Kibale Forest N.P. Your guide/driver will pick you up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe. The long drive is incredibly scenic, passing through tea plantations and the lush green countryside which characterizes so much of Uganda. Kibale Forest National Park is located in west-central Uganda just east of the Rwenzori Mountains, near the town of Fort Portal. The 766 Km² Park predominantly covers evergreen rain forest and ranges between 1100 and 1600m in elevation. Kibale Forest is one of the last remaining expanses to contain both lowland and montane forests and forms a continuous forest with Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have lunch en route or you will have a stopover for lunch in Fort portal, arriving in the evening for overnight and dinner. Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps) Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest) High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda) Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain) Wildlife in Kibale NP ChimpanzeeCommon ElephantOccasional BuffaloOccasional LionVery Rare LeopardVery Rare HippoRare Show more GiraffeNone White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone CheetahNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone Accommodation: Bweza Kibale Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps) +2 Photos
Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Np
Day 2Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Np Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Np Today you will wake up early and the driver will drive you to the head offices to be briefed about your Chimp tracking experience. Kibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to see them. An experienced ranger will take you for chimp tracking. Chimp tracking is done in the morning or afternoon; you might also see other monkey species that live here. Once you locate the chimpanzees you will have a full hour of eye-to-eye contact with them. Since they are wild animals, we can never guarantee you to see them and might have to settle with hearing their hoots and hollers. But the chances are 99% that you will see them. You will have lunch and then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with the chances of seeing some wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps) Accommodation: Bweza Gorilla Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) +2 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Gorilla tracking experience
Day 3Gorilla tracking experience Gorilla tracking experience Today your guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla tracking. You will encounter one of Bwindi’s endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable national park boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees – the only forest in Africa that can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primates. The gorillas you track are habituated and can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period of time, every day. The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. You will then return to the Offices for a small ceremony, your guide/driver will be waiting to transfer you to Lake Bunyonyi. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas) Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest) High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce) Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall) Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP GorillaCommon ChimpanzeeRare ElephantRare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone LionNone Show more GiraffeNone LeopardNone CheetahNone BuffaloNone Zebra
Transfer to Entebbe
Day 4Transfer to Entebbe Transfer to Entebbe On this day, you will wake up, have breakfast and transfer Back to Entebbe, you will stop at the Uganda Equator for an experiment, you can also shop some souvenirs if you want some to take back home. Then you will proceed to Kampala/Entebbe. Your guide/driver will drop you off at your hotel or at the Airport. Main Destination: Entebbe (City) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overview Next: Day by Day Next: Rates Next: Inclusions Next: Getting There Next: Offered By Best price guarantee Your request will be sent directly to the operator If preferred, you can contact the operator directly Next: Request a Quote Request a Quote Disclaimer This tour is offered by Peak Cruise Safaris , not SafariBookings. This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings. If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change. The exact order, contents and rates of thi
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- A transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
What travellers say
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Peak Cruise Safaris gave me the best deal for a personalised one-week trip to Uganda. Jennifer immediately answered all my questions and gave me options to fit my preferences, she also gave me payment facilities. The trip went as planned...
Everything went as planned, our guide Godfrey was more than good and we really had a great time visiting Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for Gorilla Trekking and Queen Elizabeth National Park for a safari
Everything went smooth, we have seen many animals and beautiful landscapes. Our guide Abdul was super helpful, shared many interesting facts about the animals and drove us safely to the park and back to hotel. Communication with Jennifer...
My two day one night gorilla trek was nothing short of amazing. The trek itself was an incredible experience getting me within inches of wild mountain gorillas, including a grown silverback and a mother with babies. The actual hike was also...
From our very first contact we had the best a most professionel guiding from Jennifer. From the moment our guide Victor welcome us - he gave us the best services. Always kind, smiling, friendly and flexibil. We really appriciated our tour...
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