5 Days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience

This 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari is an amazing safari that will take you to Kibale forest national park also known as the primate capital where you will be able to spend four hours with the chimpanzees in their natural habitat and also engage in Bigodi swamp tour where you will be able to view different primates, bird species, mammals among others. The 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari will also take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park which is famously known for harboring the highest number of mountain gorillas, where you will get an opportunity to spend four hours with the endangered mountain gorillas.

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Highlights of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience

Day 1; Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national Park-Bigodi swamp walk

Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation experience

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 4: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi national park

Day 5: Departure to Kampala

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park

Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale forest national park. The journey takes about 5 to 6 hours’ drive and on the way you will have a stopover in Fort Portal for lunch where after you will proceed to Kibale forest national park.

Upon arrival, you will go for an interesting Bigodi swamp walk where you will be able to spot variety of bird species like the papyrus gonolek, great blue turaco, primates like vervet monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, blue monkeys, animals like sitatunga, bushbucks among others. After the swamp walk, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Luxury accommodation: Primate Lodge, Chimpundu lodge

Midrange accommodation: Chimpanzee forest lodge, Turaco treetops

Budget accommodation: Isunga lodge, Kibale forest camp, Kibale forest lodge

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation experience

After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to Kanyachu visitors Centre for a chimpanzee habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees with an experienced park guide and park rangers which takes a whole day. During trekking you will be able to view other primate species like the black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkeys, birds among others and once the chimpanzees are found, you will be able to spend four hours with them in their habitat which gives you a chance to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, play, mate, hunt, fight, rest, take photos and record videos. After the four hours with the chimpanzees, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.

Meal plan: Full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

After breakfast on the third day of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with our driver guide to start the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On your way, you will have a stopover for lunch where after lunch you will proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park with stunning views of the Kigezi highlands, terraced farmlands, beautiful scenery among others and upon arrival, you will continue to check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Luxury accommodation: Four gorillas lodge, clouds mountain gorilla lodge

Super midrange accommodation: Gorilla leisure lodge, Gorilla heights lodge

Midrange accommodation: Ichumbi lodge, Rushaga gorilla lodge

Budget accommodation: Rushaga gorilla haven lodge, Bweza lodge

Meal plan: Full boars (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 4: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park

You will have an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari, carry packed lunch and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will be allocated park rangers, an experienced park guide and start trekking in the jungle. Gorilla habituation in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes a whole day and during trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend four hours with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch them carry out their daily activities, engage in the naming process, take photos and record videos.

After the encounter with the mountain gorillas, you will return to the starting point where you will be given a certificate for participating in gorilla habituation experience and then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.

Meal plain: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Departure to Kampala

After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch on the way and a stopover at the Equator where you will buy souvenirs and take photos. Upon arrival in Kampala your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at your hotel in Kampala

End of 5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari

5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari includes

Chimpanzee habituation permit
Gorilla habituation permit
Bigodi swamp walk
Experienced English speaking driver guide
Full board accommodation
All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Ground transport in a 4WD safari vehicle
Vehicle and fuel
Bottled drinking water

5 days chimpanzee and gorilla habituation safari excludes

International air flight tickets
Visas
Domestic flight fares
Optional activities and accommodation not included in the itinerary
Personal expenses like such as laundry services, buying souvenirs, crafts, Alcoholic drinks, hiring a porter, tipping among others.