This short Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour and adventure-filled itinerary leads into the jungles of Kibale National Park for a chance to meet face to face with mankind’s closest relatives in their natural habitat and spiced up with a chance to undertake guided walk-through Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.
Kicking-off from the capital city of Uganda – Kampala, we shall go through the beautiful towns of Mityana, Mubende and Fort Portal. All this while taking in endless views of rock boulders, tea plantations, natural forests and roadside markets, then finish the trip in the same city of Entebbe, if flight is scheduled for later the night of the third day.
Kibale Forest National Park is ‘the primate capital of the world’ with about 13 primate species that include our closest relatives in animal kingdom-chimpanzees. There are plenty of black and white colobus, vervet, red-tailed, and blue monkeys, and Olive baboons to mention but a few. This is also a birding paradise with about 375 bird species, especially forest birds to look-out for.
Highlight of Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour
- Day 1: Arrive in Kibale Forest National Park via road transfer.
- Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale Forest & Bigodi walk.
- Day 3: Depart Kibale Forest National Park and say goodbye to Uganda.
Detailed itinerary of Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour.
Day 1: Arrive in Kibale Forest National Park via road transfer.
Welcome to Kibale Forest National Park! Your ride to the primate capital of the world will take about 5-6 hours and arrive there by lunchtime, having started the journey at 7:00am. On getting to the Lodge, you will check-in and later have lunch. Afterwards, use the rest of the afternoon to relax or enjoy different Lodge facilities.
Accommodation.
- Kyaninga Lodge or Ndali Lodge (luxury).
- Primate Lodge or Turaco Treetops (moderate).
Meals: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale Forest & Bigodi walk.
This morning, after a sumptuous breakfast at your Lodge, you will be picked-up by the driver for a ride/move to the park headquarters, depending on location of the Lodge.
Kanyanchu is the starting point for Kibale Forest activities and here briefing will be provided before you can venture into the jungles in search of the chimpanzees that call the jungle home. Over the course of the next 1-4 hours, you will get the chance to encounter lots of primates, birds, butterflies and remarkable plant species of great importance.
The highlight of this walk is finally meeting the allocated chimpanzee community, with whom you will spend one hour learning and photographing.
The afternoon is for the Bigodi wetland walk, accompanied by experienced local guides. This offers a chance of seeing wetland endemic bird species like papyrus gonolek, papyrus canary, and great blue turacos among others.
You will close the walk with a visit to the “Rest in bananas” experience where you will see how bananas are used to make juice, wine and Gin.
Accommodation.
- Kyaninga Lodge or Ndali Lodge (luxury).
- Primate Lodge or Turaco Treetops (moderate).
Meals: Lunch and Dinner.
Activities of the day: Chimp trek & wetland walk.
Day 3: Depart Kibale Forest National Park and say goodbye to Uganda.
After two fruitful days in Kibale Forest National Pak, we shall make the drive back to Kampala on the third day whereby you either spend overnight at a Hotel in Kampala (own arrangement) or continue to the airport for connecting flight back home. Bid farewell to the beautiful Primate Capital of the World.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
Drive time: 5-6 hours.
Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour inclusions: –
- Comfortable ride by a safari vehicle.
- A professional driver.
- 2 nights’ accommodation.
- Chimpanzee permit.
- Park entry fees.
- Bigodi walks.
- Snacks and bottled water.
- Government taxes and levies.
Exclusions.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Laundry fees.
- Porter fees.
- Telephone calls.
- Souvenir shopping