Uganda Group Tour Gorillas and chimps

Uganda Group Tour Gorillas and chimpanzees - 5 Days, 4 nights

This Uganda Group tour is best option for an extension of any of your African Wildlife safaris, this Uganda Group tour will be your highlight. After viewing wildlife either in Southern African Vacation, Kenya or Tanzania,you can wind your African vacation with a chance to track chimpanzees in their natural habitat in Kibale Forest and Track gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

From US$1709 per person sharing!

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Safari Highlights

Day 1: Kibale national Park

Day 2: Chimp Tracking day in Uganda

Day 3: Bwindi impenetrable national park

Day 4: Mountain gorilla tracking

Day 5: Back to Kampala

Daily Activities

Track Gorillas and Chimpanzees in Uganda

Track gorillas and chimpanzees itinerary:

Day 1: Kibale national Park

Depart from Kampala and drive to Kibale Forest 358km from the capital city. You will leave the city early in the morning and drive west through Mityana and proceed for a lunch break in the beautiful town of Fort Portal. Marvel at the stunning palace of Toro Kingdom, the Royal tombs, the numerous shops and the mosque before driving on to Kibale, only a couple of kilometers ahead. On arrival, you will check into your accommodation. Kibale Forest national park hosts the highest number of primates in the whole of East Africa including chimpanzees, baboons, black & white colobus monkeys and the blue monkey. Have a Bigodi swamp walk in the afternoon. Head back to your accommodation

Overnight Chimpanzee Forest Guest House

Meals included: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Chimp Tracking day in Uganda

Following an early breakfast, set out chimp tracking close to Kanyanchu. This may take half f the day. You will several primates in this region such as L’Hoest monkeys, baboons, blue monkeys, white & black colobus monkeys, the grey checked mangabey, pottos and red colobus. Other animals include forest elephants which are a common type, large forest hogs as well as several tree species. Return to your accommodation for overnight.

Overnight Chimpanzee Forest Guest House

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Bwindi impenetrable national park

Following breakfast, drive to the renowned mountain gorillas sanctuary the Bwindi impenetrable forest. This very lengthy drive is fortunately very scenic as you head to southwest Uganda. Mountain Rwenzori is the most dominant feature on the way and it is the highest peak in Uganda, yet the third highest in the whole of Africa after Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya. You will finally arrive in Bwindi forest late in the evening. Actually, this Bwindi forest, Mgahinga National Park, Volcanoes Park in Rwanda and Virunga Volcanoes in Congo are home to the only surviving endangered mountain gorillas remaining in the world.

Overnight Engagi Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 4: Mountain gorilla tracking

After an early breakfast, go to the headquarters of the park with a packed lunch and drinking water where you will be briefed about the mountain gorilla tracking in the impenetrable forest. You will be allowed to spend an hour in the presence of the gorillas. After trekking gorillas in case you still have some energy you will have a cultural experience with the Batwa community. You will see several souvenir shops, schools, churches and drinking joints. Other option includes taking the Munyanja river trail, to see the stunning waterfalls plus the great profusion of bird life.

Overnight Engagi Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 5: Back to Kampala

After an early breakfast, you will return to Kampala where you will arrive in the late evening.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

Notes

Our scheduled tours requires a deposit of of US$800 per person in order to secure the included gorilla permit. We also require full passport details at time of booking. The additional deposit paid at time of booking will be credited to the final balance of your booking.
Gorilla permits in all parks are on a very high demand and we advise that you book them as early as possible.
Clients who desire to to be accommodated in single rooms, a single supplement is available.
Accommodation on this tour will have private bathrooms.
Depending on the group of gorillas you will be tracking we will choose where to sleep in Bwindi. There are 4 areas for Gorilla tracking in Bwindi: Buhoma, Ruhija and Nkuringo and Rushaga.
Some lodges may ask for seasonal surcharges for the Easter and Christmas Holidays.
Optional activities are available, please talk to us at the time of booking.
Please do not book any flights until after 2pm on the departure day.
The itinerary is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be encountered.
Please note that to track the gorillas you must be 15 years or older (prior to start of travel) - there are no exceptions to this as it is for safety reasons and strictly controlled by the Government.
Gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking takes place in humid rain forests, steep terrain and high altitude, you therefore need to be in excellent physical condition, without any heart problems and prepared to spend a strenuous day trekking for chimpanzee and gorillas, as well as other primates.
Internal scheduled flight Luggage restriction of 15 kgs per person in soft bags only.
You will need some extra money to cover meals and drinks not included in the tour price, any optional sightseeing, souvenirs and items of a personal nature such as laundry.
Once confirmed, we guarantee your price will not increase