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3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda – Kibale Forest National Park “The Primate Capital of the World”
The 3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda to Kibale Forest National Park which is one of Africa’s best rain forests located in Western Uganda approximately 330 km by road from Entebbe /Kampala – Uganda’s capital.
This park is a home to about 13 primates among them the Chimpanzees whose DNA is 98% human, other wildlife species include; 70 species of mammals as well as over 375 bird species. The major activities to be done will be Chimpanzee trekking through the forest, as well as Bigodi wetland walk.
Detailed 3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
On this day you will be picked from the airport or wake up early enough and have breakfast form the Hotel/your residence and your tour guide/driver will pick you up from there, after a short briefing about the safari you will drive to the Western part of Uganda to Kibale National Park.
Have a stopover in Fort Portal for lunch and thereafter have a visit to the tea plantations or Toro crater lakes. Proceed to the Park and check in at the lodge of your choice. You could opt for a nature walk in the forest that evening whereby you will see different wildlife species. Have dinner and an overnight as you prepare for Chimpanzee trekking the next day. (Meal Plan on F/B)
Accommodation options: Kyaninga lodge/Ndali lodge (Up Market-Standard), Chimpanzee Forest Camp/Rweteera safari Park. (Mid range)
Day 2: Kibale Forest NP – Chimp trekking – evening Bigodi wetland walk
After your morning breakfast, your driver will take you to the park information centre where you will be briefed together with other guests about what to do and not to do while trekking chimpanzees. Thereafter you will set out to look for the chimpanzees in the forest and experience unforgettable. Trekking might take 2 to 6 hours of which it is based on the location of chimpanzees.
In the process of seeing chimpanzees, you will be able to see also different birds, monkeys like the black and white colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, golden monkeys among others, and various trees species as you walk through the forest.
Later after this amazing time with the chimpanzees, return to the lodge for lunch and thereafter your guide/driver will take you to Bigodi wetland for a swamp walk while there still you will see more primates like the Red-tailed monkeys, baboons, bush pigs, LHoests Monkeys, otters and others as well as bird species like the great blue Turuco. You will also meet some old people that stay in that community together with school going children.
At the end of the day, you would have received a great African experience since you will see how these people live, do their day-to-day activities among other things. Head back to the lodge, have dinner & overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)
Accommodation options: Kyaninga lodge/Ndali lodge (Up Market-Standard), Chimpanzee Forest Camp/Rweteera Safari Park. (Mid range)
Day 3: Departure- to Entebbe airport for departure
Have your breakfast at the lodge as you mark the end of this amazing 3 days safari. After breakfast start off the journey back to Entebbe via Kampala with packed lunch from the lodge. You will reach Kampala in the afternoon. (Meal plan on B/L)
End of 3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda
Quotation of 3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda
- Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
- Standard Net rate – based on Mid range Accommodation per person: USD $1235.00
- For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates
Overnight stay options:
If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe, the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Entebbe are always late morning (approximately 11h.00/12h00-by charter flight) or (approximately 15h30/16h30-road), please DO NOT book flights departing prior to 20h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.
3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Arrive/pick up from your residence – Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 2: Kibale Forest NP – Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland walk
- Day 3: Kibale Forest NP – Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe airport – depart
Safari Inclusions and Exclusions
Price includes:
- All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
- Chimpanzee permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $200.00 per person per visit
- Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide
- All services in national park
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $5.0 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
- All government related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Air fares
- All other services of a personal nature
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity
Note:
- Chimpanzee permit costs $200.0 in Kibale Forest NP