5 Days Uganda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Habituation Experience.
A thrilling and remarkable safari, this 5-day gorilla and chimpanzee habituation adventure in Uganda gives you the chance to spend 4 hours with mountain gorillas and chimpanzees that are in the habituation process. The safari will take you to Kibale National Park, also known as the primate capital because it is home to more than 13 primate species, and then to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is the only national park in Africa that offers gorilla habituation experiences. You can take part in an amazing chimpanzee habituation adventure when visiting Kibale National Park.
Highlights of the 5 days Uganda gorilla and chimpanzee habituation experience.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park.
Day 4: Chimpanzee habituation experience.
Day 5: Bigodi swamp walk and departure to Kampala.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.
On the first day of 5 days Uganda gorilla and chimpanzee habituation experience. Depending on your arrival time your driver-guide will greet you and give you a briefing on the safari before beginning the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Because it is home to half of the world’s mountain gorilla population and is the only gorilla destination that provides gorilla habituation experiences, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of Uganda’s most popular national parks. The trip to Rushaga region in the southern section of the park takes the entire day, and you’ll stop at Igongo Cultural Centre for lunch en route in Mbarara town. After lunch, you will continue on your journey, which will offer fantastic views of the lovely surroundings, residences, attractive residents, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands, and more. When you get there, you’ll check in at your lodge, eat dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the second day of the five days Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience, wake up early in the morning and take delicious breakfast. After an early breakfast, you will carry a packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing on the guidelines and expectations for habituated gorillas. Only the Rushaga sector, in the southernmost region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, is available for gorilla habituation experiences. A group of four people is permitted to visit one gorilla family each day with the presence of researchers, scientists, conservationists and the park rangers. After the briefing, you will start trekking looking for habituated gorillas.
Trekking will allow you to see other primates like L’Hoest’s monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, bush pigs, forest elephants, and buffaloes, as well as a variety of plants and colourful bird species like the strange weaver, Rwenzori batis, Chapin’s flycatcher, and handsome francolin. Once the habituated gorillas have been identified, you will be given the opportunity to spend four hours with them in their natural environment. During this time, you can name each gorilla, observe them feeding and playing, take pictures and video, and learn more about their habits and behaviors. After hour hours you will trek back to the park’s headquarters where you will meet your driver guide to go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park.
On the third day of the five days Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience, wake up early in the morning and take a delicious breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and meet your driver guide to make the transfer to Kibale National Park. You will drive through Ishasha region of Queen Elizabeth National Park on your route there, where you can see lions that can scale trees/tree climbing lions, lying up on the branches of acacia and fig trees. It is said that they climb trees for a variety of reasons, including escaping the heat of the ground, getting a clear view of the antelopes to prey on, and avoiding insects that may bite them, among others. You will eat lunch after your game drive in Ishasha sector, and then continue your journey via Fort Portal, which will provide you with breathtaking views of the Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes, tea plantations, and more. When you get to the park, you’ll check in at the lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale national park.
On the fourth day of the five days Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience, wake up early in the morning and take a hearty breakfast. After a leisurely breakfast, you will carry a packed lunch and meet your driver guide to travel to the park headquarters for a briefing on the rules and regulations of chimpanzee habituation. Maximum 4 people are permitted per chimpanzee family during the chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale National Park, so after the briefing, you will begin trekking in the jungle with a group of researchers and park rangers.
When the habituated chimpanzees are located, you are given the opportunity to spend 4 hours with them in their natural environment. During this time, you can observe them eating, nursing, copulating, patrolling, hunting, resting, and constructing new nests. You can also learn about their way of life and observe their behaviors while taking pictures and video to remember the experience. You will walk back to the park headquarters after your thrilling encounter with the chimpanzees, where you will meet your driver and transfer back to the lodge for the evening’s leisure, dinner, and overnight.
Day 5: Bigodi swamp walk and departure to Kampala.
On the fifth day of the five days Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla habituation experience, wake up early in the morning and take breakfast, after breakfast your driver guide will pick you up to embark on a nature walk in Bigodi Swamp. Various bird species, including the great blue turaco and papyrus gonolek, primates, including the black and white colobus monkey, blue monkeys, and red-tailed monkey, as well as plant and tree species, butterflies, a cool breeze, fresh air, and the sweet sounds of birds, among others, can all be seen during the swamp walk. You will meet your driving guide after the Bigodi Swamp Walk, and you will then be driven back to your lodge for an early lunch.
After lunch, you will check out of the hotel and meet your driver guide for the trip to Kampala. Departure to Kampala. You will stop along the way at the equator to take pictures and buy souvenirs before continuing on to Kampala. As soon as you arrive, your driver-guide will drop you off at the Entebbe airport or another convenient location.
End of the safari.
Tour consists of,
Gorilla habituation permit.
Chimpanzee habituation permit.
Nature walk in Bigodi swamp.
An English speaking driver guide.
Full board accommodation.
Park entrance fee.
Pick up and drop off.
Vehicle and fuel.
Bottled water.
Tour excludes,
Air flight tickets.
Visas.
Optional activities not included on the itinerary.
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
