Chimpanzee Gorilla Safari for 11 Days - Kibale Forest National Park

Uganda’s top rated safari experience is our 11 Days Uganda Chimpanzee – Gorilla Jungle Safari. We can further customize this for you to suite your Uganda safari needs. This safari plan takes you to Kibale Forests ready for Chimpanzee Habituation Safari in Uganda; this takes you to Ishasha wildness of Queen Elizabeth National park for a tree-climbing lion tracking safari experience and in search of tree climbing lions.

Your visit to Bwindi Forest National park offers an opportunity for 2 times gorilla trekking and a visit to the Batwa cultural village walk before winding down with Lake Mburo National Park for an amazing Wildlife safari in Uganda enabling you to sight the big herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland , Warthogs ,buffalo and other Savannah species. For birders, this is one of the best place to find African Fin foot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike, etc.
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Chimpanzee Gorilla Safari Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival Entebbe Airport-Kampala

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to Serena Kampala Hotel (High end) or Cassia Lodge (Mid range) or Forest Cottages Kampala (Budget end) for an overnight and dinner.

Day 2: Kampala – Kibale National Park

Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit.

Meals and overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge (Lodge facility) or Primate Lodge -Forest Cottage (Mid Lodge) or Chimpanzee Guest House (Budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”.

Day 3: Kibale Chimpanzee Habituation Experience

Today is dedicated for Chimpanzee Habituation Experience. Start the day with the early morning breakfast – a packed lunch and you are off to the forest before dawn breaks. After meeting with your guide then you trek to the area where the chimpanzees built nests the night before. Dawn is just breaking and the chimpanzee community you are going to be with the rest of the day is rising from their sleep in the nests.

Your day will be full, so your camera will fill up with quality pictures of the chimpanzees. You will also get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, sometimes scars and other unique features that make them stand out from rest.

Besides everything described, there are the most colorful butterflies, plants and trees that will amaze you – the setting is simply awesome.

Meals and overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge (luxury) or Primate Lodge -Forest Cottage (midrange) or Chimpanzee Guest House (budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”.

Day 4: Kibale – Queen Elizabeth NP (Travel time +3hrs)

Hippos in contest with a Nile crocodile along Kazinga Channel

After an early morning breakfast, ready for Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, you will take on a guided walk around the swamp which will provide you with the opportunity to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects.

Thereafter drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey at leisure. After lunch, take on an afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga Channel – one that joins Lake Edward and Lake George.

The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippos, buffaloes, kobs, with a spectacular bird watching experience on the water bank. You can also get a chance to see the occasional Nile crocodile (which up until recently did not inhabit this area).

Many who experience the launch cruise consider it “the highlight” of their entire African safari.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Lodge Facility) or Enganzi Lodge (Mid Lodge) or Ihamba Safari Lodge Bandas (Budget Facility) Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 5: Queen Elizabeth – Ishasha (Travel time +2hrs)

A relaxed tree climbing lion in Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth National Park

Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Then an early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile. Other wildlife to encounter include; elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, spotted hyenas, bush bucks, stripped jackal, comical warthogs, elusive leopard, Uganda Kobs and a variety of bird species. Later, proceed to Ishasha sector where you will take on yet another evening game drive in search of tree climbing lions.

Overnight stay and meals at Ishasha Wildness Camp (High end) or Ishasha Jungle Lodge (midrange) or The River Ishasha (budget) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Ishasha – Bwindi (Travel time +1.5hrs)

Early morning guided bush walk for a closer interaction with nature. The mid-morning will be spent on a game drive for the tree climbing lions, and thereafter head to Bwindi. The journey takes about 2 hours but driving through interesting features.

Arrive Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This park is home of the rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it.

Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking

Still on chimpanzee – gorilla jungle safari, after breakfast, set off early with guides to track the gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities.

Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.

Time permitting, spend the afternoon on a community foot safari to explore the life style of the people living and surrounding the park. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink.

Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8: Second Gorilla trekking

After breakfast, you will go for the second gorilla track but in another group returning in the afternoon for relaxation and sightseeing around the lodge.

Day 9: Batwa Cultural experience

Today is dedicated for a Batwa experience where the Batwa demonstrate hunting techniques, gather honey, point out medicinal plants and demonstrate how to make bamboo cups. Women of the community perform a sorrowful song which echoes and leaves guests with a moving sense of the richness of this fading culture. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Bwindi – Lake Mburo NP (Travel time +5hrs)

After early breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park via Igongo cultural village, this is the place where the future meets the past. Learn more about the Ankole culture. Proceed to the park do an enroute game drive as you go to check in at your lodge. An afternoon boat ride amidst hippos is much rewarding and amazing. Dinner and overnight stay at Mihingo Safari Lodges (high end lodge) or Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/Rwakobo Safari Lodge (Mid range) or Eagles Nest Lodge (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 11: Lake Mburo National Park

Morning game drive in the Park which is an is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains with big herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland , Warthogs ,buffalo and other savannah species. For birders, this is one of the best place to find African Fin foot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike, etc. The evening is spent on a bush walk for wildlife viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at Mihingo Safari Lodges (high end lodge) or Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/Rwakobo Safari Lodge (Mid range) or Eagles Nest Lodge (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 12: Lake Mburo – Entebbe Departure

After early breakfast, Morning is dedicated for sightseeing and relaxation; thereafter drive back to Entebbe at your convenience with a stopover at Equator crossing with your lunch enroute before you drive to back to Entebbe Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner End of Service