3 Days Kibale chimpanzee trekking safari : Kibale forest national park is home to around 1,500 chimpanzees, and is the main chimpanzee trekking destination in Uganda located in South-West Uganda, the rainforest is easily accessible from Kampala. The forest has excellent chimp populations, and the park has become synonymous with chimpanzees. The chances of sightings here are at 90% or more, and the park sits along the south-western safari circuit so is easy to combine with other experiences. The tracking excursions depart twice a day at 08:00 and 14:00 and the morning excursions are busier since many itineraries combine it with an afternoon visit to the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Tracking permits are required, and they can be booked through the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Chimp habituation experiences are also available at Kibale. For those joining for the full day, you will join the chimps from when they break nests at about 06:30 until they nest again for the night at about 19:00.
Chimpanzee trekking, one of the most popular wildlife activities in Uganda, allows you to step into the world of chimpanzees in the wild. Uganda Wildlife Authority Interpretive Rangers lead a small group (maximum of 8) into the realm of the chimps. The treks last about three hours and include a maximum of one hour with the chimps, during which you can expect to see them from a safe but intimate distance of 8-10 metres. Get up close and personal with the chimpanzees and discover their beauty, intelligence, and social structures
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Kibale forest
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon nature walk
Day 3: Transfer to Entebbe and departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Kibale forest
Depending on your location in Kampala, you will meet your guide/driver for a transfer to Kibale forest. This is 5 hours’ drive with and route lunch. Arrive in Fort portal early afternoon and proceed to your lodge for relaxation. Dinner and Overnight stay at Isunga Lodge – Budget/Chimpanzee Guest house for mid-range/Kyaninga lodge for luxury
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon nature walk
On the 2nd day of your 3 Days Kibale chimpanzee trekking safari, Have breakfast very early and later transfer to the park head office for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees and later enter the forest with the guidance of a park ranger along with your tracking gears, packed water and snacks. This tracking takes about 2-5 hours in search of the chimpanzees. On finding the primates, you will spend 1 hour viewing them while studying their behaviour and taking pictures. After tracking, return to the lodge for lunch and refresh.
In the afternoon after lunch, connect for a nature walk in Bigodi wetland, where you will get to enjoy walking through a wetland with a variety of bird species. Later in the evening return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight at as above
Day 3: Transfer to Entebbe and departure
Have early morning breakfast and for an optional Amabere Ga Nya mwiru caves visit where you will explore the caves that have a fascinating history, the waterfalls and the Crater Lake. Have lunch and embark on a 5 hours’ drive back to Kampala and connect to Entebbe international airport to find your evening flight back home. End of Uganda Safari Tour