5 Days Uganda Primates Safari :This 5 Day primate’s safari specifically is designed to suit travellers who are most interested in primates trekking including gorillas trekking and chimpanzee trekking. These can only be best seen in Uganda. Kibale forest national park is the best destination to see the chimpanzees and other 12 primates’. Bwindi impenetrable national park on the other hand is the best destination for gorilla trekking in Uganda. Bwindi forest has the highest population of mountain gorillas while half of the remaining gorillas in the world.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park – Bigodi nature walk
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking – transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking experience
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park – Bigodi nature walk
Depending on your location in Kampala, you will be met by our company representative/driver guide and start your 6 hours’ drive to Kibale forest national park in the western part of Uganda with stopovers to stretch and lunch depending on your location and time. Connect to your lodge with en-route visit of the crater lakes near the park. Explore the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The reserve is abundant with butterflies, plants, animals and, in particular, birds. Spectacular birds like Great Blue Turaco and rare Papyrus Gonolek will be of great interest to birders. The swamp is also home to more elusive animals such as Red Colobus monkeys and Sitatunga antelope. There is also the opportunity to visit local community projects that have been financed by tourism. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse for mid-range/Isunga lodge for budget/Kyaninga lodge for luxury
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking activity – transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
On the 2nd day of your 5 Days Uganda Primates Safari, after breakfast, drive to Kibale park head offices for briefing about the chimpanzees. Enter the forest and start trek the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, its take 2-5 hours to find them and on finding them, you are allowed 1 hour to be in their process as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor.
After lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park to reduce your distance for the next day transfer. It’s a 3 hours’ drive from Kibale national park to Queen Elizabeth national park. Dinner and overnight at Parkview Safari lodge for mid-range/Simba Safari lodge for budget/Kyambura Gorge lodge for luxury option
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Depart the Lodge very early and start your journey to Bwindi forest. Its 7-8 hours. Since you are not interested in wildlife, drive past Queen Elizabeth national park with en-route lunch. Your accommodation will depend on which sector you will trek at. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Haven lodge for mid-range/Bakiga Lodge for budget/Gorilla Heights lodge for Luxury
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking experience
On the 4th day of your 5 Days Uganda Primates Safari, after enjoying an early breakfast and transfer to park headquarters for the briefing before you set off gorilla trekking. Trekking through the steep, densely forested hills and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Tracking in the Bwindi forest requires stamina and can often take most of the day and spend an hour in the presence of the gorillas before you return at your meeting point with the driver-guide to return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe – Departure
After breakfast, start your journey back to Kampala/Entebbe with en-route stop at the Equator and lunch. It’s an 8-9 hours’ drive to Kampala/Entebbe. Upon arrival and depending on your drop off advice, you will either be dropped at a location you advise the driver or at the airport for your departure flight back home. End of your 5 days Primates safari tour.
