4-Day Chimps and Gorilla Trekking Safari

You will have an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am and with packed Lunch, you will move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will stay with Gorillas some time once sited and later you will have a rest at the lodge and then later go for ivy river trail.

After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park in the morning with the target to have lunch in Fort portal area near Kibale Forest national park. You can have Punctuated stopovers in the far countryside that offer us chances of viewing tea plantations along the drive through Fort Portal which is located in the shadow of the legendary Rwenzori Mountain which forms a mystic backdrop to the beautiful volcanic landscape you are treated to on your drive from the town to the park. Upon arrival, you will check in at your lodge for relaxation. Later in the day, you shall be transferred to the Bigodi Wetlands, situated on the eastern edge of the forest. There you shall take a light walk in the wetlands to observe plenty of wildlife including birds and many monkey species.

After early breakfast, you will transfer to the park offices to meet the ranger guides for a pre-trek briefing after which you will set off to trek chimpanzees into the forest. After early breakfast, you will transfer to the park offices to meet the ranger guides for a pre-trek briefing after which you will set off to trek into the forest to track a community of Chimpanzees. Up to 3 large communities of Chimpanzees have been habituated for the tracking adventure. You will locate the Chimps without so much straining since the territory of each Chimp community is known beforehand by advanced trackers as it will be communicated by your guides. While you trek through the forest you will observe plenty of other wildlife. Other primates which you may spot include Red Colobus Monkeys, L’Hoest Monkey, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, and Vervet Monkeys. Go back your lodge rest for few minutes and then transfer to kasese airstrip for your flight back to Kampala.