5 Day Chimp and Gorilla Habituation Experience Safari

• You’ll be picked up from the airport (or hotel)
• Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for extra cost

• Morning/Travel:

At 7am, your driver guide will pick from your Hotel in Entebbe/Kampala you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Your guide will make stopovers at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe for photography, a brief talk and some experiments

• Afternoon/Lunch

You will proceed to Mbarara town for lunch en-route at a local restaurant You will then drive past beautiful banana plantations, farms and the amazing Hills of Kigezi.

• Evening

You will arrive in the evening and check-in at the lodge for relaxation and overnight

Drivetime: 8-9 hours

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations

Budget: Rushaga Havens Lodge

Mid Range: 4 Gorillas Lodge/Gorilla Leisure Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Luxury: Gorilla Heights Lodge/ Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

• Morning/Briefing

You will wake up early in the morning and head to the park headquarters to join other clients for briefing about dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas on your habituation experience.

• Trek/Observation

After briefing, you will start your trek into the forest guided by researchers and guides. During your trek, you may encounter several birds, other animals and primates in the forest and once you have found the gorillas you will spend four hours with them and return back to the Lodge. You will have an opportunity to listen and observe researchers doing their work of habituating gorillas and if possible you will be called upon to participate by collecting samples, naming of group members, making calls and so much more.

• Evening

You will transfer to the lodge for relaxation followed by dinner and overnight

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations

Budget: Rushaga Havens Lodge

Mid Range: 4 Gorillas Lodge/Gorilla Leisure Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Luxury: Gorilla Heights Lodge/ Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

• Morning/Transfer:

After breakfast we will drive to Kibale National Park for overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. This journey will take you through Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will have chances of spotting some wild game as we drive through this Savannah dominated national park.

• Afternoon/Lunch:

You will also have another chance to cross the Equator at Kikolongo. You will also cross several Rivers that originate from Mountain Rwenzori as you go through Kasese district to Fort Portal. You will have a stop in Fort Portal town for lunch before proceeding.

• Evening:

Arrive at the Hotel in Kibale and check-in at the lodge, you will relax and Later have dinner and overnight.

Drive time: Approximately 6-7 hours

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations

Budget: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge/ Isunga Lodge/ Kibale forest Camp

Mid Range: Turaco Tree Tops Lodge

Luxury: Primate Lodge/ Tabebuia Spa and safari Resort/ Ndali Lodge

• Morning/Briefing

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park for briefing about the dos and don’ts while with a community or party of chimpanzees.

• Trek/Observation

After briefing, you will start your trek in the forest with chances of seeing other 11 primates in the forest. You will spend four hours with these chimpanzees in the forest with guides and researchers during your chimp habituation experience.

• Evening

You will later return to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations

Budget: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge/ Isunga Lodge/ Kibale forest Camp

Mid Range: Turaco Tree Tops Lodge

Luxury: Primate Lodge/ Tabebuia Spa and safari Resort/ Ndali Lodge

• Morning

After breakfast and depending on your departure flight details, you will drive 5-6 hours to Kampala/Entebbe marking the end of your 5 day gorilla habituation and chimpanzee Habituation safari in Uganda.