Description

Summary of our 5 Day off season gorilla and chimp safari

Day 01: Start your 5 Day off season gorilla and chimp safari

Day 02:  Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 03: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park

Day 04: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland walk

Day 05: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe International Airport

Tour Summary

• Welcome to Uganda, the Pearl Of Africa.
• This tour starts and ends in Entebbe (Uganda)
• You’ll visit Kibale NP and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Activities: gorilla and chimp tracking
• Getting around: open-sided 4×4 vehicle & pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
• A transfer from and back to the airport (or hotel) is included
• Additional accommodation before the tour departs and on the last day can be arranged for extra cost

Things To Consider

• Accommodation is Inclusive
• Small Group Safari: Max 6 People per group
• Tour Can Depart any day
• Tour can be customized
• Solo travelers can join this tour
• Age Limit: 15 years and above

 

Day-By-Day: Detailed Itinerary

 

Day 01: Start your 5 day off season gorilla and chimp safari

Our 5 Day off season gorilla and chimp safari will begin by picking you up from Entebbe International Airport or your guest house to drive to southwestern Uganda. You first major stop will be at the Equator crossing for stretching, photography and if possible simple experiments. You will proceed to Mbarara town for a lunch break. You may have an opportunity to see the Hima Pastoral people grazing their long horned Ankole cattle, impalas and Zebras grazing in community land near Lake Mburo National Park. After lunch in Mbarara, you will drive past rolling hills of Kabale arriving in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Drive time:  Approximately 8-9 hours

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Lodging: Broad Bill Forest Camp or Similar

 

Day 02: Face to Face with a Gorilla  – on a discounted gorilla permit.

Today we start our 5 day off season gorilla and chimp safari by going to the forest to trek the endangered mountain gorillas of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will wake up very early to prepare yourself for your gorilla trek. Make sure you put on the right gorilla trekking gear which may include trousers, long sleeved shirts, garden gloves, long socks, sun glasses, a hat, insect repellants, and energy giving food, your cameras before proceeding to the restaurant for breakfast. The lodge will provide enough drinking water so there is no need to worry. Proceed to the park headquarters to join other clients for briefing and then to the forest to look for the gorillas. Once you find them, you will be given one hour of photography and observation before returning back to the lodge. Gorilla trekking can be a little bit strenuous and a certain level of fitness may be required. We also encourage our clients to take porters to give them a push or a pull during the trek. Gorilla trekking is absolutely an amazing experience one cannot explain in one word. Join our 5 Day off season gorilla and chimp safari and save.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner    Lodging: Broad Bill Forest Camp

 

Day 03: Drive to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, we will drive to Kibale Forest National Park. This drive will take us through Queen Elizabeth National Park since the high way to Fort Portal town passes through this park. You will have an opportunity to see the rift valley, Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes as well as several rivers that originate from the melt water of the great Rwenzori mountains. Arrive in Fort Portal town for hot lunch and proceed to the Lodge for relaxation, Dinner and overnight.

Drive time: Approximately 5-6 hour

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner   Lodging: Rwenzori View Guest House

 

Day 04: Chimp trekking with discounted chimp permits

After breakfast you will drive to Kibale National Park headquarters at Kanyancyu for briefing about the dos and don’ts while in the forest trekking chimpanzees. You and your guide plus other clients will head to the forest to look for a given community of wild but habituated chimpanzees. You will be allowed to spend one hour with chimps for photography and observation but your walk will be punctuated by lots of birds, other primates among others.  After your chimp trek, you will drive to the nearby Bigodi village for a wetland walk to identify other primates and birds that you could have missed on your trek. Bigodi wetland walk is controlled by the community and when one participates in it, all returns will be given to the local community for development.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner    Lodging: Rwenzori View Guest House

 

Day 05: End of 5 Day off season gorilla and chimp safari

After your breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight out. You will make stops in Mbarara or Equator for Lunch as you say bye to Uganda the Pearl of Africa.

Drive time: approximately 4-5 hours  Meal Plan: Breakfast , lunch and Dinner

 

Tour Prices

COST PER PERSON SHARING
Persons	Date	Price per person
1 Person	Any date	USD2650.00
2 Persons	Any date	USD 2430.00
3 Persons	Any date	USD 2250.00
4 Persons	Any date	USD  2150.00
5 Persons	Any date	USD  2010.00
6 Persons	Any date	USD 1950.00

Single room Supplement is USD 145.00per person willing to stay alone in a single room

Cost Includes

• Airport transfers
• Discounted gorilla permits at USD450
• Discounted Kibale chimp permit at USD150
• Transport in a 4×4 Safari Van
• Fuel for this round trip
• Services of an English speaking local driver guide
• All park entry fees
• Drinking water in the vehicle
• Accommodation and meal plan as outlined above

Cost excludes

• International flights, Uganda Visa fees at USD50.00 plus all expenses of personal nature.

Average cost is USD  1900.

• Rates are per person (pp) and based on 2 people sharing 1 room
• Excluding international flights (from/to your home country