Trip Duration :
6 Days
Trip Price :
From US$ Per Person
Trip Destinations :
Uganda
Itinerary in Detail
Travel time 1.30 hrs
Upon arrival, you will be picked from the airport by our driver guide and transfer you to Kampala to your booked hotel accommodation, with a stunning view of the city, later check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Cassia Lodge (mid-range hotel)
Meal Plan: Dinner
In the morning, you will set off a relaxed drive through the verdant countryside to Kibale Forest NP with en route stops for sightseeing including the distant views of number of tea plantations along the way. You will reach Kibale Forest National Park in the afternoon, and check in for lunch in your booked accommodation. You will spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (mid-range lodge)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
In the morning, you will set off to the park headquarters for briefing before going for Chimpanzee tracking, where you may encounter other primates like Vervet Monkeys, Blue Hoest Monkeys, Black and white colobus Monkeys among others. The park is known as home of primate with 13 primate’s species including the famous chimpanzees. The trek takes roughly 2 – 4 hours, depending on the chimpanzee movement. One hour will be allocated to you, to have a wonderful interaction with the chimpanzees, as you take pictures and short videos, as your local guide explains to your all the biological back ground of the chimpanzee as you interact. You will later return from trek and head for lunch, in the afternoon; go for a nature walk to the Bigodi wetland sanctuary for primate and bird viewing, the walk can take roughly 2 hours, to explore the hidden treasure of this swamp, with great chance to see a number of bird species and monkeys. Later drive to your lodge
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. (Mid-range lodge)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Have a relaxed morning breakfast, and later drive off to Bwindi with a panoramic view along the way, with an en route lunch. Overnight and dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Mid – range lodge)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Early morning, with packed lunch, you will go to the park headquarters for briefing before embarking on the gorilla tracking adventure. The gorilla trekking is always referred to as a life time moment, as it leaves with a great experience of meeting the gorillas face to face in the jungle. You will be given an hour upon finding the gorillas to take a great moment with them as you watching the juveniles swing from one tree branch to another. You will return for lunch at the lodge, for lunch. In the afternoon, you will spend the evening at your leisure. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Mid – range lodge)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After having a relaxed morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive back to Kampala, with an en route lunch along the way. You will reach Kampala in afternoon, and proceed to Entebbe to the airport for your drop off evening flight. Greetings way back home, as we look forward to receive your review and recommendations to family and friends.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
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Tour Highlights
Start/End: Kampala
Kampala – 1 Night: Cassia Lodge
Kibale – 2 Nights: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Bwindi – 2 Nights: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
included
- Transportation on a 4 x 4 safari vehicle with pop up roof
- Accommodation and meals as listed on the itinerary
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- 1 Chimpanzee permit per person.
- 1 Gorilla ($ 700) permit per person to be paid in advance
- Bigodi nature walk
- En route lunches
- Bottled mineral water
- Lot of fun on African soil
excluded
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like: air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and cigars.
NB: You can as well request a rate based on Upgrade on accommodations and self-tailored alternative