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6 Days Chimpanzee & Gorillas - Budget

Last revised: 2021-11-18 13:51:06 (2 years ago)

Overview

This 6 days safari will give an opportunity to enjoy the primates; you start off with kibale forest where there is about 13 primates, birds’ species, butterflies. After that walk through kibale forest you will get a chnace to find the Chimps jumping over your heads. Continue to the home of the giant gorillas the Bwindi fores in the south part of uganda.

Day 1: On arrival at the airport
Day 2: Drive to Kibale National Park the home of chimpanzees
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking
Day 4: Drive to Bwimdi Forest home of gorillas
Day 5: Gorilla Tracking:
Day 6: Drive back to Kampala

Day 1: On arrival at the airport
Your tour guide/drive will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the booked accommadation to rest as you wait for your marvelous and memorable safari to all Uganda national parks for the adventure. It depends on your time of arrival

Accommodations
Budget:
Airport Guest House
Meal plan: Bed & breakfast

Day 2: Drive to Kibale National Park
Your guide will pick you from your accommodation after your breakfast. He will brief you how your safari is planned, and about the journey you are going for. You will then drive to Fort Portal district via mubende, fort portal and you continue to the forested park, the only with more than 13 primates. You will have your dinner and an overnight at either,
Driving time; 6 to 7 hours

Accommodation
Budget: - kibale forest camp - Lazy camping Tents,
Meal plan: - Bed & Breakfast

Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking
Kibale national park has the highest population of primates which are over 13 species, including chimpanzees,baboons andred colobus, black and white colobus monkeys, grey chicked mangbe, blue monkey, red tailed monkeys,.  Forest elephants also exist within the forest.

Early in the morning after having your breakfast, you will report for briefing at the park headquarters around 8am. And after that you will start your walk through Kibale forest as you search for the chimpanzees and other primates with the help of a ranger. Though its not a guarantee that you will see them since they not so familiar with the human beings but always with high chances of getting a eye to eye contact with these giants. They are so interesting animals to see.  

In the afternoon, you will have also a great time to go for a nature walk to Bigodi wetland which is the local community owned, here you will be able see a variety of bird species as you take a walk around the swamp, other primates includes, red colobus, black and white colobus monkeys, grey chicked mangbe, blue monkey, red tailed monkeys, baboons etc. back to the lodge for dinner and sleep over.

Accommodation
Budget: - Kibale forest camp - lazy camping Tents
Meal plan: - Bed & Breakfast

Day 4: Drive To Bwimdi
After your early breakfast, you will depart from Kibale Forest Park and you drive toBwindi in the south-western part of Uganda .passing through a memorable part of the country referred to as “the Switzerland of Africa”, Due to its physical appearance with hilly landscape, covered with cultivated terraces by the “bakiga people”, tropical rain forests and lakes (mostly craters) which is good for viewing. You will stop at a local restaurant on the way. After your lunch you will then continue with your journey, and you will reach late in the afternoon spending you night at the booked lodge
Driving time: 7 to 8 hour

Accommodations
Budget:
Gorilla valley lodge
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking:
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest favors both mountain gorillas and some chimpanzees one of the only forest in Africa which posses these creatures. It also hosts five other species of primate, 100 mammals, around 78 butterflies and 360 bird species.

In the early morning after your breakfast, your driver will transfer you from your lodge with packed lunch to the starting point of your tracking group or UWA headquarters so that you can get a briefing at around (7.45am or 8.30am), then you will start the tracking. The gorillas that you track are very friendly to people, though still there are same groups which are shy, as human being there are those who are sharp and some are stubborn.  Your experienced ranger will help you to spot out their presence. You will be going through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas

Once you have find the gorillas, you will be able to spend with them up to one hour which is given time, before going back to your lodge.

Note:  (This trek can take from half an hour to 5 hours depending on the area you track and group– a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes). Have your Dinner and overnight at:

Accommodations
Budget:
Gorilla valley lodge 
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

Day 6: Drive back to Kampala
In the early morning after your breakfast at the lodge depart from bwindi, you will be driven back to Kampala. On the way back to the Kampala, you will have lunch (exclusive) in Mbarara town, you will continue with the journey. After Masaka you will then get an opportunity to stop at the Equator enabling you to take some photos and buying souvenirs.

You will be dropped straight to the airport or at your guesthouse, lodge or hotel of your choice in Kampala or Entebbe
Driving time: 7 to 8 hour

END OF THE SAFARI

 

Prices for the safari

Since this is a private tour, your booked safari can be arranged and organized at any time throughout the year depending on your desired traveling dates and the availability of accommodation.

Our Rates are always base on persons sharing a Double/Twin room/Triple

Single room supplements charges may apply for those requesting single occupancy

1 pax     $2603

2 pax     $1849 per person

3 pax     $1,689 per person

4 pax     $1,541 per person

5 pax     $1,506 per person

The package includes:

  • Ground transportation by 4WD Minivan

  • return airport transfers

  • Accommodation on Bed & Breakfast

  • English speaking Driver/Guide

  • 1 Gorilla permit per person

  • 1 Chimpanzee permit per person

  • Park entrance fees & activities per program

  • Fuel & car

  • Water in safari cars

The package excludes:

  • Tips

  • Laundry

  • Souvenirs

  • Personal drinks; sodas, spirits, beers and cigarettes

  • International Air ticket and related costs

  • Personal Insurance covers

  • Meals out of booked accommodation and program

  • Optional activities 

  • Phone calls

Transport to be used on your safari
This Tour is based on a Min-van with 4wd. it seats from up to the maximum of 8 persons. All our used vehicles are well maintained, customized with comfortable seats, a pop up roof which gives a wide viewing 360 angle!!

Upgrade to a Land cruiser
But in case you want an upgrade to a Land cruiser which is rated as the strongest safari vehicle on the African roads, it’s well maintained, customized with comfortable seats, a pop up roof which gives a wide viewing 360 angle!!. This come's with an extra cost, but it’s worth it. Just in inform us in advance

Accommodation & Transport - Budget;

For this trip accommodation you will be staying in lodge or Camps which are built in African safari style tents, comfortably furnished with twin or double beds, a bedside table and a power outlet for charging your electrical equipment. All tents are placed under a grass thatched roof. The tents share a communal ablution block with showers and flushing toilets. No need to worry about linen as all bedding and towels are provided.

NOTE: For this the above mentioned accommodation it depends on availability and we make sure the best is our first priorities when we are making this booking. In case there is no availability during the requested dates of your safari, we do our best to look for another alternative accommodation which is relatively in the same standards or rate range.

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