This three day chimpanzee trekking safari is an interesting trip that will take you to the primate capital located in Southwestern part of Uganda in Kabarole District. Kibale National Park is a tropical rain forest that harbors quite a number of wildlife species that has attracted many tourists into Uganda. It harbors endangered species such as chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share about 90% of their DNA with human beings and have been habituated in kibale national park.

In total, Uganda has about 4950 chimpanzees and about 1500 are found in Kibale National park.

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale National Park

Depending on your location in Kampala/ Entebbe on the first day of the three day chimpanzee Safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief about the safari and then start the whole day journey to Kibale National Park. On your way, you will have en-route Lunch and enjoy beautiful scenery, landscape, tea plantations, Rwenzori mountains and crater lakes, among others. Upon arrival in National Park, you will check in your pre-booked hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2.: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee Trekking

After early breakfast on the second day, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Kinyachu park headquarters for chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be allocated an experienced park guide and start trekking into the forest in search for the chimpanzees. Trekking chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are found because they tend to move from one place to another within the forest in search for food. During the trekking, you will be rewarded with the view of other primates such as I’hoest Monkeys, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, different bird species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found, you will be allowed one hour to interact with them, feed them, observe their behavior, take pictures, and record videos.

Bigodi Swamp Walk.

After an hour of encounter with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the park headquarters where your driver will drive you back to the lodge for lunch, thereafter, you will go for an interesting walk in the Bigodi Swamp where you will watch other primates and a variety of birds. After the swamp walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Departure to Kampala

On your last day of the 3 days chimpanzee safari, you will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of your lodge to embark on your journey back to Kampala with your driver guide. On your way, you will have en-route lunch and Kampala early evening upon which your driver guide will drop you at the airport for your departure flight.

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