5 Days Kibale and Bwindi

Durations5 Days

Tour TypeGorilla Trekking

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Tour Schedule Details

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide who will then take you to Serena Kampala Hotel (High end) or Cassia Lodge (Mid range) or Forest Cottages Kampala(Budget end) for an overnight and dinner. Meal plan Dinner.

Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the Crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit. Meals and over night at Kyaninga Lodge/Ndali Lodge(Lodge facility) or Primate Lodge-Forest Cottage(Mid Lodge) or Chimpanzee Guest House(Budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”. . Meal plan: (B, L, D)

Half day search of chimpanzee and 10 other primate including phoestes,red Colobus, blues, and red tailed and grey cheeked mangabey.The guide will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates, but also on all the forest fauna and flora and will ensure that your walk is both informative and enjoyable.This walk is excellent for viewing bird life and seeing primates at close quarters.After lunch, proceed to Bwindi via Queen Elizabeth National Park and here you may spot many wildlife including Elephants, Buffaloes, among others. This is the lushes thigh land rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys, hilltops and papyrus swamps.Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but its well worth the effort. The afternoon is spent on a village walk. The Buhoma Village Walk gives you a great opportunity to see how the people surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It also is a great way to support the local community in a direct way.The Walk begins with your guide at Buhoma Community Rest Camp and is most informative,rewarding to the average visitor. It will amaze you how resourceful the local people are as you see and learn their ways. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range)or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner.

Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch enroute witstop over at Igongo cultural centre to explore the life style of the Ankole and Bahima, thereafter proceed at the Equator Uganda before your evening departures home. Meal plan: (B, L) End of services