Overview

This 7 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda tour will let you do Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, which is among Africa’s most sought after mammal. You will also do Chimpanzee trekking and meet man’s closet animals. The tour will be spiced by other big game viewing in the famous Queen Elizabeth National park.

Arrival for 7 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda Tour

You’ll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

7 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe and transfer to your hotel

Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our staff or your designated driver guide and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe, and relax from your long flight as you get prepared for your upcoming adventure on the countryside.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)

Day 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park the home of primates

Start the safari with pick up at 9: Am transfer to Kibale Forest National Park in the morning with the target to have lunch in the Fort Portal area near Kibale Forest National Park. You can have Punctuated stopovers in the far countryside that offer us chances to view tea plantations along the drive as we check in the late evening. Have a night in a beautiful area close to a crater lakes zone bordering Kibale Forest.

All meals included

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Assemble at the park headquarters for briefing and then go for the most popular activity in this park which is Chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzees are man’s closest cousins though they are one of the most threatened primate species.

More primates like Black and white Columbus monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Grey cheecked Mangabey, Red tailed monkeys, bush babies, pottos and many bird species like the yellow spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, Little greenbul, green-breasted pitta, the crowned eagle, black bee-eater and mammals like Elephants can be seen in this trek.

Have lunch and relax for some time. Later transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will may wild animals en route as you transfer to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 4: Game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga channel

Have an early morning breakfast then go for a morning game drive within the park. Anticipate to see the famous big five including Buffalos, elephants, Lions and other mammals like Giant forest hog, Bush bucks, Kobs, Hyenas and water bucks.

In the afternoon hours you will partake in a launch cruise along Kazinga channel. You will appreciate the high scores of Elephants, Hippos, Buffalos and crocodiles. A number of bird species will also be seen along including the rare shoe bill. Later get back to the lodge for a relaxed evening plus dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 5: Game drive in Ishasha for tree climbing Lions search and transfer to Bwindi

Transfer through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the way to Bwindi, and this area is known for its tree-climbing lions.

In Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah area with Topis and African Elephants plus to hopefully get the Lions high in the fig tree branches. You will have lunch in Ishasha and continue with the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Here you will experience a change in the landscape from flat savanna, via cultivated hills to jungle covered mountains. You will check in at the lodge for a relaxed evening plus dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 6: Gorilla trekking and Batwa experience

After an early morning breakfast, and with your picnic lunch we then take a short drive to the park offices for briefing where we meet the excellent local guides and trackers who give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. We then hike into the forest to a spot where Gorillas were seen the previous night and track from there.

Trekking may take anything between 1 to 6 hours depending on the location of the family and altitudes which is in excess of 7500 feet. The terrain is rough and muddy calling for physical fitness. Although the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile.

Later in the afternoon, you will go for the Batwa community encounter which takes you to meet the original indigenous people who lived in this conservation area.

They will entertain you through their cultural dance and music as well as giving you their historic stories. Later get back to the lodge for a relaxed evening plus dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 7: Transfer back to Entebbe

After having a break, check out of the lodge and transfer to Entebbe International Airport, with memories of the apes. You will have a stop over at the Equator and have a feel of standing at latitude Zero degrees.

Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

End of 7 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda Tour

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You’ll be dropped off at the airport