This 12-day adventure includes trekking two great apes, boat trips, walking safaris, game drives, and more. A dream gorilla and chimpanzee trekking experience awaits you. Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, Ranger Africa Safaris will greet you and brief you on your exciting journey.
The trip starts at Entebbe Airport and ends at Lake Victoria. Focused treks occur in the Virunga Mountains, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and Kibale Forest National Park. Two gorilla treks offer encounters with Virunga gorillas and Eastern Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi. These families have been separated for 500 years, and studies explore their differences.
This 12-day journey will enrich your knowledge of these remarkable primates while exploring Uganda’s rich wildlife and landscapes.
Day 1: Arrive and relax at your chosen hotel, acclimatizing while enjoying the serene Lake Victoria Basin. Explore activities like Mabamba Bay for shoebills, water activities on the lake, and nearby woodlands for nature walks.
Day 2: After breakfast, transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for your overnight stay. This forest is famous for chimpanzee trekking and home to 12 other primate species. You can also book a night walk to spot pottos, galagos, and other unique species.
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Day 3: Spend the day dedicated to chimpanzee trekking in their natural habitat. Encounter up to 12 other primate species during the expedition. Choose between chimpanzee habituation or chimpanzee tracking for unique and enriching experiences in the same forest. These activities offer different ways to interact with these incredible primates.
Day 4: Enjoy an early breakfast, then transfer to the Ishasha Sector
of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Known for its tree-climbing lions, the park also boasts over 600 species of birds and wildlife due to its diverse habitats. Spend the night in this wildlife haven.
Day 5: Enjoy a morning game drive before transferring to Buhoma for the night. The Ishasha sector is the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, known for its famous tree-climbing lions. These unique lions climb fig trees, making it a prime spot for wildlife lovers. In the evening, we’ll transfer to Bwindi to prepare for your upcoming Gorilla trek as part of your 12-day Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking experience.
Day 6: After breakfast, join the briefing with your ranger guide and fellow trekkers. Mountain gorilla trekking is an unforgettable adventure, with the trek duration varying depending on the gorillas’ location. Be prepared for a full day, with packed lunches provided, as the gorillas move through different terrains. This thrilling experience offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Day 7. Road Transfer to Kisoro Interact with the Pygmy community as they were the early inhabitants to the Region with the Mountain Gorillas before they were relocated.
Day 8. Whole Day in the Virunga Volcanoes for the second day of the Mountain Gorilla trekking or Habituation Experience. The habituation experience is done on the Southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest at Rushaga Sector as we harmonize our 12 days Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking experience.
Day 9. Road transfer to Lake Mburo and overnight at a hotel of the choice discussed with the Safari experts of ours here..
Day 10. Game drive and boat trip on Lake Mburo and relax. In this national Park, a walking safaris is irrisistable and is one of the Activities we can’t miss during our 12 days Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking experiences in Uganda.
Day 11. Road Transfer to Entebbe and relax. Entebbe is the Location for Uganda’s International Airport and Interesting activities may Include Chimpanzee Visits at Ngamba Island,Fishing,Shoebill Stork Visits and Birding the Botanical Gardens.
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Day 12. Boat trip this might be for the shoebill stork or any other activity and latter transfer to the Airport thus concluding our 12 days Gorillas and chimpanzee trekking experiences.