3 Days Kibale Forest National Park Chimp Tracking Safari

Trip Duration

3 Days/2 Nights

Trip type

Private Safari

Destinations

Uganda

From

$880

Per Person Sharing

Trip Highlights

Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest: Follow expert UWA rangers deep into Kibale to locate habituated chimp communities. Spend one hour observing them feed, groom, play, and call our closest living relatives sharing 98.7% of human DNA.

Africa’s most biodiverse primate forest: Kibale hosts 13 primate species in a single forest, red-tailed monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and black-and-white colobus, often spotted on the same walk.

Bird watching, 375+ recorded species: Kibale is a birder’s dream. Look out for the African pitta, green-breasted pitta, the rare African grey parrot, and the striking blue-breasted kingfisher along forest trails and swamp edges.

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk: A community-run boardwalk trail through papyrus swamp on the edge of Kibale. Spot sitatunga antelope, and an astonishing variety of wetland birds, all within metres of the path.

Fort Portal crater lakes scenic drive: The Fort Portal region is ringed by over 50 ancient volcanic crater lakes. A scenic afternoon loop takes in Lakes Nkuruba, Nyinambuga, and Kifuruka, perfect for sundowners with sweeping valley views.

Trip Includes

Park fees
Chimpanzee permits
All activities
All accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation
All Taxes/VAT
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section

Not Included

International flights
Roundtrip airport transfer
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 Transfer by road to Kibale Forest National Park

Depart Entebbe or Kampala at 7am, drive towards Fort Portal via Mubende. The drive takes approx. 5 hours. Your journey to Kibale will take you through the beautiful green countryside and roadside fruit markets among other things. Towards Kibale, you will make a brief stop in Fort Portal town also known as the tourism capital of Uganda due to its beauty. Proceed to your lodging and have the rest of the afternoon at leisure. You may choose to tour and see some of the beautiful crater lakes found in this region. Overnight: Ndali Lodge, Primate Lodge, Isunga Lodge LD

Day 2 Chimp tracking and Bigodi Wetland Walk

Head to Kanyanchu park office for briefing before the start of chimp tracking. Tracking may take between 2 and 3 hours. You will be allowed an hour to view these playful, noisy apes in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, you will engage in a nature walk in Bigodi wetland. The nature walk is good for birding and sights of primates like the Black and white Colobus Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, and antelopes. Overnight: Ndali Lodge, Primate Lodge, Isunga Lodge BLD

Day 3 Transfer back to Kampala

Have early breakfast and embark on the drive back to Kampala or Entebbe. You will have packed lunch from the lodge and you will be dropped off at your destination in Kampala or Entebbe. Thank you for traveling with Caxly Safaris. BL