3 Days Kibale Forest National Park | Chimpanzee Tracking Safari

3 Days KIbale National Park Safari Uganda: A 3 days Kibale forest National Park tour offers Chimpanzee tracking & afternoon Bigodi nature walk.

This 3 days Kibale forest national park  includes; a must have of a chimpanzee permit per person per day at $200, briefing about chimpanzee tracking regulations and staying with the Chimpanzee for at most 1 hour in their Natural home in Kibale forest National Park.

3 days Chgimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National ParkChimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest national Park is carried out twice a day with first one at 8:00am in the morning, and the other at 2:00pm in the afternoon.

3 Days Kibale Forest National Park is a heart warming safari which takes you to Kibale Forest national Park- the primate capital in Western Uganda. The Park covers 795 square kilometers of the rain forest, rivers, swamps and some grassland. It being a home to 13 primate species, with more than 1500 chimpanzee which is the major highlight of the park.

Besides chimpanzees, you may also encounter grey cheeked managabey, olive Baboons, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkey in their natural homes.

Later on in the afternoon, you can head for an exciting wetland nature walk at Bigodi Swamp, where you will encounter various bird species, other primates like the white colobus monkeys,  butterflies mammals among others.

However, Chimpanzee tracking is only meant for persons at the age of 15 and above, below which  are not allowed to track, other wise young children can engage in educative forest walks

Safari highlights of 3 Days Kibale Forest National Park Safari Uganda

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale forest national Park

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon Bigodi Swamp walk

Day 3: Departure

All-Inclusive. Your 3-day Kibale Forest  National Park safari includes park entrance fees, 1 chimpanzee tracking permit, all ground transportation, an English speaking guide or any other language(if requested), accommodations and meals.

We will pick you up from Entebbe Airport or your preferred accommodation in Kampala/Entebbe, in private customized 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.

Detailed Itinerary For the 3 Days Kibale Forest National Park

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park From Kampala:

On your days 1 of the 3 days Kibale Forest national Park safari, you will picked by our company driver guide, who will brief about your tour. Following your itinerary, you will  be driven for about 5 hours,  to  Kibale national Park  in Western  Uganda via Mubende to Fort portal,  as you enjoy spectacular views of terraced farmlands, beautiful landscapes, traditional homesteads, local people, tea and banana plantations,  crater lakes viee and the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. You will also have a lunch enrote at Fort Portal-the tourism capital of Uganda. You will arrive in your lodge in the late afternoon, where you will  check in, and then relax.

Have dinner and  rest early at the Lodge

Kyaninga Lodge / Isunga/ Ndali Lodge / Primate Lodge / Turaco Treetops

Day 2: Chimpanzees trekking  in Kibale national park

On your day 2 of the 3 days Kibale Forest national Park safari, your driver guide will transfer you to Kanyanchu visitor center( park headquarters) for briefing right after your morning breakfast. You will will learn about the rules and regulations that must be adhered when looking for chimpanzees, when in their presence and after you leave them. After this, you will be divided in 8 individuals groups, and with an experienced  ranger guide, you will be transferred to the starting point, where your exciting trek will begin.

You will trek for about 2-6 hours, depending on how far the chimpanzees may have moved from the position they were spotted the previous days, and upon encounter, you be required to spend at most 1 hour of being face to face with them. You will be able to watch them jump from one tree brunch to another above the forest floor, breast feed, feed, play and rest.

Return to the park head quarters for a chimpanzee tracking certificate, and head for lunch at your lodge.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to Bigodi village, for a nature walk in the swamp, where you have great opportunities to watch abundant bird species including the great blue turaco, papyrus gonolek, green breasted gonolek, butterflies, other primates like the black & white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys,  vervet monkeys, mammals like sitatungas, bush bucks, among other You can also head for a village walk onwards to the coffee plantations, banana bear making,, basket making and the traditional healer

Return for dinner and supper at your lodge

Kyaninga Lodge / Ndali Lodge / Primate Lodge / Turaco Treetops

Day 3: End of the Uganda chimpanzee trekking tour

On this 3rd day of the 3 days  Kibale forest national Park. You will  have a relaxed breakfast, checkout of your hotel. The driver will then drive back to Kampala or Entebbe international airport, with an en-route lunch stop lover at the Igongo cultural center. You will arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon where you will proceed to Entebbe international airport to catch up with your scheduled flight  back home.

3 days Chimpanzee trekking includes

Full time English speaking driver guide

Bottled water

Meals as included in the itinerary

Chimpanzee permits

Bigodi Wetland Visit

4×4 jeep

All ground transportation

Accommodations

3 days Chimpanzee  tracking Safari excludes

Air fares

Tips to the driver and to the local people

Health insurance

Personal expenses like buying  souvenirs,  crafts, drinks, snacks among others

Note That:

We can custom tailor the cost of your safari, depending on your travel season, the number of travelers in your group, and your pick up accommodation.

Depending on your style or travel budget, select from economy, comfort or luxury safari lodges, tented camps.

please know that whatever level of accommodation you choose, your confirmed safari adventure with us will always be at our highest expectations.