A 5 day Uganda primates safari to se gorillas and chimpanzees. The tour starts with chimpanzee trekking safari to Kibale National Park for chimpanzee exploration and Bwindi National Park for mountain gorilla magical encounters. It is an ultimate primate package set for you to strike your imaginations with 2 massive creatures while in the lush rainforest. Kibale National Park is in western Uganda and offers refuge to about 13 primate species which include over 1500 chimpanzees as well as L’Hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons and many others most of which can be spotted on chimpanzee trek. Bwindi National Park is set in southwestern Uganda about 540kms and features as the prominent home to about half of all the mountain gorillas that make up a total of 1004 on earth today. Your 5 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking Kibale and Bwindi gorilla trekking safari starts and ends in Kampala.

Activities to do on 5 days chimpanzee trekking Kibale and Bwindi gorilla tour

  • Chimpanzee tracking
  • Gorilla trekking
  • Batwa experience

Brief itinerary

Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Kibale National Park

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and nature walk

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 4: Gorilla trekking and Batwa experience

Day 5: Return to Kampala

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Kibale National Park

Have breakfast early in the morning at your hotel in Kampala and after, get a warm welcome from our driver guide who will brief you on what your 5 days chimpanzee trekking safari Kibale and Bwindi gorilla trekking is all about. Later, drive westwards to Kibale National Park a home to 13 primate species through Mubende-Fort Portal route which is 4-5 hours. Arrive at Kibale National Park early enough to check in at a lodge of your choice.

Travel time: 4-5 hours

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation choices at Kibale National Park

Luxury: Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge

Midrange: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

Budget: Rwenzori View Guesthouse

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and nature walk

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy your cup of tea or coffee and after, you will gather at Kanyanchu Visitor Center for briefing on the set guidelines of chimpanzee tracking. Briefing at Kibale National Park starts at 7:00am and you are expected to be at the visitor center early enough. You will be put in a group of 6 visitors and assigned a park ranger guide who will take you through your primate adventure. At 8:00am, you will set off to the jungles to look for these amazing creatures and this may last you about 2-4 hours. A maximum of one hour is given to you to have magical encounter with chimpanzees, take their photos and explore their behaviors. After, you will get back or be picked up from where you started your trek back to the lodge to have lunch. In the afternoon, you will take part in nature walk in Bigodi Wetland which comes with amazing sight at varied primate species including L’Hoest monkeys, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys as well as birds.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation options at Kibale National Park

Luxury: Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge

Midrange: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

Budget: Rwenzori View Guesthouse

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today, you will be served with a tasty cup of tea or coffee and after, you will check out from your respective lodge ready to embark on road trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arrive early enough at Bwindi National Park to check in at your lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation options at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge/Buhoma Lodge/Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge

Midrange: Gorilla Mist Camp

Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Gift of Nature Lodge

Day 4: Gorilla trekking and Batwa experience

Get up early in the morning to prepare and have breakfast. At 7:00am, you are expected to be at your respective trailhead for briefing on the set guidelines for gorilla trekking.  Gorilla treks in Bwindi National Park begin from anyone of the four regions-Ruhija, Nkuringo, Rushaga and Buhoma. Each of them has gorilla families for trekking but only one will be allocated to you to trek in a group of 8 visitors. At 8:00am, you will hit the jungles to search for these massive creatures together with an experienced and armed park ranger guide. The trek to see gorillas may take you about 2-6 hours and this also covers one hour of magical encounter. Later, you will return to the lodge to have rest and in the afternoon/evening, you will pay a visit to Batwa pygmies to learn in depth about their behaviors, traditions and also enjoy the cultural and music performances.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation choices at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge/Buhoma Lodge/Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge

Midrange: Gorilla Mist Camp

Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Gift of Nature Lodge

Day 5: Return to Kampala

Following breakfast early in the morning, check out from your lodge ready to make a return journey to Kampala or Entebbe.

Tour includes

  • Gorilla trekking ($600)
  • Chimpanzee tracking permits ($150)
  • Batwa encounter
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Fulltime English speaking driver guide
  • Relevant government taxes

Tour excludes

  • Visa fees
  • Insurance
  • International flights
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Laundry services
  • Additional activities and accommodation outside your travel plan