2 DAYS 1 NIGHT KIBALE NATIONAL PARK CHIMPANZEE SAFARI

Overview

This 2-day safari takes you to the best place for chimpanzee trekking in Uganda—Kibale National Park, located in western Uganda. Kibale National Park (formerly Kibale Forest National Park) is located some 348 km (5 hours drive) from Kampala and about 26 km southeast of the beautiful Fort Portal town—one of Uganda’s most lovely places to explore.

The park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee trekking holidays and has the highest number and diversity of primates in East Africa. There are 13 species of primates, including chimpanzees, living within its 795 km² land cover with the most beautiful and most diversified tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda.

In addition to chimpanzees, Kibale is home to the uncommon L’Hoest’s monkeys, East Africa’s biggest population of the endangered red colobus monkeys, the black & white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, bushbabies, and potto, among many others.

Trip Summery

Day 1: Kampala – Drive to Kibale National Park
Day 2: Kibale National Park – Drive to Kampala

Includes:

The services of a professional English-speaking guide/driver
Transport in a comfortable and standard tour van
All the activities indicated in the package
Accommodation for two nights
The tour includes all meals and bottled water.
Airport transfer
Government taxes

Does not include:

International Airfare
Accommodations in Kampala
Cost of obtaining passport and visas
Gratuity for your professional driver-guide
Gratuity for Porterage/ waiters at hotels, camps, and airports
Membership in Flying Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

Details

Day 1: Kampala—Drive to Kibale National Park

Our chimpanzee trekking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for your journey to Kibale Chimpanzee Safari Park (320 kilometers). The drive to Kibale will take you 4-5 hours to arrive at your lodge in Kibale early afternoon. You will have your lunch in Fort Portal town and proceed to the park and check in at your lodge.

You will have the afternoon free to relax or enjoy a 2- to 3-hour guided nature walk in the wildlife-rich Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for sightings of a variety of monkeys, birds, trees, shrubs, and vines. You could also enjoy cultural performances and traditional dances among the two major tribes around Kibale Park (Batooro and Bakiga).

Day 2: Kibale National Park—Drive to Kampala

On day 2 of your Uganda chimpanzee tour, you will have breakfast and assemble at your briefing point. Your primate walk will start from the Kanyanchu River camp at 0800 hours. It will last for 2-4 hours and is the most popular walk, highlighting the diversity of different animal and plant species within the forest.

This walk is restricted to three groups of six persons each, in the morning and the same number in the afternoon. The search for chimpanzees and other primates includes the black and white Colobus monkeys, red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabeys swinging through the dense forest, and a variety of bird species, butterflies, and lots of insects in close quarters.

After the chimp experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch and then start your journey back to Kampala. Travel Time: 5 Hours. Expect to arrive at 1900 hours.