3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari is one of the most outstanding primate adventure packages. It lets you get up close with chimpanzees while in their natural habitat. This primate tour package takes you to Kibale Forest National Park in Western Uganda to trek chimpanzees. This park sits in an area of about 795sq.kms and hosts an estimate of about 1500 chimpanzees and several other species of primates including black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys, vervet monkeys, bush babies, pottos, red-tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys and numerous bird species. Your Uganda chimpanzee tracking tour will begin and end in Kampala/Entebbe.
Activities to do on 3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Guided nature walk in Bigodi
Brief itinerary of your 3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari
Day 1: Leave Kampala/Entebbe for Kibale Forest National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park
Day 3: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary of your 3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari
Day 1: Leave Kampala/Entebbe for Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up early to have breakfast at the hotel in Kampala and later, meet the safari leader for briefing about your 3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari. After, drive to Kibale Forest National Park and this is 4-5 hours’ drive road trip via Mubende to Fort Portal route. En-route, have the most remarkable view of tea plantations and landscape. Dine and spend a night at the lodge you booked.
Accommodation in Kibale Forest National Park
Luxury: Papaya Lake Lodge, Ndali Lodge
Mid-range: Primate Lodge, Turaco Treetops
Budget: Kibale Forest Camp, Chimpanzee Guesthouse
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park
Have a hefty breakfast and later, pick up by the tour leader ready to be transferred to Kanyanchu Visitor Center to be briefed on guidelines for chimpanzee tracking. The actual chimpanzee trek will begin at 8:00a.m and you will be escorted by the park ranger guide. This primate adventure will take you about 2-4 hours and on finding the chimpanzees, you will be allowed to spend 1 hour with them, take pictures and learn about their daily behaviors.
Trekking chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park also lets you come across other species of primates especially the vervet monkeys, olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys, baboons, L’Hoest monkeys as well as black and white colobus monkeys. You also have a chance to identify some birds and after, get back to have lunch.
After lunch, transfer to Bigodi Wetland for a nature walk. While here, expect to look out for more primates, birds and mammal species and a lot more. Return to spend a night in your previous lodge.
Accommodation in Kibale Forest National Park
Luxury: Papaya Lake Lodge, Ndali Lodge
Mid-range: Primate Lodge, Turaco Treetops
Budget: Kibale Forest Camp, Chimpanzee Guesthouse
Day 3: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe
Rise up to have breakfast and later, check out of your lodge. Meet your safari leader ready to drive back to Kampala/Entebbe.
End of your 3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari
3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari includes
- Chimpanzee permit
- Guided nature walk
- Ground transportation
- Fulltime English-speaking tour guide
- All trip activities in the travel plan but not the optional ones
- 2 nights and meals
- Bottled drinking water
- Relevant government taxes
3 days Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari excludes
- Tips
- Insurance
- Laundry service
- Telephone calls
- Beverages
- Optional activities
- Hotel fees in Entebbe/Kampala