5-DAY LUXURY PRIMATE HABITUATION ADVENTURE
5-DAY LUXURY PRIMATE HABITUATION ADVENTURE
Indulge in a luxury primate adventure with exclusive chimpanzee habituation in Kibale Forest National Park, where you’ll spend a day alongside experts, observing wild chimpanzees as they adapt to human presence in their natural environment. Then, head to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for a rare and immersive gorilla habituation experience, allowing you to get up close with these majestic mountain gorillas in the wild, guided by experienced trackers. This once-in-a-lifetime safari offers intimate, unforgettable encounters with Uganda’s most iconic primates in the comfort of luxury accommodations.
Detailed Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival & Transfer – Kibale Forest National Park
Your driver guide will pick you up at the airport or hotel and transfer you to Kibale Forest national park. As you drive through the countryside, enjoy the remarkable landscapes, traditional homes and catch glimpses of the different striking bird species. Have a stopover for lunch in Fort portal town, the tourism capital of Uganda because of its beautiful landscapes and attractions. You will arrive at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation – Kibale Forest National Park
On this day we shall drive to the park headquarters with our packed lunch for the briefing about the chimps habituation in the forest, we will spend the whole day in the forest learning how chimps behave, this forest is a home to other primates so on lucky days a lot can be seen, while doing chimps habituation you have more hours with chimps than trekking, back to the lodge for overnight.
Overnight: Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 3: Flight Transfer – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On this day, You shall be transferred to Kasese Airstrip and connect to Kisoro Airstrip in southern Uganda. On Arrival at Kisoro airstrip, You shall further transfer to Rushaga on the boundary of Bwindi Impenetrable National park.
Overnight: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 4: Gorilla Habituation – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Today you will have an early breakfast and embark on an incredible adventure looking for the gentle giants of Bwindi. But this time, it starts so early as you have to start with the gorillas the same time as they begin their daily work. Once found, you shall spend 4 hours with the gorillas and observe their day-to-day behaviors. This gives you more insight and get to witness what these apes go through every day. Return to the lodge for lunch and spend rest of your evening on a sundowner and later on a camp fire before you wind off the day.
Overnight: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Flight Transfer – Entebbe International airport
Our return flight to Entebbe is at 8am. Your guide driver shall transfer you to Kisoro airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Entebbe. Depending on your outbound flight, you can opt to spend the rest of your day relaxing at the pool at a nearby hotel or stay at the airport for your connecting flight. In case your flight is late in the evening, we will provide you with a day room.
Dayroom: Best Western Premier
Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Included
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
- Chimp permits(One per person, non-resident)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- Domestic flights
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water(On all days)
Excluded
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees