2 Days Chimpanzee Trekking Safari-Kibale National park

September 11, 2024 By Gorilla Trekking Safaris 2 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour, National parks Uganda, Safari tours Uganda Rwanda and DR Congo Comments Off

2 Days Chimpanzee Trekking Safari takes you to one of the prominent and famous primate gazetted habitat. Kibale National park has about 13 primate species both habituated and those under habituation with two time frame for visitation that is AM and PM.

Chimpanzee Trekking despite being an amazing activity its also an health rewarding with in a park consisting Rain-forest. It consists of about 1500 chimpanzees with other primates like Black and white Columbus, Red tailed monkey, baboons, among others. the 2 days safari involves nature and communal walks in Bigodi, Birding, and Chimpanzee tracking.

Trip Highlight

Bigodi Community Walk and birding
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park

Itinerary Details

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Kibale National Park

After pick up from destination by our staff embark on a 6 hour early drive to kibale forest National park with remarkable landscapes, extensive Tea Plantations,indigenous homes with a stop over at Fort Portal for lunch then continue to accommodation point for rest and preparation for nature and communal walks in the evening Bigodi

Nature and communal walk in the Bigodi community, view different primate creatures like baboons, monkeys and others along the foot-hike. Interact with various local communities, a coffee experience, banana beer making experience, basketry and other craft shops around Bigodi, local dishes among others. Hike through communal reserved forests, then drive back to the hotel for dinner and overnite.

Meal plan – Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation

Upmarket – Papaya Lake Lodge

Mid-range – Turaco Treetops

Budget – Chimpanzee guest house

Day 2: Chimpanzees Trekking in Kibale National Park

After an early breakfast, our guide will drive you to the kanyanchu in kibale forest. After verification of permits, a simple briefing is conducted to equip you with basics of the tracking activity or guidelines on how best to enjoy chimpanzee tracking without inconvenience. The trek kicks off with a well trained ranger to help track the calls of chimpanzees in the jungle. Hike through the jungle and search the chimpanzee families depending on the guidance of the ranger, sight chimpanzee after locating them as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor, feed, play and rest. Spend 1 hour asking questions taking pics, but in a distance of 10 meters from chimpanzees.