The 3-day journey to Kibale National Park brings you to one of Africa’s primate hotspots for fantastic experiences with chimpanzees, 12 small primates, and other wildlife attractions. One of the most popular activities in the park is tracking chimpanzees, it will bring you in touch with the most obstinate animals, who have 99 percent of our DNA, and then expose you to other incredible sights like crater lakes and other locations.
Kibale National Park which spans an area of 795 square kilometers, is situated in the southern region of Uganda. Savannah woodlands coexist with tropical rainforests in the forest. There are more than 1,500 chimpanzees living in Kibale National Park, along with 12 other primates, 60 animals, 375 bird species, and 351 tree species. Additionally, it hosts animals from Queen Elizabeth National Park, including lions, leopards, forest pigs, and elephants.
A chimpanzee habituation experience is an option included in the safari package. When chimpanzees are being habituated, researchers track the chimps as they work on the process. The experience entails tracking the chimpanzees throughout the day and is more extensive than typical chimpanzee trekking. There is a higher possibility that you will see uncommon chimpanzee behavior. For chimpanzee habituation, it’s necessary to awake earlier than usual so that you can get to the chimps before they start leaving their nests. After that, you spend the entire day following them along with the researchers and rangers. You may observe the chimpanzees as they start their day, eat, chat, and then build their nighttime nests throughout this period
The 3-day tour in Kibale includes a primate walk in Kanyanchu, birding, a nature walk to the crater lakes, and a visit to the nearby settlement. Since the 3-day chimpanzee habituation takes the entire day, participants will have to skip afternoon activities. The cost of the chimpanzee monitoring permits varies depending on who is purchasing them: foreign tourists must pay $150, foreign residents must pay $100, and East African locals must pay 100,000 Shs. The permit costs 250 dollars for foreign visitors, 150 dollars for foreign residents, and then 70 dollars for countries in East Africa during the chimpanzee habituation.
Safari highlight
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale national park and nature walk
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and leisure
Day 3: Community visit and departure
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park – Nature walk at the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.
Your 4-hour journey to Kibale National Park will begin when our driver picks you up from the hotel in the early morning. After having lunch at Mubende, you will proceed to Fort Portal town. The Rwenzori Mountains and the picturesque cater lakes will leave an impression on you as you travel. When you get to the park, you will be brought to your lodging so you may go on a guided nature walk in Bigodi Swamp one of the best birding sites to view birds in Uganda.
Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse Mid-range, papaya lake lodge luxury, and primate lodge.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking.
Wake up early for breakfast and prepare for a long day of chimpanzee trekking. Chimpanzee trekking starts with a briefing at the park office after that, the Rangers will locate the group by following their hoots and calls, this will expose you to the thirteen primates found in Kibale National park and beautiful rain-forest trees, and butterflies.
Depending on where your particular group is located, it could take two to four hours. When you come across the chimps, you have only been granted an hour, and you’ll see that they move around a lot. You’ll need to get ready to follow them for a little while they swing in the tree limbs. Baboons, Colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, Red-Tailed Monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and Vervet Monkeys are among the other primates that can be seen in the forest. After your one hour elapses, you will go back to the starting point to meet your driver to take you back to the lodge for lunch and rest.
You can choose to get a massage in the evening to relieve the muscles in your body that have been tense all day or for swimming while getting ready for the activity of the next day. Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse for Budget and Mid-range accommodation. The luxury lodge will be Papaya Lake lodge.
Day 3: Visit the Community – transfer back to Entebbe or Kampala
Get up at your time and have breakfast, Join a neighborhood stroll to get to know the people and discover their traditions and history. You can also go to the Karambi tombs or the Toro King’s Palace. In this region and surrounding Fort Portal, the scenery is spectacular. Get ready to go on a communal stroll through the churches, schools, and local farms, not only to see the wildlife. After the visit, return to the lodge, check out, and depart for Kampala. Have lunch en route, and arrive in Kampala in the evening. Depending on where you are staying, the driver will drop you off there or at Entebbe Airport so you can catch your flight.
End of Safari
