The above 4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trek and Habituation Tour gives you an opportunity to spend ample time with habituated chimpanzee families in Kibale National Park. During this safari tour, you will get a chance to also explore the western regions of Uganda. You will also get to do an afternoon guided tour in Bigodi Swamp which is a great site for those interested in sight bird species including the Great Blue Turaco, Yellow-rumped tinker bird, Yellow-billed barbet and the prehistoric Shoebill Stork.
4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trek and Habituation Tour.
Day 1: Pickup from Kampala/ Entebbe and Transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trek and Afternoon Bigodi Swamp Walk
Day 4: Transfer Back to Kampala/Entebbe.
4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trek and Habituation Tour.
Day 1: Pickup from Kampala/ Entebbe and Transfer to Kibale National Park
Based on your location in Kampala or Entebbe, our driving guide will pick you up from your accommodation, inform you about the safari, and then begin the journey to Kibale National Park, located in western Uganda. The drive takes around 5 to 6 hours, and along the route you will see amazing vistas of the countryside, terrain, farmlands, and roadside markets. You will stop in Fort Portal for lunch before continuing to Kibale National Park for a wonderful wildlife trek via Bigodi wetland.
Throughout the nature walk, you will be able to see many bird species, flora, and primates such as black and white colobus monkeys, l’Hoest monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys, and olive baboons, among others. Following the swamp tour, you will drive to the resort for dinner and stay.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
On the second day, after an early breakfast, you will bring your lunch box and meet your driving guide at the park headquarters for a lecture on the laws, regulations, and expectations for chimp habituation. Following the briefing, you will begin walking through the jungle with a group of researchers, trackers, game rangers, and park guides.
During trekking, you will be able to see other primates, bird species, mammals, plant and tree species, and once the chimps in the habituation process are found, you will be able to spend four hours with them in their natural environment, observing their habits and behaviors, watching them feed, hunt, fight, play, rest, breastfeed, and groom young ones, among other things.
After your face-to-face encounter with the chimps during the habituation process, you will return to the park headquarters and meet your driving guide before returning to the lodge for an evening of leisure, dinner, and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trek and Afternoon Bigodi Swamp Walk
Following an early breakfast at your lodge on the third day of the safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and transport you to the park headquarters for a lecture on chimp trekking laws and regulations. Following the briefing, you will begin hiking through Kibale forest, which will take between 30 minutes and 4 hours, depending on where the chimps spent the night before.
During the trek, you will see butterflies, birds, plants, primates, and mammals, among other things, and once the chimps are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat, allowing you to observe their behaviors and habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, hunt, fight, rest, and take photos and record videos with a flashless camera. After the chimpanzee hike, you will meet your driving guide and return to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will proceed on an amazing nature walk through Bigodi swamp, where you can see animals like as duikers and Sitatunga, primates such as vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and a variety of bird species such as the great blue turaco, among others. Following the nature walk, you will return to the lodge for leisure, supper, and sleep as described above.
Day 4: Transfer Back to Kampala/Entebbe.
On the last day of the safari, after breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and meet your driver guide for the travel to Kampala. On the route, you will stop in Mbarara for lunch before continuing to Kampala, where you will arrive early in the evening. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight or at a location of your choice.
End of 4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trek and Habituation Tour!
