3 days Uganda Chimpanzee Habituation Tour
Uganda Primate Safari: 3 Days Chimpanzee Tour.
Our 3 days Uganda chimpanzee habituation tour is an interesting short tour that will take you to Kibale Forest National Park, also known as the primate capital, where you will be able to spend four hours with the chimpanzees in their habitat. Kibale Forest National Park is known for harbouring 13 different primate species, including red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey-checked mangabeys, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, and L’Hoest’s monkeys, among others.
Highlights of the tour
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park/Bigodi Swamp walk.
Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation experience
Day 3: Departure to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park/Bigodi Swamp walk.
You will be picked up from Entebbe Airport or your hotel by our driver-guide, who will brief you about this Uganda safari and then start the journey to Kibale Forest National Park, which takes about a 6- to 7-hour drive. On the way, you will have a stopover for en route lunch in Fort Portal and later proceed to Kibale Forest National Park.
Upon arrival, you will go for an amazing Bigodi Swamp walk where you will be able to spot different bird species, like the great blue turaco, hornbills, and kingfishers, and spot primates, like vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, L’hoest monkeys, and black and white colobus monkeys, among others. Later, connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation experience
After an early breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the park headquarters at Kanyachu Visitors Centre for a chimpanzee habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will join a team of researchers, park guides and park rangers and start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees. Chimpanzee habituation in Kibale Forest National Park takes a whole day, and during the trek, you will be able to view other primates like the bush baby, olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and red colobus monkeys and spot different bird species and mammals, among others.
Once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend four hours with them, which gives you an opportunity to watch them feed, breastfeed, play, fight, hunt, participate in the naming process, take pictures and record videos. After the habituation experience, you will return to the lodge for an evening of relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe
You will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala with views of the crater lakes, Rwenzori peaks, tea plantations, and homesteads, among others. You will have a stopover for en route lunch and then proceed to Kampala, arriving in the evening, and upon arrival, you will be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport for your flight or dropped off at any place of your choice. End of 3 days Uganda chimpanzee habituation tour.
The tour includes
- Chimpanzee habituation permit
- Bigodi swamp walk
- Full board accommodation
- Meals at the lodge and en-route (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- 4WD safari Vehicle and fuel
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala/Entebbe
- Bottled drinking water during the safari
The tour excludes
- Airflight tickets (International and domestic)
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses like buying alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, and hiring a porter, among others.
- Tipping and gratuities
