3-Day Chimps Trekking in Kibale and Bigodi Swamp Walks
3-Day Chimps Trekking in Kibale and Bigodi Swamp Walks
Kibale National Park is a very nice place to observe smaller primates like the black and white colobus, the red colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey and the rare l’Hoest monkey. Also nocturnal primates like the Thomas’s galago can be seen. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Bigodi Swamp during a 3 hours wetland walk. With over 200 bird species, 8 primate species, mammals like bushpig, bushbuck and the very shy and endangered sitatunga, many reptiles plus an uncounted number of trees.
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to Kibale forest National Park
Upon your arrival at Entebbe airport, Tours staff will be waiting for you. You will be then taken to have refreshments and then we drive directly to Kibale National Park to the Western part of Uganda. Along the way, you will find many baboons on the road waiting to be given some food, pass by the tea plantations and admire the scenic beauty of it all. Continue through Fort Portal town until you reach Kibale National Park. We will reach late in the afternoon as nothing much can be done rather than resting with the noises of the tropical rain forest as you prepare for Chimpanzee trekking the next day.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2 : Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk
Today you will experience some serious monkey business! Kibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them! An experienced ranger will take you chimp tracking in the morning or afternoon. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them.
Your swamp walk will take you through grassland, small communities and some beautiful scenery, where the locals are likely to greet you with enthusiastic waves. It is usual to spot three to four different primate species during this walk, though the highlight is catching a glimpse of the great blue Turaco!
Optional activity
At an additional fee of only $70 US Dollar p.p. you do the chimpanzee habituation tracking instead of the regular chimpanzee tracking. This will take all day and you will be 100% sure to have a very close encounter with your closest relatives.
Main Destination: Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3 : Transfer back to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will enjoy a leisurely drive back to Kampala arriving in the afternoon. Drop off at your hotel in Kampala or at Entebbe airport for your onward journey back and that will be end of this 3 Days Kibale forest Chimpanzee tracking safari in Uganda.
Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Airport/Airstrip)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
$1,300 per person when 2 persons travel together
What Included
Park fees(For non-residents)
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)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)
What 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