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French5 DAYS UGANDA GORILLA AND CHIMPANZEE SAFARI.
Offered by - LAKATO SAFARIS
Tour Features
Our 5 Day Uganda Gorilla and Chimp Safari suggests that you will be picked from Kampala/Entebbe and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for your Gorilla trekking activity from there you will connect to Kibale forest National Park for the Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Community walk an initiative started to give back to the community for development.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Pop-up roof 4x4, Roof minivan, Normal 4x4, Minivan, Overland. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Buhoma community camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 2 | Buhoma Community Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3-4 | Kibale forest camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Pickup from Entebbe and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable NatiAfter an early cup of coffee. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel/guest house in Kampala/Entebbe have a short briefing about the entire 5 day trip and the en-route stops you will be making on your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, this early morning drive enables us to reach early as well as curb the heavy traffic. Drive to the southwest part of Uganda, along the way have a stop at the Equator for photography and stretching. Stand between the imaginary lines crossing through the world, visit the souvenir shops one can buy something for memories of the tour. Head to Mbarara town as you drive through grasslands, see long horned cattle’s grazing along the road side. Proceed to Bwindi Forest as you view Banana plantations beautiful scenery of rolling hills and many more. Arrive at your lodge check in relax and have dinner.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma community camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 2 - GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARKAfter early morning Breakfast, you will meet your guide and drive to the park headquarters and meet other travelers for briefing at 7:30 am about the dos and don’ts when you meet the Gorillas in the forest. Meet the game ranger and start off the hike which takes 30 minutes to three quarters of the day this depends on where the Mountains Gorillas are. As you trek see different tree species, for bird lovers this will be your opportunity to spot a number of birds, have a chance to see the primates such as Black and White colobus monkeys, mammals and many more. There muddy steep slopes you are advised to use a walking stick. Once you meet our close relatives, you be given one hour to be in meters with the Gorillas for photo shots as you listen to informative talk from the wardens and rangers. Have lunch in the jungle there after return to the lodge to celebrate the Gorilla experience you will be awarded with a Gorilla certificate. Return to the lodge relax in the evening visit the Batwa Community as they expose their culture the Batwa are the first people who lived in Bwindi Forest, be entertained with their amazing dances, poems and many more.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK.After the morning cup of coffee. You will meet your guide once again and you drive to Forte portal town in southern Uganda with a beautiful scenery and it is natural green color, check-in at the lodge, thereafter do a brief city tour and overnight.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale forest camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - CHIMPANZEE TRACKING AND BIGODI WETLAND WALK.Early Morning breakfast. Meet your guide and drive to Kanyanchu the park headquarters to meet other visitors for a briefing about the dos and don’ts when you meet the Chimpanzee. You will be divided in groups of 6 people and with company of the Rangers guides, you start the your Chimpanzee tracking experience that takes 1 hour to three quarters of the day as the chimps are wild animals and they are always on the move looking for food. Once you meet the Chimps, you are allowed one hour to take the photos and to be in meters with the primates. From chimp tracking, you will have lunch at the lodge, relax and later in the evening go for a walk in Bigodi swamp, an initiative started by the community with aims of giving back to the community for development purposes and all the yields from the walk, are given back to the community.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale forest camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe for your flight.This morning after your breakfast you will be transferred back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your next flight out and this marks the end of our eight days gorilla Tour.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
May 15, 2023 - May 15, 2026
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
LAKATO SAFARIS
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
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