6-Day Gorillas, Chimpanzee, and Wildlife Safari
Offered by - VERDORO SAFARIS
Tour Features
The 6-day chimpanzee tracking and gorilla tour will take you to different tourist destinations in the western and southwestern parts of Uganda. We go to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking, Kibale Forest National Park for chimpanzee tracking, and Queen Elizabeth National Park for wildlife viewing. Expect an amazing experience interacting with our closest cousins in the wild.
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: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
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 | Turaco Treetops No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
2-3 | The Bush Lodge (Banda) No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
4 | Gorilla Valley Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
5 | Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
6 | 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 - Travel to Kibale Forest National ParkDepart Kampala after breakfast and head westward to Fort Portal town. This Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla-trekking safari drive will take about 4 to 5 hours with a stopover for lunch in Fort Portal town. You will continue to Kibale Forest National Park where you will check in at the booked lodge for a short rest. You will then set off for either a community walk in the Bigodi Wetland or a visit to the beautiful crater lakes region for a picturesque view of the breathtaking scenery. Dinner and overnight will be at your reserved lodge.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Chimpanzee trekking, nature walk and transfer to Queen ElizaAfter breakfast, you will report to the Kanyanchu Tourist Centre (park headquarters) at 08:00 am for a briefing on the rules for tracking the chimpanzees. Kibale Forest National Park has the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. The trek takes 2 to 3 hours and it will provide you with the opportunity to also see a variety of other primates, animals as well as birds. You will return for lunch and a short rest after which you’ll be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You'll arrive late in the evening and check into your booked lodge.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Game drive and boat cruise at the Kazinga ChannelAfter breakfast, you will have an early-morning safari game drive where you will see lion, leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck, Uganda kob, topi, and bushbuck among others. You will return to your lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon go for a 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. It is a 42km channel that joins Lake Edward and Lake George. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific birdlife is colorful, with well over 550 resident species.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Ishasha game drive and transfer to Bwindi ForestAfter breakfast, you will move to the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is famous for the tree-climbing lions lounging in the tree branches, keeping a close eye on the herds of Uganda kob, their favourite prey. It is also home to many buffalo and elephant, as well as the rare shoebill. You will have lunch at one of the best Ugandan wildlife safari lodges in this part of the park, and then drive south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. En-route, you will see the great countryside and bamboo forest and have beautiful views of the scenic landscape characteristic of the Western Rift Valley. You will arrive in the late afternoon and retire to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Gorilla Valley Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and transferYou will have an early "Uganda chimpanzee and gorilla-trekking safari breakfast" and move to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. You will then start the trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the gorillas, which may take 1 to 8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access to tourists. Once sighted, you will spend 1 hour with the gorillas, observing at close range as they feed, play, communicate and bond with their young.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Transfer back to Kampala/EntebbeSet off for Kampala with a stopover at the equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take some photos. You will arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon and either be transferred to the airport for your departure, or to your booked hotel.
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 17, 2023 - Dec 30, 2024
*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

VERDORO SAFARIS



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