5 Days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
5 Days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi Safari
5 Days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi Safari : This 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari is a fascinating tour which will start and end in Kampala. The Uganda safari will take you to Kibale forest national park also known as the primate capital where you will view and spend time with the chimpanzees and other primates like grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons among others. The safari will also take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will have a face to face encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale which is the deepest lake in Uganda. While at Lake Bunyonyi you will engage in interesting activities like canoeing and zip lining.
Highlights of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park-chimpanzee trekking
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale national park
Depending on your location on the first day of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari, our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel very early in the morning, brief you about the Uganda safari and then start the journey to Kibale forest national park which is located in western Uganda. The journey takes about 5 to 6 hours’ drive and upon arrival you will have lunch and then go for an afternoon chimpanzee trekking activity which starts with a briefing at Kanyachu park headquarters. After the briefing you will be allocated an experienced park guide and start trekking in the forest in search of chimpanzees. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one area to another in search of food.
During trekking you will be rewarded with views of other primates like l’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, views of different bird species among others. once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment which helps you to watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, rest, observe their behaviors, take photos and record videos. After the one hour encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the second day of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari, you will enjoy a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy great views of the beautiful landscape, countryside, Kigezi hills, terraced farmlands among others. Upon arrival in Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on the third day of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is knowledgeable about the mountain gorillas and also conversant with different gorilla trekking trails. Trekking of mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to view other primate species, different bird species, plants among others and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their behaviors, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, playing, breastfeeding, grooming young ones, take photos and record videos. After the one hour encounter with the gentle giants, you will drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Bunyonyi which is the deepest lake in Uganda and second deepest lake in East Africa after Lake Tanganyika. The journey takes about 4 hours and upon arrival you will go for an interesting boat cruise/ canoeing where you will be able to explore some of the 29 islands especially the punishment island. After the boat ride, you will have lunch and later in the afternoon go for zip-lining experience at Lake Bunyonyi. After the adventurous experience, you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Departure to Kampala
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch in Mbarara town and then continue the journey with a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will take photos and buy souvenirs. From the Equator you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport or drop off at any place of advise.
End of 5 days Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi safari.
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit @700 USD PP
- Chimpanzee trekking permit @200 USD PP
- Zip lining experience
- Boat cruise/ canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi
- Full time English speaking driver guide
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Pick up and drop off in Kampala/ Entebbe
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets and visas
- Life insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
