5 Days Uganda primates fly in safari
The 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari is an exceptional primate safari that is designed for clients who don’t like driving for long hours but rather prefer flying. The safari will take you to Kibale forest national park where you will spend time with the chimpanzees and other primates like grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons among others. The 5 Uganda primates fly in safari will also take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will have a face to face encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas and spend four hours with them in their natural habitat
Highlights of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari
Day 1: Fly to Kibale forest national park
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Day 3: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 4: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 5: Fly to Entebbe international airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Kibale forest national park
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari, you will connect for your domestic flight with Aerolink Uganda to Kasese airstrip. Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale national park and upon arrival you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking,
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. 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 park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch where after, you will go for an interesting swamp walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different primates, bird species, animals among others. After the swamp walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the third day of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari, you will enjoy breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kasese airstrip for your domestic flight to Kihihi airstrip. Upon arrival, you will meet up with your driver guide and transfer to your lodge for lunch where after you will either spend the rest of the day at leisure or go for an optional batwa cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the batwa people, learn about their way of living, enjoy their traditional entertainment among others. After the cultural tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in 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 trekking trails. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park takes about 2 to 6 hours and during trekking you will be able to view other primate species, different bird species, plants among others. 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 learn more about their behaviours, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, playing, breastfeeding, grooming young ones, take photos and record videos. After the one hour with the gentle giants, you will meet up with your driver guide and either drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Fly to Entebbe international airport
On the last day of the 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari, you will enjoy breakfast, check out of the lodge and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kihihi airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe international airport.
End of 5 days Uganda primates fly in safari.
Tour includes
- Gorilla habituation permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Bigodi swamp walk
- Batwa cultural tour
- Domestic flight fares
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up and drop off
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- 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.
