4-Day Gorillas, Wildlife Safari & Kibale Chimp Trekking

A Bamboo Ecotours representative will pick you up in Entebbe or downtown Kampala and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The drive to Bwindi National Park will go through western Uganda's significant towns, including Masaka, Mbarara, Ntungamo, and Kabale. There are two scheduled stopovers: 1) The Equator crossing for coffee and handicraft shopping. 2) Igongo cultural centre in Mbarara for lunch. The drive will take about 8- 9 hrs. Upon arrival, you'll check in at the lodge and rest for dinner and an overnight stay. Note: If you are not interested in driving for up to 8 hours to get to Bwindi, you can take a one-way domestic flight from Entebbe Airport to Bwindi National Impenetrable Park for an extra fee. Aerolink Uganda organizes the flight.

You will head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park immediately after breakfast to get a briefing about the gorilla trek. The presentation will cover the basics of what to expect during the trek. The national park guide will assign all visitors to the gorilla family to trek during the briefing session. Visitors from various countries are likely to be assigned to different trekking groups. The gorilla trek can take from a few to many hours. The trekking time depends on how far the gorillas are inside the forest. After the trek, you'll transfer to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. ​Note: Depending on the availability of gorilla trekking permits, we might suggest trekking the gorillas at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

On this day, you will drive from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Kibale National Park via the northern Queen Elizabeth National Park area for the boat trip experience. Kazinga Channel Boat Trip On arrival at Queen Elizabeth National Park, join the Kazinga channel boat cruise for an afternoon of wildlife viewing. You will spot crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, and bird species on the channel waters. After the Kazinga channel boat cruise, you willcdrive to Kibale National Park. The drive to Kibale will go through the Fort Portal Highlands and will take 3 hours. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kibale.

You will head to the Kibale Forest immediately after breakfast to experience the habituation of the chimpanzees. If you are lucky on the trek, you might encounter other species of monkeys in the Kibale Forest National Park. These include colobus monkeys, olive baboons, and red-tailed monkeys. After the chimpanzee trekking experience, you'll transfer to Kampala or Entebbe for dinner or an overnight stay or continue to your next destination.