3-Day Chimpanzee Trekking Safari in Kibale Forest

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Drive to Kibale Forest and Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary Light Hike⌄

   Depart Kampala or Entebbe at 7:00 am on your Chimpanzee Trekking Safari, which is predominantly a vehicle adventure. This is a 5 hours drive through scenic Uganda. Lunch

   Afternoon guided walk in the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary where you are taken into the world of a jungle swamp, a unique experience. Much of the trail is across walkways using wooden planks so that you are above the marsh. Light hiking boots are excellent for most. This is a three-hour walk and is a must for bird lovers, those that want something totally out of the ordinary – a jungle swamp, those that enjoy monkeys and primates, some of them are elsewhere. There are primates such as Red Colobus Monkeys, Gray Cheeked Mangabey, L’Hoest Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Baboons, Black and White Colobus, Red Colobus, and the occasional Chimpanzees. Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary is also home to many mammals, including the rare and elusive, semi-aquatic Sitatunga Antelopes (they have webbed toes) who make their home here. There are also Bush Pigs, Bush Bucks, Otters, Mongooses. 138 plus species of birds have been spotted here - the Great Blue Turaco, Papyrus Gonoleks, Hornbills, etc.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Isunga Lodge

2. 2Chimpanzee Tracking and Top of World Hike⌄

   Breakfast – and it is time for your Chimpanzee Trek. Recommended things for your comfort are – long trousers – jeans are great, long-sleeved shirts, light hiking boots, a day pack with a liter of bottled water, a wide-brimmed hat is a good, light rain jacket. Chimpanzee tracking is about 3 hours long of which 1 hour is with them up close, and Kibale Forest is the best place in East Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale forest is where the West African jungles meet East Africa – Kibale Forest is home to 13 species of primates, you usually will see about 5 or 6 species as you are tracking the chimpanzees. Besides the Chimpanzees, there is simply the fabulous rainforest, the other primates, the trees, the flowers, the abundance of birds, the sounds of the Rain Forest, butterflies floating through the air, the place to be, the chimpanzees grabbing your attention, and you are glad you came to Kibale Forest for Chimpanzee Tracking.

   Top of World Hike After lunch, we are off to the top of the world nature walk – a hike that moves through villages, tea plantations, and crater lakes to the viewpoint where you see from above crater lakes, the Rwenzori Mountains of the moon, communities, in the distance Queen Elizabeth Park. It is best to have a daypack and a liter of water with you, a few granola bars, and use light hiking boots during this hike. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner · Lunch

   Overnight: Isunga Lodge

3. 3Return to Kampala or Entebbe⌄

   Return to Kampala/Entebbe Lunch break along the way. Arrive in the afternoon.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch