6-DAYS DOUBLE PRIMATE TREK IN UGANDA

6-DAYS DOUBLE PRIMATE TREK IN UGANDA

This 6-days double primate trek in Uganda entails great opportunities to visit and stay with both Chimpanzees in Kibale national park as well as meeting up with the incredible mountain gorillas in their natural setting in Bwindi impenetrable national park known for gorilla trekking and relaxed vacations in the Pearl of Africa.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our designated VIP Meet & Greet Lounge Host who helps you through a fast-track assistance with VISA and luggage collection. Please look for a white sign board with your name. After immigration and bag collection, you will then be handed over to our driver guide, who will transfer you to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Eureka place Hotel and suites

DAY 2: TRANSFER TO KIBALE NATIONAL PARK

Today after breakfast 07h00, you will be picked up by Heritage Safaris driver guide who will take you through a 7 hours scenic drive to Kibale national park. Upon reaching Kibale forest, you will transfer to your lodge fully surrounded by the mystical calls of the monkeys followed by an evening at leisure whilst utilizing complementary activities offered by the lodge. Over a dozen primates inhabit this national park, and various types of monkeys grace the trees around your verandah. Close your eyes, and the soundtrack will provide an incredible appreciation for how remote you are.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee guest house.

DAY 3: CHIMPANZEE TREKKING – COMMUNITY WALK AT BIGODI WETLANDA SANCTUARY

After a paradisiac breakfast 06h30, you will be picked up by Heritage Safaris driver guide who will drive you for 30 minutes’ to Kanyancu visitor center and report to the ranger station at 07h00 for a briefing followed by searching through the trees as you set off for chimpanzee trekking. After an interesting and memorable search for the chimpanzees in the forest, you are privileged to spend 1 hour with them taking photographs and videos and return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch at 14h00, you will visit Bigodi wetland sanctuary a community based conserved effort for a village walk to immerse you into the interesting cultures of the community.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee guest house.

DAY 4: BWINDI IMPINETRABLE NATIONAL PARK – BATWA CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

On this charming day at 06h00 (after breakfast), you will be picked up by Heritage Safaris driver guide who will through a 6-hour scenic drive to Bwindi impenetrable national park. You will enjoy the beautiful views of the green vegetation as you ascend and rise into the mountains on a remote road around the south of Bwindi Forest. Upon arrival at the park, check in at lodge, followed by lunch. later after lunch at 14h00, you will visit the Batwa community for Batwa cultural experience where you get to Learn as you enjoy one of the most authentic cultures. Your guide will usher you through their forest life before gazetting the forest as a protected area. You will watch these pygmies dance, sing the cultural songs as well as storytelling, handling the bow, gather honey, and picking herbal medicine from roots and leaves a local way of treating the people

Dinner and overnight at Bweza gorilla lodge

DAY 5: ULTIMATE GORILLA TREKKING 

This is a day like no other! A day that you’ve been waiting for! Up until this day, you’ve been building up the momentum to meet the famous endemic mountain gorillas. Your day begins with breakfast at 6:30 am, then head to Rushaga park reception for briefing at 07h00.  Thereafter, you will be guided through Bwindi Forest jungle to search for the shy mountain gorillas. You will have 1 hour after meeting the gorilla family. You will get full briefing of their family formations, background, and observe their life style in their own habitat and family setting. After this mind-blowing activity, you Will return to the lodge for lunch followed by a relaxed evening and dinner whilst utilizing the complementary offers at the hotel.

Dinner and overnight at Bweza gorilla lodge

DAY 6: SCENIC FLIGHT TRANSFER TO ENTEBBE AND DEPARTURE

The mist will flutter through the folds of Bwindi and move like a phantom that forms and reforms across the mountains. By now, you will already understand why the movie was called Gorillas in the Mist. The mist will enchant in the morning light, and your scenic flight will offer a bird’s-eye view as the green folds will ripple away beneath the wingtips. You will swoop over the national park and then fly east to return to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight.