3 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Safari

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala/Entebbe to Kibale Forest National Park with a Stopover & Lunch en-route at Fort Portal

You will be picked from your hotel at 7am and set off for the road trip to Kibale National Park, located in western Uganda. You will use the Kampala to Fort Port Kamwenge road.

You will reach Fort Portal town by mid-day and stopover for lunch. Along the way, you will have spectacular views of tea estates, forests and the matiri forest reserve. Fort Portal is located in the shadow of the legendary Rwenzori Mountain which forms a mystic backdrop to the beautiful volcanic landscape you are treated to on your drive from the town to the park.

You will arrive to the park in the late afternoon and check into your lodge located just outside the park.

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking at Kibale Forest National Park

After early breakfast, you will transfer to Kanyanchu, at the park offices and vistor information centre at 7am to meet the ranger guides for registration and pre-trek briefing about what to do and not during chimpanzee trekking. After briefing, you will be divided into groups and each group will be assigned a ranger, after which you will set off to trek into the forest to track a community of Chimpanzees. The trek usually lasts between 3-5 hours and varies due to the movement of the Chimpanzees.

You also have chances of viewing forest elephants, forest buffalos, sitatungas, serval cats, civet cats and mangoose. After the swamp walk, you will have the community walk which involves experiencing culture and a few things that are done by the local people. The include; Gin brewing from banana, coffee processing, craft making and having a visit to the local medicine man to see the use of local medicine. Return in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Relaxed Breakfast & Transfer from Kibale Forest National Park to Kampala/Entebbe

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and head back to Kampala, with your lunchbox. You make a stop en-route for lunch. Your tour guide will drop you of at you hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.

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