Arrival
You’ll be picked up from the airport (or hotel)
Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for extra cost
Day 1: Start your 5 day chimp and gorilla habituation experience safari
You will be picked up by a Gorilla Pathfinders driver guide to start your 5-day chimp and gorilla habituation experience safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Our safaris normally start very early in the morning with stops at the Equator crossing for photography and a lunch break in Mbarara town. You will then proceed to the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park because this is where the gorilla habituation experience is currently taking place. This journey is very scenic as you have an opportunity to see the Kigezi rolling hills and valleys as you travel to Kisoro or the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive late afternoon for Dinner and Overnight.
Drive time: 9-10 hours
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Overnight Lodge: Nkuringo Gorilla Camp
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will wake up early in the morning and head to the park headquarters to join other clients for a briefing about dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas on your habituation experience. After the briefing, you will start your trek into the forest guided by researchers and guides. During your trek, you may encounter several birds, other animals, and primates in the forest, and once you have found the gorillas, you will spend four hours with them and return to the Lodge for an overnight. You will have an opportunity to listen and observe researchers doing their work of habituating gorillas, and if possible, you will be called upon to participate by collecting samples, naming group members, making calls, and so much more.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
Overnight Lodge: Nkuringo Gorilla Camp
Day 3: To Kibale National Park
You will drive from Bwindi Impenetrable National park to Kibale Forest National Park on this third day of your 5 day chimp and gorilla habituation experience safari. You will arrive late afternoon for Dinner and overnight since lunch will be served en route.
Drive time: Approximately 6-7 hours
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Ndali Lodge
Day 4: Chimp Habituation experience in Kibale National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park for briefing about the dos and don’ts while with a community or party of chimpanzees. After briefing, you will start your trek in the forest with chances of seeing other 11 primates in the forest. You will spend the whole day in the forest with guides and researchers during your chimp habituation experience. Return to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
Overnight Lodge: Ndali Lodge
Day 5: End of your 5 day chimp and gorilla habituation experience safari
After breakfast and depending on your departure flight details, you will drive 5-6 hours to Kampala or Entebbe marking the end of your 5 day chimp and gorilla habituation experience safari in Uganda.
