Trip to Kibale National Park(2days).
The chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale National Park will involve tracking the habituated Kanyanchu chimp community in the jungles of Kibale forest
and you will spend one hour with a family of chimps after finding them, giving you a chance to observe the lives of our closest relatives that share 98.7% DNA with us.
Day 1: travel to Kibale national park and afternoon Bigodi wetland tour.
Your tour driver shall pick you up from your residence in Kampala or Entebbe at 7am and leave for Kibale National Park in western Uganda.
The drive from Kampala to Kibale National Park is about 5 hours. You will make a stop in Fort Portal town for lunch.
After checking into your lodge you shall go out for a walk in the Bigodi wetlands which are located on the edge of Kibale National Park.
The wetlands harbor an array of wildlife, including several types of monkeys and some of which that you see include: Vervet monkeys,
Black-and-white Colombus, baboons, red-tailed monkeys, etc… After the swamp walk you will continue and visit the communities near the
wetlands for a chance to learn about their traditions and cultures.
Day 2: chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale National Park and transfer back to Kampala.
You shall have an early breakfast and drive to the Kibale National Park office by 7am where you meet the park guides who brief you
about the chimpanzee tracking experience and the park rules. Thereafter you shall set off for the chimpanzee trekking adventure in Kibale forest.
The terrain is not very rugged hence your trek will relatively easy. The screams of the chimps will be heard from far away and you will be able to easily locate them.
You will spend one hour with the chimps and it will be one of the most memorable wildlife experiences. The chimps swing through the trees
with a lot of speed while pant-hooting, slapping the tree barks that sounds like thunder, and screaming that is deafening.
After the chimpanzee adventure you shall check out, transfer to Fort Portal tour for lunch and continue back to Kampala or Entebbe.