3 days chimpanzee trekking experience
The 3 days chimpanzee trekking experience is a safari in Kibale National Park that gives you an opportunity to trek and enjoy the company of the famous chimpanzees in their natural habitat in Kibale National Park.
Kibaale National Park is known as the primate capital because of the huge number of chimpanzees and other primate species that live in the park. On this chimpanzee experience, you will trek the forest twice in search of these chimpanzees, meaning you will enjoy the primates exhaustively.
Chimpanzees are next to mountain gorillas in popularity, in fact they are similar to the gorillas and like the gorillas they also share DNA with humans. They also stay in forests, in groups of 15 to 60 members or more, the groups are led by the males. They are a delight to watch and on this safari, you will surely enjoy their company.
Highlights of 3 days chimpanzee trekking experience
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Forest walk
- Bigodi swamps
Day 1: Arrival & Drive to Kibale
Day 1 of the 3 days chimpanzee trekking experience will begin from Kampala or Entebbe. You will set off early at 7am to head to Kibale National Park, where you will arrive in the mid-morning. Since you pass through Fort portal town on your way to Kibale you can choose to explore the town briefly before you head to Kibale.
When you get to Kibaale, you will settle into your accommodation have a meal and in the afternoon you will head to the Kibale rain forest for your first chimpanzee trekking adventure.
You will trek the forest to where the chimps are as you take in the freshness of the forest, and observe the different tree species and other forest creatures.
Chimpanzee trekking experience
When you get to the chimps, you will stay in their presence for an hour, observing them, how they play and go about their business.
After the hour you, will then trek back to the park headquarter for a brief, and then you will retire to accommodation for dinner and night rest.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale forest National Park
You will be up early, have breakfast and then head to the park headquarters for a brief before you can go into the forest for your second chimpanzee trekking experience.
After the brief you will enter the forest, like the previous day walk deep in, until you find the chimps. You will spend an hour with the chimps and then you will exit the forest. You will go to the park headquarters for an after-trek brief.
You will then go to you accommodation facility for lunch and a bit of time to rest and refresh.
In the afternoon you will go out for a forest and nature walk to experience the park more and see more creatures that make their home in this particular park.
You will also tour the bigodi swamps where you will see a number of bird species and other water/swamp creatures.
At the end of the day you will head back to your accommodation for dinner and night rest.
Day 3: Departure
You will be in the morning at leisure; you will have breakfast and then set off for Kampala. You will be in Kampala in the late afternoon or the evening. And that will be the end of your 3 day chimpanzee experience.
