Gorilla & Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda - 5 Days
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Overview
The Gorilla Chimpanzee Tracking Safari & Wildlife Safari is an interesting package taking tourists to the remarkable Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking and cultural walks as well as the beautiful Queen Elizabeth National Park for wildlife viewing and the refreshing boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel.
Located in the south-western side of Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the most popular gorilla trekking destinations sheltering more than half the World’s surviving population of mountain gorillas in more than 40 families, 20 of which are habituated for trekking. Bwindi Forest was gazetted into a National Park in 1991 and was later declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is found in the western part of Uganda at the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains and offers a medley of wonders including over 95 species of mammals as well as over 600 species of birds, Chimpanzee Trekking in Kalinzu Forest.
Located in the south-western side of Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the most popular gorilla trekking destinations sheltering more than half the World’s surviving population of mountain gorillas in more than 40 families, 20 of which are habituated for trekking. Bwindi Forest was gazetted into a National Park in 1991 and was later declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is found in the western part of Uganda at the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains and offers a medley of wonders including over 95 species of mammals as well as over 600 species of birds, Chimpanzee Trekking in Kalinzu Forest.
Inclusions
- Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Permit
- Professional Driver Guide
- All Accommodations for 4 Nights
- All meals plan on full-board
- All park entrances fees
- Entry/Admission - Kazinga Channel
- Entry/Admission - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Entry/Admission - Queen Elizabeth National Park
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meet your safari guide and drive out of Kampala in the morning for the start of your Gorillas & Chimps safari. Make a stop at the equator to get the experience of standing with one foot on either side of the southern- and northern hemisphere. Continue on to the town of Mbarara for lunch before the final part of the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Have a relaxed evening enjoy the view from the lodge. For Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda
Day 2: Chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and boat-cruise
In the morning your guide takes you to Kalinzu forest for you chimps treking experience. You have a walk in beautiful jungle and meeting with the chimps ahead of you. When you get back from the trek your guide takes you to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon it is time for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This two hour boat ride lets you look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and birds by the shores. For Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
Duration: 8 minutes
Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Buhoma Uganda
Day 3: Tree-climbing lions and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Set off for the Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth national park after breakfast. Ishasha is known for tree-climbing lions and the game-drive here lets you look for them as well as see topis and buffaloes. After the game-drive you continue the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park, the home of the mountain gorillas. For Dinner and Overnight at Buhoma Lodge
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and evening cultural visit.
Breakfast will be served early so that you can find your fellow gorilla trekkers at the Park Headquarters at 7:00 am for briefing. Be briefed on how to behave when in the presence of Mountain gorillas and your expectations of the activity. Be assigned to the gorilla family and move or be driven to the trailhead to start the 2-4 hours’ trek in the thick jungles to search for the allocated gorilla family. The trek is usually challenging and involves going through muddy trails, scratching and misty vegetation but the face to face encounter with the mountain gorillas and spending one hour with them is rewarding. After spending quality time with them, descend to the trail-head and back to the Lodge for lunch. After you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi for Dinner and Overnight at Arcadia Cottage Lake Bunyonyi
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Entebbe, Entebbe, Central Region
Day 5: Departure Back to Kampala/ Entebbe for your flight
Start the most important meal of the day from the Lodge earlier before checking-out and leaving for Kampala or Entebbe. This 8-9 hours’ journey involves one stopover in Mbarara Town for lunch and continuing straight to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your return flight (if it’s at 21:00hours and beyond). Alternatively, if your flight is earlier, you can depart through Kigali International Airport which is 3-4 hours’ away. Thank you for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations, we hope to you again!!!!
Duration: 9 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meet your safari guide and drive out of Kampala in the morning for the start of your Gorillas & Chimps safari. Make a stop at the equator to get the experience of standing with one foot on either side of the southern- and northern hemisphere. Continue on to the town of Mbarara for lunch before the final part of the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Have a relaxed evening enjoy the view from the lodge. For Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda
Day 2: Chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and boat-cruise
In the morning your guide takes you to Kalinzu forest for you chimps treking experience. You have a walk in beautiful jungle and meeting with the chimps ahead of you. When you get back from the trek your guide takes you to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon it is time for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This two hour boat ride lets you look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and birds by the shores. For Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
Duration: 8 minutes
Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Buhoma Uganda
Day 3: Tree-climbing lions and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Set off for the Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth national park after breakfast. Ishasha is known for tree-climbing lions and the game-drive here lets you look for them as well as see topis and buffaloes. After the game-drive you continue the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park, the home of the mountain gorillas. For Dinner and Overnight at Buhoma Lodge
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and evening cultural visit.
Breakfast will be served early so that you can find your fellow gorilla trekkers at the Park Headquarters at 7:00 am for briefing. Be briefed on how to behave when in the presence of Mountain gorillas and your expectations of the activity. Be assigned to the gorilla family and move or be driven to the trailhead to start the 2-4 hours’ trek in the thick jungles to search for the allocated gorilla family. The trek is usually challenging and involves going through muddy trails, scratching and misty vegetation but the face to face encounter with the mountain gorillas and spending one hour with them is rewarding. After spending quality time with them, descend to the trail-head and back to the Lodge for lunch. After you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi for Dinner and Overnight at Arcadia Cottage Lake Bunyonyi
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Entebbe, Entebbe, Central Region
Day 5: Departure Back to Kampala/ Entebbe for your flight
Start the most important meal of the day from the Lodge earlier before checking-out and leaving for Kampala or Entebbe. This 8-9 hours’ journey involves one stopover in Mbarara Town for lunch and continuing straight to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your return flight (if it’s at 21:00hours and beyond). Alternatively, if your flight is earlier, you can depart through Kigali International Airport which is 3-4 hours’ away. Thank you for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations, we hope to you again!!!!
Duration: 9 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
bitesit
October 2021
For my 3 days in Bwindi, I appreciate the tour guide Augustine who was recommended by the director Mr. Musa. The tour was good and I had a great time with gorillas from Rushaga sector. Thank you Musa for the great and first class tour services in your company. I promise to travel again with Parad...
For my 3 days in Bwindi, I appreciate the tour guide Augustine who was recommended by the director Mr. Musa. The tour was good and I had a great time with gorillas from Rushaga sector. Thank you Musa for the great and first class tour services in your company. I promise to travel again with Paradise adventure vacations.kulue
March 2021
It was my first ever African safari with Paradise Adventure Vacations in Uganda December 2018, it was the trip of a lifetime.I began my vacation with a visit to Murchison falls national park, to kibale national park and then Queen Elizabeth NP , i was amazed by a variety of attractions in these ...
It was my first ever African safari with Paradise Adventure Vacations in Uganda December 2018, it was the trip of a lifetime.I began my vacation with a visit to Murchison falls national park, to kibale national park and then Queen Elizabeth NP , i was amazed by a variety of attractions in these places. It was better than i imagined and couldn't want to have my trip ended. Our driver guide Stanley was well informed and time conscious. All accommodations during my trip were good though preferred Paraa safari lodge the most. I would highly recommend Paradise Adventure Vacations for your best safaris experience in East Africa.joetQ7981RZ
August 2022
This has been the best vacation we’ve ever had. We spent 6 days with Paradise Adventure Vacations, and every part of our time met or exceeded our expectations. The biggest reason people come to Uganda is to see the great apes, and it was really important for us to see chimpanzees as well as goril...
This has been the best vacation we’ve ever had. We spent 6 days with Paradise Adventure Vacations, and every part of our time met or exceeded our expectations. The biggest reason people come to Uganda is to see the great apes, and it was really important for us to see chimpanzees as well as gorillas. Very few groups specialized in this, and Paradise did a great job making sure we were able to see both. We have two children that are technically too young to trek gorilla, but Paradise helped us make sure our kids could have this experience. Their pricing was exceptionally reasonable, especially since it covered all the park fees and permits. The best part of this trip was our guides Mussa and Yonah. We worked with 6 guides during our stay in Africa, and these two were the most fun and had the biggest personality. They also worked the hardest of anyone to make us feel valued and welcome at every step of our journey. It was wonderful to get to know them. Mussa and Yonah were constantly going above and beyond to make the trip amazing, and even changed some of our accommodations on the fly once they got to know us, and put us places that met our interests better than the official itinerary. It was clear they knew their stuff, and they were great ambassadors for Uganda. We asked for mid-range lodging, and the places we stayed at were all great. We’re so glad we had an opportunity to travel with Paradise Adventure Vacations, and we recommend them highly! Thank you so much!Zigeeden
October 2021
We had 5 fantastic days together with a group of 10 family members in uganda. We had a very friendly tour guide Nelson . This company will give you good attention from the first day you contact them to the end of your trip. They had good customer care and definitely the best in satisfaction! Ever...
We had 5 fantastic days together with a group of 10 family members in uganda. We had a very friendly tour guide Nelson . This company will give you good attention from the first day you contact them to the end of your trip. They had good customer care and definitely the best in satisfaction! Everything was just perfect. We were treated as if we were real friends. Thanks to Musa and Nelson for the treat. We really had a wonderful trip. They also have 100% free cancellation policy upto two weeks before start date . I highly recommend this tour operator to anyone out there who wish to get such experience!!atreyid
August 2021
I highly recommend Paradise Adventures.. Mussa and Baker were excellent guides. We had the time of our life on this trip. Great conversations, great memories.. We will be back soon to explore Kenya and Tanzania with Paradise again!
I highly recommend Paradise Adventures.. Mussa and Baker were excellent guides. We had the time of our life on this trip. Great conversations, great memories.. We will be back soon to explore Kenya and Tanzania with Paradise again!ArindamD28
August 2021
Had an amazing 6 days Uganda trip where tracked Gorillas in Bwindi NP, Chimps in Kibale and safari in Queen Elizabeth NP. The trip was planned meticulously thanks to Mussa. He and our guide Beka made sure my wife and I had a lovely time. The service right from picking us up at the airport to the ...
Had an amazing 6 days Uganda trip where tracked Gorillas in Bwindi NP, Chimps in Kibale and safari in Queen Elizabeth NP. The trip was planned meticulously thanks to Mussa. He and our guide Beka made sure my wife and I had a lovely time. The service right from picking us up at the airport to the drop off was impeccable. They are highly knowledgable about the natural flora and fauna and the culture of the local communities we visited. Thank you for the amazing memories and conversations during the trip. We can't wait to be back.