5 Days Safari Uganda Tour, Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Trekking, Primates Tracking Tour

5 Days Safari Uganda Tour – SAFARI OVERVIEW.

5Days Safari Uganda Tour is a 4nights/5 Days Uganda tour offering you Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale national park, (Primates tracking tour). Enjoy an amazing 5 days Uganda tour holiday trip to Uganda`s two top primates national parks Bwindi Impenetrable forest having the biggest number of Mountain Gorillas in the world & Kibale forest (which is also known as the primate capital of the world) because of the great counts of primates that exist in it.

The 5 days Uganda safari tour incorporates the most thrilling gorilla trekking encounter in the famous Bwindi Impenetrable forest of where more than 459 individual mountain gorillas live as per the last 2019 Gorilla Census, out of the 1063 mountain gorillas currently thriving in the world.

This 5 days safari in Uganda tour is focused on primates and is worth undertaking.

5 Days Safari Uganda Tour – SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS.

• Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park
• Day 2: Do Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland encounter.
• Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Day 4: Do gorilla trekking
• Day 5: Transfer to Kampala.

5 Days Safari Uganda Tour – DETAILED SAFARI ITINERARY.

Day 1 of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour: Transfer to Kibale National Park

Depart from Kampala after your breakfast at your place of stay for Kibale National Park 358km about 7 hours’ drive. You will drive through the countryside landscapes with unique features like Mubende inselbergs, valleys and forested landscapes of Kyegegwa and Kyenjonjo. Continue to Fort portal to visit the Amabere caves and doing the Crater Lake hike whereby you will summit Kyeganywa hill to gain impressive views of the neighbouring circle of crater lakes and hollows with the snow caped Ruwenzori at a distance. Retire for your overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation: Primate Lodge (Upmarket/luxury), Chimpanzee Guesthouse (Midrange/standard) or Rwenzori View Guesthouse (Budget/Basic)

Day 2 of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour: Do Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland encounter.

After breakfast, gather at Kanyanchu tourism centre for briefing at 08:00 am from the park rangers about the Chimp trekking conduct. Set off to this forest of Kibale after the short briefing in quest of Chimpanzees. The 2 – 5 hour trek will expose you to amazing tree species and wildlife including other 12 species of primates like Colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys and olive baboons. The sights of Birds cannot be avoided while their songs will offer you natural entertainment through the jungle. You will marvel at the Chimpanzees as they roll themselves on tree branches, munch fruits and make their pant – hooting calls. After utilizing your one hour, you will return to the starting point for relaxation and preparing for another activity. In the afternoon, you will visit the Bigodi wetland to encounter the swamp animals like Sitatunga and birds like Ruwenzori Turaco and an encounter with local people including the traditional healer.

Accommodation: You will have dinner and overnight at your previous lodge.

Day 3 of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 280km approximately 7 hours’ drive. You will enjoy the scenic drive along the towering mountains of the moon – the Rwenzoris, the savannah landscapes of Queen Elizabeth National Park and a range of wildlife that may position themselves along the route through the park. Arrive in Bwindi in the afternoon for relaxation and overnight.

Accommodation: Gorilla Forest Camp (Upmarket/Luxury), Silverback Lodge (Midrange/Standard) or Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Budget/Basic).

Day 4 of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour: Do gorilla trekking

Wake up very early to take breakfast before gathering for briefing and eventual gorilla trekking at the Park Headquarters in Buhoma. After a short briefing, you will set off to the Impenetrable forest of Bwindi, very thick and sometimes hard to penetrate as its name suggest. Trekking gorillas in Bwindi- Uganda is quite challenging as it involves rugged terrain shaped by valleys and steep slopes. The jungle is very lively with rich forest sounds. It ranges between 2 – 8 hours to undertake the gorilla trekking activity. You have one hour encounter with gorillas which will lure you into irreversible excitement of gazing at these great apes as they imitate what you do, young ones playing on the ground and in tree branches, the sight of the giant silverback and the way they feed all combine to exhaust the capacity of your camera film. You will return to the lodge for relaxation. In the evening you can opt for a community walk to the Bakiga people or the Batwa community that surround the park.

Accommodation: You will spend an overnight at your previous lodge.

Day 5 of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour: Transfer back to Kampala

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Kampala 527km about 10 hours’ drive. The drive through the farmed landscapes of southwestern Uganda and undulating hills is interesting. You will have a lunch stop at Igongo Cultural Center 12km past Mbarara town and if time permits, you can make a stop at the equator for impressive water experiments that justifies the geographical divide between the south and northern hemispheres. You will arrive in Kampala in the evening.

End of the 5 Days Safari Uganda Tour

Please note that Upon your request, we can change(customize) the tour destinations, hotels and number of days to suit your desire. Just contact us via our 24/7 phone line.

Your Safari Route

Tourists Attractions in Uganda

General Safari Inclusions

• Chimpanzee Permit (for chimpanzee trekking safaris)
• Gorilla Permit (for gorilla trekking safaris)
• Full Board Accommodation on Safari
• Transportation in either 4X4 Safari Van or 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser all with Pop up roof & AC
• Fuel
• Professional English Speaking driver guide. Any other foreign language speaking guide can be arranged on request.
• Entrance fees to the tourist sites including Protected areas mentioned
• Activity fees of the tourist activities mentioned
• Bottled water while on safari
• Border crossing fees (for cross border safaris)

General Safari Exclusions

• General tips for the driver guide, site guides and service staff at the lodges
• Laundry Services
• Other Beverages / drinks of personal nature like Alcohol
• International Flights (Arranged on request)
• Domestic Flights (Arranged on request)
• Visas
• Optional Activity fees
• Other extras not mentioned in the Itinerary
• Airport Transfer (Arranged on request)
• Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali unless it is part of the Itinerary (Arranged on request)