6 Days Uganda Primates Trekking Safari

6 Days Uganda Primates Trekking Safari is the best Ugandan safari which will give you an opportunity to spend time with the chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, and golden monkeys in their natural habitat. The safari will take you to Uganda primate destinations including Kibale national park where you will engage in chimpanzee trekking, Bwindi impenetrable national park which is known for harboring half of the world’s mountain gorillas and offers the adventurous gorilla trekking activity. You will also visit Mgahinga gorilla national park which is located in southwestern Uganda for golden monkey trekking and Batwa trail experience where you will be get an opportunity to interact with the Batwa.

Highlights of the 6 Days Uganda Primates Trekking Safari

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale national park

Pick up and transfer to Kibale national park, depending on your arrival time at Entebbe airport on the first day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking tour, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale national park. On the way you will have a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe to buy souvenirs, take photos and there after proceed with another stopover for lunch at Igongo culture centre. After lunch you will continue the journey to the park with stunning views of tea plantations, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain ranges,  beautiful scenery among others and upon arrival you will check into the lodge, have dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee trekking, after an early breakfast on the second day of the 6 day Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking tour your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to Kanyachu visitors centre for a briefing about the rules and regulations of chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who will lead you during trekking. Trekking of chimpanzees takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where they are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will have views of other primate species like vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, view different birds and when the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat where you will be able to observe their behaviors, watch them feeding, breastfeeding, playing, resting, take photos and record the moments. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will return back to the lodge for lunch.

Bigodi swamp walk, after lunch you will go for an exciting nature walk in Bigodi swamp with a local guide who will help you to spot different primates like grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, birds like the great blue turaco, animals like bushbucks, otters if you are lucky, view colorful butterflies, different tree and plant species among others. After the Bigodi swamp walk you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

After breakfast on the third day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzees, gorillas and golden monkey trekking tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park in southwestern Uganda. On the way you will have en-route lunch and spectacular views of the landscape, rolling hills, local people, homesteads, terraced farmlands among others, upon arrival in the park you will continue to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Gorilla trekking, after an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking tour, you will carry packed lunch from the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations of golden monkey trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated an experienced park guide and a gorilla family to trek which is done depending on age, personal preferences and physical fitness because gorilla trekking in Bwindi is strenuous. Trekking of the mountain gorillas starts at around 8:00am and takes 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on where the gorillas are located, during trekking you will have great views of other wildlife species such as mammals, birds, primates like chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys among others. Once the mountain gorilla family is found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural environments which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feed, breastfeed, play, learn about their habits and behaviors, take great pictures and record videos to show people back home. After the face to face interaction with the gentle giants you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

6 Days Uganda Primates Trekking Safari

Day 5: Transfer to Mgahinga gorilla national park for golden monkey trekking and community tour

After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Mgahinga gorilla national park for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of golden monkey trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a park guide and start trekking in the forest which takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the golden monkeys are located because they are mobile and like to move from one place to another in search of bamboo leaves and shots. When the golden monkeys are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which helps you to know more about their behaviors, lifestyle, watch them jump up in tree species, take pictures among others. After the one hour with the golden monkeys, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet your driver guide and transfer to the lodge for lunch.

Batwa trail experience, after lunch you will go for Batwa trail experience where you will be accompanied by Batwa guides. During the Batwa trail you will walk into the forest where the pygmies used to live before it was gazette into a national park, view different plants that were used to cure different diseases, visit Garama cave which used to act as the kings palace and food store. During the Batwa trail experience you will also enjoy traditional songs, drama and after return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Departure to Kampala

On the last day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking tour, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kampala. On the way you will have spectacular views and en-route lunch in Mbarara town where after you proceed the journey to Kampala. Upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place advise.

End of 6 days Uganda chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey tour.