Itinerary

1. Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park

   • Leave Kampala for chimpanzee trekking in the Kibale forest. Your driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to your lodge. As you drive through the countryside, enjoy the remarkable landscapes and traditional homes and catch glimpses of the different striking bird species.
   • Have a stopover for lunch in Fort portal town – the tourism capital of Uganda, because of the beautiful landscapes and attractions.
   • You will arrive at your lodging for the night in the Crater Lakes region for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

2. Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Swamp

   • After an early morning breakfast, get your lunch packed. Your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations of chimpanzee trekking. The walk will expose you to the thirteen primates found in Kibale National Park and beautiful rain-forest, trees and butterflies. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale starts with a briefing at the park office. The Rangers will locate the group by following their hoots and calls. 
   • During your one-hour encounter with the Chimps, you will notice that they are very mobile primates. They tend to move often and do not stay on the ground most of the time, like mountain gorillas. You must prepare to follow them as they swing from tree to tree. Chimps are also very noisy and vocal compared to mountain gorillas. Apart from the chimps, the primates walk in Kanyanchu will expose you to all of the primates in the park, including pottos, Grey Vervet Monkeys, baboons, Columbus monkeys, L’hoest monkeys, grey checked mangabey, blue monkeys and Red Tailed Monkeys.
   • After being with one chimp family for an hour, you will continue to see the other primates in the park before returning to your hotel for lunch.
   • In the afternoon, you will go to the boardwalk trail. The guide will share information about the forest, its history and the creatures that call it home.

3. Day 3: Crater lakes, Tooro kingdom, Amabeere Ga’nyina Mwiru

   • After morning breakfast, you will visit the historical Amabeere ga nyinamwiru. Later on, you will visit Omukama’s palace and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the magnificent Rwenzori mountain seen far when you hike to a viewpoint where you see the wonderous crater lakes. You might opt for fort portal nightlife.

4. Day 4: Transfer back to Kampala

   • After having breakfast and checking out from your hotel, our guide will be waiting to transfer you to Entebbe airport to catch your flight back home; with all the unforgettable memories and experiences from your adventurous safari, you will say your last goodbyes to the pearl of Africa.