6-Day Uganda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari with Kampala Tour

• You will be picked up from the airport by a Muzbag Safaris staff member (guide) and taken to your hotel.
• Depending on your arrival time, a Kampala tour is possible if you arrive before 12 pm. During the tour, you will visit Old Kampala Mosque, the third biggest in Africa, Kasubi Tombs, the Kabaka's (king's) palace, and downtown Kampala.

Main destination: Kampala city
Accommodation: Speak Resort Munyonyo

Meals & Drinks
All meals are included
Drinking water and soda are included (other drinks are at an extra cost as per the hotel).

• Following an early breakfast, you will drive westward using the Mityana to Fort Portal road through the lavish countryside, passing traditional homesteads and cattle farms.
• You will drive through Fort Portal, found in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, and eventually reach Kibale National Park. Dinner and an overnight rest will be at a comfortable lodge.

Accommodation: Primates Lodge / Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Travel time: Approximately 7 hours

• In the early morning, you will go to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed by the park rangers about the chimp tracking activity.
• This activity begins at 8:00 am and may take half of the day as you search for chimps, along with other monkeys such as phoestes, grey-cheeked mangabeys, red colobuses, red-tailed monkeys, and blue-tailed monkeys swinging in the impenetrable forest. You will also spot various bird species, butterflies, and small insects.
• The park ranger will offer you detailed explanations about the primates, as well as the other plants and animals here, making this walk both very enjoyable and informative.
• After lunch, you will explore the Bigodi Wetland, an eco-tourism site where you will see a profusion of wildlife, particularly species associated with water.

Accommodation: Kibaale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

• In the early morning, you will have breakfast and then drive from Kibale Forest National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, having lunch along the way.

Accommodation: Rushanga Gorilla Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

Travel Time: Approximately 5 hours

• In the morning, you will have an early breakfast and then go to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed by the guides before you begin searching the Bwindi forest for the giant gorillas. Bwindi National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas, although it is unpredictable how long you will track before finding them, since it all depends on their movement.
• Though the time spent tracking down these gorillas is unpredictable, the thrill of spending time observing these gentle giant gorillas is a rare, moving, awesome, and exciting adventure that will leave you with long-lasting memories of a truly unique experience. The gorillas are shy and peaceful animals, and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they play and interact.
• You will set out with a packed lunch and enough drinking water, and you are advised to wear strong, comfortable boots plus a light rain jacket, since the weather in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is highly unpredictable.
• You will be provided with walking sticks by the park rangers. Also, visitors are allowed to spend only one hour with the gorillas for the purpose of conservation.
• The ranger guide will brief you on how to conduct yourself while in the presence of the gentle giants. In the evening, proceed to the village for a cultural walk to interact with the local people.
• Participate in captivating traditional performances presented by women's groups or orphan children groups.
• Note that the fees you pay for these performances go directly toward improving the welfare of families around the park.

Accommodation: Rushanga Gorilla Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Trekking Time: Irregular

• After an early breakfast, you will begin the drive back to the capital, having lunch along the way and driving through the beautiful countryside.

Meal Plan: Breakfast plus Lunch
Travel time: Approximately 7 to 9 hours