This 3 days tour in Kibale national park is another rewarding safari that most visitors like to do on their visit to Uganda the pearl of Africa. This is a 3 days / 2 nights safari and will take you to Kibale national park, the only home of primates where you will do chimpanzee trekking experience – the closest relatives of man.
Proceed for
another activity in the evening which is crater lakes exploration where you
will have a look at more than 10 beautiful crater lakes. Having done all these
activities, drive back to the airport in Entebbe and fly back home.
Detailed
Itinerary.
Day 1:
Arrival at Entebbe airport and transfer to Kibale National Park.
Be welcomed
by our company representatives together with your driver guide as soon as you
arrive at the airport in Entebbe who will pass you through a briefing shortly
before setting off for your safari.
This briefing
will give you a summary of the journey and after the drive heading to western
Uganda in Kibale national park the home of primates a journey that will take
you 6-7 hours’ drive. The park is the only one in Uganda with the highest
number of primates with 13 in total including chimpanzees. Check-in at your
booked lodge for your dinner from that long journey.
Day 2:
Chimpanzee trekking and crater lakes exploration.
Enjoy your
breakfast at the lodge and then drive to Kibale national park headquarters for
your payments and briefing from the park officials. At this time you will be
free to ask any question concerning the safari after driving to the starting
point in Kanyanchu visitor’s center where you will meet your ranger guide who
will lead you to the park and start looking for these primates. Chimpanzee
trekking usually takes 2-8 hours but this will depend on the location of these
animals. Please note that as soon as you reach these chimps, an extra one hour
will be given to you in their presence as you are taking photos and videos.
Have your trekking certificate and return to your lodge for lunch.
In the
evening of the same day, join a local guide from Isunga community who will
brief you and after take you for a crater lakes exploration through the
Ndali-Kasenda craters where you will explore more than two crater lakes. On
this walk, see how these volcanic features were formed, economic activities
carried out around and the methods of fishing used. Walk back to your lodge for
dinner.
Day 3: Fly
back home.
On the last
day of your 3 days Kibale national park tour, enjoy your delicious breakfast at
the lodge and then drive heading back to Kampala city where you will be dropped
off or driven directly to the airport in Entebbe and fly back home.