Day 1 of the 5-days Gorilla Chimpanzee Trekking Safari will start with a pick up from Entebbe International Airport or your Hotel. You will be picked up from Entebbe International Airport or your hotel in Kampala by our experienced driver guide from Magic African Safaris who will brief you about the 5 Days Gorilla Chimpanzee Trekking Safari and then you will set off to Queen Elizabeth National Park located in the Western region of Uganda, the park is approximately 8 hours from Kampala including a lunch stopover. Upon arrival, you will sight the beautiful landscape and various wildlife like warthogs, Ugandan kobs, bush bucks, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, chimpanzees among others. Have dinner and an overnight.

You will rise up early on Day 2 of the 5 Days Gorilla Chimpanzee Tracking Safari and have a hot delicious breakfast and head out for the experiential Lion and Leopard tracking along the Kasenyi plains. The Kasenyi sector is found in open ground which helps to attract big game, while there, you will interface with the predators under the guidance of a ranger guide who will drive around the park with radiation trackers. During the drive, you will have an opportunity to spot lions, elephants, birds, antelopes, hyenas and many more. The park remains green all throughout the year and because of this, it offers beautiful views of Uganda’s countryside.

After enjoying the scenic beauty and Wildlife, you will head back to the lodge for a mouthwatering lunch, thereafter, you will head out for an ultimate afternoon boat cruise at Kazinga channel. Kazinga Channel is one of the most impressive features in Queen Elizabeth National Park, it is a narrow water stream joining Lake George to Lake Edward with over 32 km of length and it is known for having the highest concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles. While on the cruise, you will view the herds of hippos, elephants, Nile crocodiles and also various bird species like the martial eagle, shoebill, grey crowned crane, African green pigeon, and handsome francolin among other bird species, you will then return back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight.

Day 3 of the 5 Days Gorilla Chimpanzee Trekking Safari will start with a heavy Breakfast and then you will head to the park’s headquarters for briefing and then later you will proceed for the trek in Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu forest. During chimpanzee trekking you may encounter other primates such as Blue monkeys, Olive baboons, Red tailed monkeys, Vervet monkeys among others and also various mammals like Elephants, duikers, yellow-backed duiker, buffaloes, bush pigs, and giant forest hogs among others. Once you meet the chimpanzees, you will be allowed to spend 1 hour while watching them feed, communicate and also play on the tree branches. Later you will return to your lodge for lunch. Later you will be transferred from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is home to the endangered mountain gorillas and one of the oldest rainforests forest in Uganda. The park is known for having almost half of the World’s population of Mountain Gorillas hence giving you a thrilling experience. The park has a population of about 459 Mountain Gorillas with 21 Habituated families living in different sectors of the park like Nkuringo, Ruhija, Rushaga and Buhoma, you will then check into your accommodation for dinner and over stay.

You will rise up early to have a hot breakfast and start day 4 of the 5 Days Gorilla Chimpanzee Trekking Safari and then you will meet your driver guide for a transfer to the park’s information center for briefing regarding the dos and don’ts to follow during gorilla trekking. Thereafter, start your guided forest trek in search for the mountain gorillas which takes about 3 to 6 hours depending on the movements and location of the Gorilla family you have been assigned. During your walk, you may encounter other wildlife species besides Gorillas such as black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, bush pigs, forest elephants, bird species like African green pigeon, African harrier hawk, Cinnamon-chested bee-eater, crowned hornbill, Giant kingfisher etc. Butterflies like cream-banded swallowtail, African giant swallowtail, spalgis lemolea, pentila Alba, graphium gudenusi, charaxes fournierae, lachanocnema vuattouxi, eresina bilinear, geritola liana, papilio luecotaenia, and cigaritus homeyeri among others. Once you meet the gorillas, you will have a maximum of 1 hour of watching them especially the playful juveniles and other family members as they are carrying out their daily activities, keep your camera well charged and on standby such that you do not miss any moment un captured during your gorilla trekking. Later you will return to the park information center to pick your tracking certificate and then you will return to your lodge to have lunch and refreshments.

Later in the afternoon you will visit the Batwa community where you will see the pygmies proudly known as “the forest keepers” who used to leave in Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable forest before the it was gazetted as a national park and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Here you will learn about their ancient ways of life and the struggles to adapt to modern life outside the forest, how they feed among others. Later you will return back to your accommodation for dinner and over stay.

You will wake up on your final day of the 5 days Gorilla Chimpanzee safari, have a deliciously prepared hot breakfast and then start your journey back to Entebbe International Airport or your Hotel. Enroute to your destination, you will have a lunch stopover in Igongo Cultural Center or Ajip Motel and also another stopover at the equator line at Kayabwe for coffee. You will also take memorable pictures to remind you about your Safari in Uganda. Thank you so much for specifically choosing Magic African Safaris on 5 Days Gorilla Chimpanzee Tracking Safari!!!