5 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Habituation – Overview

For individuals who enjoy primates and wish to spend more time with mountain gorillas and chimps, this 5-day gorilla habituation and chimp trekking safari are ideal. This tour takes you to the Rushaga area in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to get a feel for gorilla habituation before moving on to Kibale National Park for chimpanzees Habituation.

Chimpanzee trekking Habituation

5 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Habituation will allow you to spend four hours with mountain gorillas instead of one during a gorilla trek since Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, is the only park that offers gorilla habituation experiences. To spend a whole day with chimpanzees in what is known as Kibale National Park is an amazing experience that you will truly love for the rest of your life. You will travel from Bwindi National Park to Kibale forest for your Chimpanzee habituation experience.

Detailed day by day Itinerary for 5 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Habituation

DAY 01: TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK

You will be picked by a professional driver guide to start your 5-day gorilla habituation and chimp trekking safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Safaris will start very early in the morning, you will drive to the southwestern part of the pearl but with a stopover at the Equator crossing for photography and a lunch break in Mbarara town. You will then proceed to the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park because this is where the gorilla habituation experience is being carried out from. The journey is very scenic as you have an opportunity to see the Kigezi rolling hills and valleys as you travel to Kisoro or the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive late afternoon for Dinner and Overnight.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

DAY 02: GORILLA HABITUATION EXPERIENCE IN BWINDI

You will wake up early and have breakfast at your lodge before heading to the headquarters where your trekking begins. You will join other travelers for a briefing about dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas on your habituation experience. After the briefing, you will start your trek into the forest guided by researchers and guides. During your trek, you may encounter several birds, other animals, and primates in the forest and once you have found the gorillas you will spend four hours with them and return back to the Lodge overnight. You will have an opportunity to listen and observe researchers doing their work of habituating gorillas and if possible you will be called upon to participate by collecting samples, naming group members, making calls and so much more.

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 03: TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Today you will wake up lazily and enjoy breakfast at your lodge, before embarking on a transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. You will drive from Bwindi Impenetrable National park to Kibale Forest National Park on this third day of your 5-day gorilla habituation and chimp trekking safari. You will arrive late afternoon for Dinner and overnight since lunch will be served en route.

Meal Plan: Full Board

chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

DAY 04: CHIMP TREKKING IN KIBALE NATIONAL PARK

Following an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park for a briefing about the dos and don’ts while with a community or party of chimpanzees. After the briefing, you will start your trek in the forest with chances of seeing other 11 primates in the forest. You will spend one hour in the forest with guides for observation and photography. You will enjoy epic moments in the world’s primate capital, with guaranteed chances of spotting chimpanzees as high as 90%. You will later return to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 05: END OF YOUR 5 DAYS GORILLA AND CHIMP HABITUATION EXPERIENCE

Today you will wake up lazily and have breakfast at your lodge. Depending on your departure flight details, you will drive 5-6 hours to Kampala/Entebbe marking the end of your 5-day gorilla habituation and chimp trekking safari in Uganda.

End of the 5 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Habituation