Visit two exotic settings in just 6 days. This exclusive tour takes to Bwindi and Kibale by air and gets you up close to two of Africa’s greatest apes.

Kibale Forest for chimpanzees and other smaller primates
Bwindi Forest for gorilla tracking

Day 1

Today you arrive in Uganda, where you are met at the Entebbe International Airport, and taken to your hotel for a welcome drinks and a briefing. We then travel to a nearby airstrip to take an air charter to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. On arrival, we are welcomed to our camp. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to relax or explore. After dinner, we retire for the night, lulled to sleep by the sounds of one of Africa’s most incredible natural environments.

Overnight: Gorilla Forest Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

Days 2 and 3

The next two days activities may be amongst the most exciting and challenging of our entire expedition. The Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi are part of a worldwide population of just 600 individuals. The gorillas we are allowed to track belong either one of two habituated family groups. For up to five years each, these groups have undergone an extremely delicate process that has gradually brought them to tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day and allowed a few privileged visitors to interact with them in the wild.

The gorillas are by no means tame, and are completely wild animals. However, experienced guides will accompany us on our tracking, many of who have been involved in the habituation process themselves. The guides will use their knowledge of the gorillas’ habits and information from the previous day to locate the group’s whereabouts.

Because of this, the time taken to track the gorillas varies enormously, from as little as half an hour to as much as 9 hours before one returns to camp. Once the gorillas are located, our group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. This is one of the world’s truly memorable experiences – a look into one of these magnificent creatures eyes brings home the bond that exists between them and us. It also brings home the poignant fact that they are on the edge of extinction, and that our presence here contributes to ensuring their continued survival. The hour is often over all too quickly, and we slowly make our way back to camp to recount the day’s adventures.

Overnight: Gorilla Forest Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

Day 4 Bwindi – Kibale Forest

Today we fly north to the Kibale Forest. This 766-square-kilometer tropical rain forest is the natural habitat for an amazing 12 primate species, and contains the highest primate density of an area on Earth. Here, on a guided forest walk, you may find families of Chimpanzees and Red Colobus Monkeys chattering and swinging through the ancient forest trees. Some of the trees are 50 to 60 meters (150 to 180 feet) in height, and provide a majestic canopy for the profusion of rain forest life, including 325 bird species. Even though you may only rarely see them, the park is home to the largest population of Forest Elephant in Uganda, and is also home to Buffalo, Uganda Kob, Genet, Civet, Waterbuck and Bushbuck. This morning we take a guided walk through this fascinating forest, following the well-marked trails. After a picnic lunch we take a guided walk through this fascinating forest, following the well-marked trails, and then return to our lodge in the evening.

Overnight: Ndali Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

Day 5 Kibale Forest National Park

This morning we will enjoy another chimpanzee track, followed by a walk in the nearby Bigodi swamp in the afternoon, which is a wonderful spot from which to view birds and more primates.

Overnight: Ndali Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

Day 6 Kibale Forest National Park - Entebbe

An early start today, traveling back to Entebbe by road for our afternoon flight out.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

INCLUSIONS

Accommodation in standard twin rooms (please note we cannot guarantee single rooms at the Gorilla Forest Camp).
Meals as indicated in the daily meal plan.
Soft drinks, bottled water, beers, laundry and house wine at the Gorilla Forest Camp.
All road and internal air transfers as indicated.
2 gorilla permits per person.
Park fees.
All activities described in the itinerary, unless specified as extras.
Medical Evacuation Service.

EXCLUSIONS

International Air Fares, entry visa fees, domestic and international departure tax.
Beverages other than mineral water in the vehicle.
Bottled wine, spirits and champagne at the Gorilla Forest Camp.
All expenses of a personal nature.
Tips and gratuities for your driver/guide hotel/camp staff.