4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking and Crater Lakes

The 4 days Kibale chimpanzee trekking & Crater Lakes is a complete primate safari and Crater Lake tour in Uganda. This special short Uganda safari tour starts with a visit to historical and cultural treasures “Amabere caves’, and the Crater Lakes, and finally, end it with a memorable chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale National Park. Your journey to explore Kibale Forest National Park and the Crater Lakes begins and ends in Kampala/Entebbe.

Kibale National Park is a magnificent tropical forest park located in Western Uganda, a region that is blessed with numerous Crater Lakes. The park hosts up to 13 primate species and they include an estimated population of about 1500 chimpanzees, plus countless olive baboons, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red colobus, red-tailed, mangabeys. Chimpanzee trekking on this short Uganda tour will be conducted in Kibale starting at Kanyanchu.

Brief itinerary: 4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking

• Day 1: Transfer to Fort Portal & visit Amabere caves
• Day 2: Crater Lake Tour full day
• Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi for birding
• Day 4: Departure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Fort Portal & visit Amabere caves

Pick up by your driver guide from Maranatha Tours & Travel, and get briefed on these special 4 days of Kibale chimpanzee trekking and Crater Lakes. You will be transferred to Fort Portal tourism city, Western Uganda via the Mityana-Mubende route about 5 hours drive. Lunch will be provided early on arrival at Fort Portal tourism city, also home to Toro King. After lunch, you will go visit Amabere Ga’nyinamwiru caves, about 17 minutes drive from Fort Portal. This cave is a historical and cultural treasure for the Batooro, and geographically, they are stalactites features.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Ndali Lodge or Papaya Lake Lodge
• Midrange: Primate Lodge/Chimps Nest
• Budget: Isunga Lodge/Chimpanzee Guesthouse

Day 2: Crater Lake Tour full day

Wake up for an early morning breakfast, after proceeding for your Crater Lake tour. You will explore different Crater Lakes in Fort Portal, and head off to crater lake to walk around most of the Ndali-Kasenda Craters as well including Nyinabuga, Nyabikere, Lyantonde, and others. You will also get to the top of the world, and discover why it is called so.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Ndali Lodge or Papaya Lake Lodge
• Midrange: Primate Lodge/Chimps Nest
• Budget: Isunga Lodge/Chimpanzee Guesthouse

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi for birding

Breakfast early in the morning, after, you will be transferred to the Kanyanchu visitor center for a briefing about chimpanzee trekking rules and to be assigned to a park guide. The actual visit to see the chimpanzee community begins at 8:00 am and it is expected to go for 2-4 hours which is inclusive of 1 hour for a magical encounter. A variety of other primates that live within Kibale Forest will also be sighted including baboons, mangabeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, red colobus, bush babies, etc.

At 2 pm, the Bigodi wetland tour will be the perfect way to end your long day. Bigodi is a rich wetland with birdlife, about 138 bird species all reside here and higher chance are you come across the Great blue turacos and there are also multiple primate species.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Ndali Lodge or Papaya Lake Lodge
• Midrange: Primate Lodge/Chimps Nest
• Budget: Isunga Lodge/Chimpanzee Guesthouse

Day 4: Departure

Leave your lodge after breakfast and check out. Drive back to Kampala or Entebbe, 5-6 hours’ drive journey with lunch enjoyed en-route. Arrive at Kampala or Entebbe early, and drop off at a hotel or at your next destination and it marks the end of your 4 days of Kibale chimpanzee trekking and Crater Lakes.

End of the 4 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking and carter lakes

Safari inclusions

• Park entrance fees
• Crater Lake tour
• Bigodi swamp walk
• Chimpanzee permit- Kibale
• Bird sighting
• Accommodation for 3 nights & meals
• Ground transportation 4 days in a 4×4 safari vehicle
• An English-speaking guide services
• Bottled drinking water

Safari exclusions

• Tipping
• Laundry services
• Shopping
• Telephone
• Insurance