KIBALE NATIONAL PARK-Chimpanzee Tracking

This national park is about 760 sq kms in size. It has a very large and varied number of primates. Altogether about thirteen species. These include red, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, baboons and a large number of chimpanzees. Also, the dense rain forest habitat is good to see. Chimpanzee tracking takes place in this park.

DAY 1
Early morning at your Hotel. You will be picked up and driven to Fort Portal district via Mubende. You will make stops at Nakayima tree shrine believed to be hosting the spirit of Nakayima. You will also make other stops at different fascinating places along the way. From here, you will have a lunch break before touching down late afternoon in Fort Portal. You will spend your night at either Ndali Logde or Crater Valley Kibale.

DAY 2
Early morning regroup at the lodge. Prepare for an early morning walk through Kibale forest in search of chimps and other primates. Your journeys with the experienced guides will give you a lot of insight into the lives of primates and will shock you at how well organized and close to human beings these animals are. Later on you will take a walk to Bigodi wetland for birds and other primates living around this swampy area. In the evening, you will retire at either Ndali Logde or Crater Valley Kibale.

DAY 3
In the morning you will head out towards Amabere Ga Nyinamwiru. You will come face to face with stalactites and stalagmites. Have a walk around the trees and take some breathtaking pictures before you go back to the lodge to have lunch. You will proceed to Kampala and arrive early evening. Retire to your Hotel for the night.