5 Days Chimpanzee Adventure (Murchison Falls and Kibale Forest)

TRIP ITINERARY

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls
After breakfast in your Kampala hotel, drive along the Kampala-Gulu highway. Journey past the famous Luweero triangle which was once a notorious battle ground in the 1980s. Have lunch at the Masindi Hotel. Continue to the Murchison falls national park and on arrival hike to the top of the falls.

Day 2: Game drive and Launch cruise
After breakfast have a game drive on the northern banks of the park. You may encounter buffalo, kob, Jackson’s Hartebeest, waterbuck, baboon, lion and oribi. After lunch enjoy a launch cruise to the base of the falls. View hundreds of hippos, Nile crocodiles and other wildlife that come to the river to drink. Birds are in plenty and include: the African Jacana, piac piac, rock pranticole, shoe bill and many more. Dinner and overnight at Red Chilli camp/Sambiya River Lodge/ Chobe Safari lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest national park
After breakfast leave Murchison falls national park. Transfer to fort portal having lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight at Primate lodge/Chimp’s Nest/ chimpanzee Guest house.

Day4: Chimp Tracking
Report to the park headquarters after breakfast for briefing on chimp tracker’s code of conduct. You will then be led by a ranger guide into the forest. If you are early enough you will witness the chimpanzees denesting. Enjoy other diurnal primates like grey cheeked mangabey and red tailed monkey. After lunch have an optional walk in /Bigodi swamp. Dinner and overnight at Primate lodge/Chimp’s Nest/ chimpanzee Guest house.
Day 5: transfer to Kampala
After breakfast, return to Kampala having a lunch stop over enroute.