Uganda Mountain Gorillas & Chimpanzees

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Throughout the past 40 years, monumental efforts have been made to save the criticAlly endangered Mountain Gorilla, and while their numbers hover around 790 criticAlly endangered individuals, the chance to see them in the wild will not last forever. If you have ever dreamed of the magical experience of interacting with these great beasts, and seeing them as c...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Amazing Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP get an opportunity to trek the gorillas
    • Visit Queen Elizabeth National Park and see the wildlife viewing
    • Explore Entebbe and see the exciting wildlife viewing

What's this trip about?

    Throughout the past 40 years, monumental efforts have been made to save the criticAlly endangered Mountain Gorilla, and while their numbers hover around 790 criticAlly endangered individuals, the chance to see them in the wild will not last forever. If you have ever dreamed of the magical experience of interacting with these great beasts, and seeing them as close-up as the photos in wildlife magazines, your chance has come. A visit to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that your children's children will talk about, and space is extremely limited! To make this expedition better than the rest, before we visit the gorillas, we'll spend a full day with Chimpanzees, plus we'll have a chance to see more than 8 other primate species! With All of this plus traveling with one of the best wildlife guides in Africa from WANT Expeditions, you're guaranteed to have a Great Ape Safari like none other! "When you realize the value of All life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future." Diane Fossey

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityEntebbe
End CityKampala

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Birding
  • National Parks
  • Transformative

Destinations

Activities

  • Bird Watching
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Wildlife Viewing

Trip includes

    • All accommodation
    • All meals
    • All activities mentioned in the program
    • All land transportation
    • Water in transport vehicles
    • All airport and local transfers
    • All national park fees
    • All entrance fees
    • All local guiding fees
    • international tour leader
    • All tips
    • All government taxes and levies
    • One gorilla permit
    • Photography education and assistance
    • All domestic flights

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival/Entebbe

Accommodation: Lodge

Welcome to Uganda, home of the endangered Mountain Gorillas. International flights arrive late in the evening, so upon arrival, you will be greeted at the airport, and transferred directly to your accommodation, so you can check-in and rest for the upcoming days.

Day 2: Entebbe/Kibale Forest National Park

Accommodation: Lodge

After an early breakfast, we'll depart our accommodation, and head towards Fort Portal town, which is nestled in the shadows of fabled “mountains of the moon”, the Rwenzori Mountains. After passing through Fort Portal town, we will proceed ...

Day 3: Kibale Forest National Park

Accommodation: Lodge

After a relatively early wake-up and breakfast, we'll grab our pack lunches and head back to Kibale Forest National Park where we'll meet with our rangers and have a briefing on the park rules and regulations for visits to the Chimps. One o...

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park/Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP

Accommodation: Lodge

To make sure you are rested from yesterday, and prepared for your upcoming Gorilla trek(s), this morning you can enjoy a late breakfast. Then according to the time set by your guide, you will depart towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park...

Day 5: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP

Accommodation: Lodge

From daybreak on, it won't take much to realize that we are in one of the most spectacular ecosystems in the world! As the mist rises out of the mountainside, an incredible array of jungle noises will serenade us to the park gates of Bwindi...

Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP/Entebbe

Accommodation: Guest House

For those of you who would like one more opportunity to trek the gorillas, it is possible to arrange an additional permit for a fee. For the rest of us, we have a special tour through the Buhoma Community. Much of the success for Moun...

Day 7: Departure

Meals: Breakfast, we’ll transfer to the local airstrip for our flight back to the capital Kampala. Much like arrivals, international departures are in the evening, so following lunch, we will arrange a walk through the city’s botanical gardens in search of Black and W...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $5,999
Price per day$857
Single supplement (single occupancy)$500
Last Updated: 7/13/2023

Pricing notes:

Single Occupancy: $6,499

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