5-Day Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari experience

After an early breakfast, you will travel westwards to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will have a brief stop at the Equator for an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time and take some memorable photographs. After this stop, you will continue through the beautiful rolling hills; stopping for a lunch break in Mbarara Town. After lunch, you will continue your drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. You will arrive in the late afternoon and check-in at the Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park(Gorillas) Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP Meals & Drinks: • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After an early breakfast, you will check-out of the lodge and drive to park headquarters for a briefing about today’s trek. Your trek guides will take you through thick creepers and undergrowth to find the gorillas. You will have one hour to sit among the gorillas. After your time with the gorillas, you will travel to Lake Bunyonyi. The drive will take you through the country often referred to as “the Switzerland of Africa” due to its unique cool weather, despite being near the Equator. Lake Bunyonyi is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharziasis free. You will check-in at the Hawk’s Eye Lodge, have dinner and settle in for the night. Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi (Lake) Accommodation: Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi • Budget lodge located in or near Lake Bunyonyi Meals & Drinks: • All meals included • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will check-out of the lodge and head to Kibale Forest National Park, arriving in the early afternoon. On the drive, you will enjoy an impressive sight of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon”, clearly seen on the road to Fort Portal where you will stop for lunch. After lunch, you will opt to do fort portal city tour where you will visit the king’s palace and fort portal monuments continue to visit fortportal markets where you will take part in buying and bargaining produces. Later evening drive to kibale national park and check-in at the Kibale Forest Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Main Destination: Kibale National Park(Chimps) Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP Meals & Drinks: • All meals included • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will head to Kibale Forest National Park. Your first stop will be for a trek briefing. You will then set off to search for the chimpanzees in the forest. You will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Phoestes, Red-Colobus and the Blue tailed and the Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the branches of this thick forest as you search for the chimps. Your guide will share information on the lifestyles of the primates you will be coming across and on the plants, insects and butterflies in this forest. After your time with the chimps, you will drive to bigodi town for a community lunch at tinkas homestead then after lunch have a community walk up to the rest in banana where you experience Africa’s warangi making brewed from banana and later evening return to your lodge for overnight. Main Destination: Kibale national park Accommodation: chimpanzee guest house

Have your breakfast at leisure then drive to the kasenda creator lakes area where you will visit more than 5 lakes and hike up to the top of the world after drive back to Entebbe airport for your post flight accommodation or your flight back home Accommodation: no accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: • lunch • Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.