Kibale Chimpanzees & Semliki Hot Springs Primate Safari

2 Nights / 3 Days · 2N Kibale Forest National Park — from ₹1,08,600 per person (all taxes & GST included)

Hotel: Safari Tented Camp or Lodge near Kibale Forest – Full Board

Overview

Kibale Forest National Park is often called the primate capital of the world, with the highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Its chimpanzees, our closest relatives, are the stars, but the forest is also home to the rare L'Hoest's monkey, black and white colobus, blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, red-tailed monkeys and olive baboons., This compact safari pairs a guided chimpanzee trek in Kibale's tropical rainforest with a day in the Semliki area, where a morning boat cruise on Lake Albert offers a chance to spot the elusive shoebill stork and a walking trail leads to the bubbling Sempaya hot springs. All travel is in a four by four Land Cruiser with a full-time English-speaking driver.

Itinerary

Day 1: Entebbe / Kampala – Kibale Forest National Park

You are met at your hotel or at Entebbe International Airport by our representative, who will welcome you and help with arrival formalities.

Travel west through lush plantations and traditional homesteads to Kibale. Time allowing, you may try optional activities such as a tea experience, the Bigodi swamp walk or a crater walk at your own expense.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Kibale

Day 2: Lake Albert Shoebill Cruise & Sempaya Hot Springs

After a hot breakfast, transfer to Lake Albert for a morning boat cruise, the best time to look for wildlife and the elusive shoebill stork as it hunts for fish.

Collect your packed lunch and meet the park guides for the Sempaya hot springs trail, watching for monkeys and birds along the way. The springs send boiling jets of water into the air, and eggs or bananas placed in the water cook within minutes. The trek, including time at the springs, lasts at least two hours. Enjoy a picnic lunch afterwards and return leisurely to your lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Kibale

Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking – Return to Entebbe / Kampala

After breakfast, transfer to the starting point of your chimpanzee trek in Kibale Forest, which has the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa and Uganda's largest chimpanzee population. Enjoy a guided walk through the tropical rainforest in search of wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus and other primates.

Afterwards, drive back to Entebbe or Kampala.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Inclusions

• Accommodation on full board basis in en-suite rooms or tents
• All ground transfers in a four by four safari Land Cruiser including fuel
• Services and allowances of a full-time English-speaking driver
• Chimpanzee trekking experience in Kibale Forest
• Morning shoebill boat cruise on Lake Albert (Semliki area)
• Guided walking safari to the Sempaya hot springs
• Bottled mineral water during the safari

Exclusions

• Domestic flights, train fares and travel insurance
• Medical tests and vaccinations (yellow fever certificate required)
• Extended accommodation, sightseeing or transfers before, during or after the tour
• Optional activities and anything not mentioned in the inclusions
• Meals other than those specified in the itinerary
• Personal expenses such as laundry, juices, sodas and other drinks
• Tips and gratuities
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• GST and TCS as applicable

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