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3 Day Highlight of Kibale National Park Luxury Safari
3 Day Highlight of Kibale National Park Luxury Safari: a 3-day private safari with Afrisites, starting from Entebbe. The route is Entebbe / Kampala, Kibale National Park. Built around chimpanzee tracking in Kibale. Road days are the real west-Uganda or Rwanda distances, not padded shopping stops. Lodges are the top of the range we can confirm for your dates. Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are collected in your name before you fly.
From US$1,600 per person sharing
3 days · Uganda · private safari
Indicative for two people sharing, mid-range lodges (or the luxury tier if this trip is sold as luxury), current gorilla and chimpanzee permit rates. Your invoice names the lodges, the permit numbers and the season. Permit tariffs are set by the parks and can change.
At a glance
- Kibale chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi wetland
- Top-end lodges we can actually confirm for your dates
- 3 days private from Entebbe
Day by day
Day 1 — Entebbe / Kampala
Meet at Entebbe International Airport. Depending on your landing time we transfer to a lakeside lodge in Entebbe or continue toward the first park. Briefing on permits, packing and the next morning’s start. Overnight: Protea or Lake Victoria View in Entebbe.
Day 2 — Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee tracking in Uganda’s primate capital. Afternoon Bigodi wetland walk for colobus, turacos and village birding, or crater-lake views around Fort Portal. Overnight: Primate Lodge Kibale or a Fort Portal crater-lake lodge.
Day 3 — Return to Entebbe
Drive or fly back to Entebbe. Airport drop timed to your outgoing flight. If you fly after 8 p.m. we keep a day-room option so you are not sitting at the terminal all afternoon.
Included
- Private 4×4 safari vehicle and English-speaking driver-guide (or light aircraft plus transfers on fly-in days)
- Lodge or camp as named in the day-by-day, full board except on arrival/departure city nights (bed and breakfast)
- Park fees for the reserves in this itinerary
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Airport meet-and-greet
- Chimpanzee permit where tracking is listed
Not included
- International flights
- Uganda or Rwanda visa
- Drinks, laundry and tips
- Travel insurance (mandatory — you buy this yourself)
- Optional activities not named in the day-by-day (second gorilla permit, golden monkeys, extra boat)
On this safari
