Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation experience Uganda.
One of the nicest ways to spend your Xmas vacation in Uganda is with the experience of Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation. Once a year, Christmas arrives and is time to honor the birth of Jesus, son of God. Although many Christians would rather visit a church, you may enjoy your Christmas with mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in Bwindi impenetrable National Park and Kibale forest National Park respectively by joining one of our Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation experience safaris.
When should one plan a Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation experience safari?
Now is the ideal time to arrange your Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation trip safari. Gorilla and chimp permits for the typical trekking and habituation trip tend to sell out rapidly throughout December and Xmas time. Regarding gorilla and chimp trekking safaris in Uganda, December is among the busiest seasons.
This is so because, like winter in Europe, this is also a joyous season. People swarm Uganda for a vacation, which causes shortages of gorilla and chimp licenses. Therefore, it is advisable to at least five months in advance schedule your Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation experience safari. Permits are very essential for this journey.
Considering that only 4 persons are permitted to visit a specific gorilla family under habituation, it reduces the daily permit availability. The same holds true for the chimp habituation experience, wherein the count is similarly restricted to six persons for half a day. Once permissions are obtained, handling the rest is easy. Please contact Katland safaris by email or phone for more information on when to schedule your Xmas habituation trips.
Booking your Xmas gorilla and chimpanzee habituation experience safari/permission
Only after gorilla and chimp permits are booked and verified will your Christmas gorilla and chimp habituation experience be assured. When you get in touch with Katland safaris, we will follow availability of gorilla and chimpanzee permits on Christmas day, 25th December, then get back to you.
On Christmas, you could walk gorillas or chimpanzees depending on the availability of permits for both. This may lead us to choose, depending on availability, either gorillas or chimpanzees first. Once we confirm permit availability, we will reserve them on the system for four days, billing you for the same. We will pay for your gorilla and chimpanzee licenses immediately after credit card or wire transfer payment is done.
Uganda Wildlife Authority issues gorilla and chimpanzee licenses on first come first serve basis; Katland safaris has no influence over this. We will reserve your permits and pay for them as soon as you provide us evidence of payment so that you do not miss this. Once you bought your gorilla permits, our office will provide scanned receipts for your review and records.
specifics of Katland excursions Experience safaris with gorillas and chimpanzees.
Your Christmas gorilla and chimpanzee safari will see you journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on December 24. After stopping in Mbarara for lunch and the equator for pictures, you will go to the southern section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park overnight at your lodge.
You would not want to miss seeing the Hima with grazing Ankole long-horned cattle as well as several impalas and Zebras on community property close to lake Mburo National Park along the route.
The second day is normally for transferring to the park headquarters for briefing about the does and don’ts while with mountain gorillas. Gorilla habituation experience briefing starts early in the morning where you will be joined by your guide of the day and a team of experts in gorilla habituation.
After the briefing, you will head to the forest to search for mountain gorillas under habituation. This process involves locating where these gorillas will be. You will be involved in activities that help in getting wild gorillas to get used to human beings.
These may involve making calls, collecting specimens, tests, etc. This process or activity is limited to four hours after that, and you will again walk back to the starting point or park headquarters where you will be awarded your certificate.
On the third day, you will drive to Kibale National Park home to habituated, and none habituated chimpanzees. Kibale has been voted as the best place to see habituated chimpanzees in Africa. If you arrive early, you will join the community for the popular bigodi wetland walk then dinner and overnight at your lodge.
On the fourth day, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts while with chimpanzees under habituation. You will then head to the forest with a team of experts in making wild chimpanzees get familiar with people.
You will spend half a day participating and then return to your lodge for dinner and dinner and overnight. The 5th day will be for driving back to Entebbe International Airport for your flight out. Check out our 5 Day gorilla and chimpanzee habituation experience on our website and get back to us for modification.
Included in the cost of your tour
All our safaris include the cost of gorilla and chimpanzee permits for Bwindi impenetrable National Park and Kibale National Park. Accommodation and meals of full board basis. Transport in 4×4 safari vehicles driven by well experienced and professional driver guides and all park entry fees. The cost excludes all expenses of personal nature such as tips and alcoholic drinks.
Why book with Katland safaris.
Katland Safaris is one of the leading tour operators for Uganda and Rwanda. Tripadvisor has ranked us number one in Entebbe something that has been achieved after hard work and commitment to our work. We employ motivated office and field staff competent enough to handle all your inquires at anytime.
We work closely with the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Tourism Board and AUTO, which is the Association of Uganda Tour Operators. For more information about our level of performance, kindly visit our Trip advisor and Safari bookings page and add your review.
