Chimpanzee Trekking In Uganda.
Chimpanzee Trekking In Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda is one of the most popular safari activities because it involves walking through tropical forests to find chimpanzees, which takes 30 minutes to 3 hours. Once they’re found, trekkers have an hour to spend with them. The second favorite safari activity is chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park, as the first intriguing safari activity is gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Chimpanzee trekking safari experience in Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking safari begins early in the morning with an introduction or a briefing about chimpanzee trekking about potential guidelines and rules to follow while carrying out an activity. After the briefing you will be grouped in various groups of 8 members guided by the tour guide into numerous trails in the forest where you’ll do chimpanzee trekking safari.
Chimpanzee trekking safari requires tourists around 30 minutes to 3 hours concerning to the exact location of the chimpanzees as these primates keep one moving from place to place while seeking the food, once discovering the chimp family you can be given one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees in their habitant with the company of the chimpanzees while watching how they conduct themselves, play, grooming one another, breastfeeding, how they construct their nests and among others ensuring the best chimpanzee trekking safari experience in Uganda.
Where to do chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.
Kibale Forest National Park.
The premier safari site for chimpanzee trekking is Kibale Forest National Park, which has a diverse species and the most chimpanzees. Visitors get the greatest Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari experience by trekking in the morning from 8:00am and in the afternoon from 2:00pm in Kibale Forest National Park. Tourists can see olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and lovely birds when carrying chimpanzee trekking at Kibale Forest National Park.
Chimpanzee habituation.
Chimpanzee habituation is only experienced in Kibale forest national park on a Uganda safari, this is where the trekkers can cooperate and join the researchers of the habituation team for a half or full day while they are exploring in the deep into the forest, chimp habituation is the process in which the chimpanzees are trained so that they can get used to the human presence at all the times especially during the trekking. The chimpanzee habituation permit is USD 250.
Kalinzu forest in Bushenyi.
Kalinzu forest is the second greatest safari destination in western Uganda where the tourists can go to carry out chimpanzee trekking safari. Kalinzu forest encourages travelers with the best chimp trekking encounter that is the forest is renowned for large population of the chimpanzees, and during chimpanzee trekking, the chimps are trekked in two separate shifts that is morning and afternoon.
Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Kyambura gorge lies in eastern Queen Elizabeth National Park. Kyambura gorge is the among the finest safari destinations where the tourists can carry out chimpanzee trekking safari in Queen Elizabeth national park, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge is carried out in different two schedules that is during morning and afternoon thereby providing one of the best chimp trekking safari in Uganda.
Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park.
Gorilla trekking in Uganda additionally can be carried out in Budongo forest that is situated in Murchison falls national park. Budongo forest is home to over 800 chimpanzees that provide the chimp trekkers with the outstanding chimpanzee trekking safari experience in two stages that is morning and afternoon.
Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve.
Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve is likewise an appropriate safari destination in Uganda where travelers can carry out chimpanzee trekking this offers an excellent chimpanzee trekking safari experience in the western Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking permit in Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking permit is a card or document that is given from Uganda Wildlife Authority. You can book directly through contacting the offices by the emails or calling directly, although the chimpanzee trekking permit can be booked from a trusted tour operator like us. A tour operator is the easiest alternative because you contact us with your dates and destination, we confirm permit availability, you deposit for your permit, and they buy the permit on your behalf instantly.
For every chimpanzee trekker to be allowed to carry out the safari activity should be above 15 years. Due to the fact that Uganda has got different safari destinations to where the tourists can carry out chimpanzee trekking also each destination has got its own permit fee that flows,
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park costs 200 USD per person for foreign non-residents, then 150 USD per person for foreign residents then 150,000 UGX for the East African Citizens.
Chimpanzee trekking permit in Kyambura gorge and Kalinzu forest is 50 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 50 USD per person for foreign residents and 30,000 UGX per person for East Africa citizens.
Chimpanzee trekking permit in Budongo forest fluctuates depending on the season. During the low season the permit costs 120 USD per person for foreign non-residents, 110 USD per person for foreign residents, 80 USD per person for East African citizens subsequently while during high season the permit costs 130 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 120 USD per person for foreign residents then 85 USD per person for East African citizens.
Chimpanzee trekking permit in Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve costs 30 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 30 USD per person for foreign residents and 20,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Best time to do chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking safari is carried out all the year around, though the most enjoyable time is during dry season in the months of January, February, June, July, August, September and December. That’s when the chimpanzee trekking pathways are easier when dry and not muddy and slippery.
In addition to the dry season chimpanzee trekking safari in Uganda as well can be carried out during the wet season in the months of March to May and November that’s if the food for the chimpanzees can be plenty everywhere so there will not need for you to venture deep in the forests looking for the chimpanzees they will be spread everywhere in the forest. And the park can be quieter resulting in trekking extremely simple which makes chimpanzee trekking safari outstanding in Uganda.
