Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda : Majority of visitors come to Uganda in order to participate in chimpanzee trekking, a popular safari activity that entails walking through the tropical forests of Uganda in search of chimpanzees. This can take you from thirty minutes to three hours, and once the chimp trekkers have located the chimpanzees, you are allowed to spend one hour with them. Kibale National Park’s chimpanzee trek is the second most popular safari activity in Uganda, after gorilla trekking safari, which draws the majority of visitors to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.Â
An early morning orientation or briefing regarding chimpanzee trekking’s possible guidelines and rules to follow while carrying out an activity is the first step of a typical chimpanzee trekking day. After the briefing, visitors will be split into smaller groups of six and led by a tour guide through the forest along designated chimpanzee trekking tracks.
Chimpanzee trekking can last anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours, depending on the location of the animals themselves (chimpanzees are constantly on the move as they forage for food), and once you’ve located a family, you’ll get to spend an hour with them in their natural habitat, where you can watch them interact with one another, play, groom, feed their young, and build nests.
Where to do chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.Â
Kibale Forest National Park.
 Kibale Forest National Park is a popular safari destination due to its abundance of wildlife, including the world’s highest concentration of chimpanzees. Kibale Forest National Park offers the best chimpanzee trekking safari in Uganda, and visitors can go see the primates twice a day, once in the morning at 8:00 a.m. and again in the afternoon at roughly 2:00 p.m. Tourists can see a wide variety of animals and birds during their chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park, including olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, red tailed, and more.
Kalinzu forest in Bushenyi.
When it comes to chimpanzee trekking safari in western Uganda, Kalinzu forest is a close second. Because of its well-known chimpanzee population, Kalinzu Forest offers visitors the best chimp trekking experience possible; visitors can choose between morning and afternoon chimp treks.
Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.Â
Kyambura Gorge is found in Queen Elizabeth National Park’s western region. Kyambura Gorge is a fantastic place to go chimpanzee trekking in Uganda, and it’s open both in the morning and in the afternoon, making it an ideal choice for visitors to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park.
Budongo forest, which is located near Murchison falls national park, is another option for gorilla trekking in Uganda. Over 800 chimpanzees call Budongo forest home, making it the ideal location for chimp trekkers to witness the primates in both the morning and afternoon.
Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve.
The best chimpanzee trekking experience in western Uganda may be had in the Toro-Semuliki game reserve, which is also the right destination in Uganda.
Chimpanzee trekking permit in Uganda.Â
Booking a chimpanzee trekking permit is as simple as emailing or calling the Uganda Wildlife Authority (the organization responsible for issuing the cards) or contacting a reputable tour company, such as Primate Holidays. Contact us with your desired travel dates and destination, we’ll confirm your permit availability, you’ll make a deposit for your permit, and then, after the tour company has received your funds in full, they’ll buy the permit on your behalf.
 Only those over the age of 15 are permitted on chimpanzee treks. Tourists can go chimpanzee trekking in Uganda at a number of different locations, each of which requires a separate permit and has its own associated cost.
The cost of chimpanzee trekking in Uganda’s Kibale National Park ranges from US$200 for tourists from outside the country, US$150 for tourists from within the country, and UGX150,000 for citizens of East Africa.
Foreign non-residents pay 50 USD per person for a trekking permit to see chimpanzees in Kyambura gorge and Kalinzu forest; foreign residents pay the same amount; and East African citizens pay 30,000 UGX per person.
The cost of a permit to go chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest ranges from US$120 for non-residents to US$110 for residents to US$80 for East African citizens, depending on the time of year. During the high season, the cost rises to US$130 for non-residents, US$120 for residents, and US$85 for East African citizens.
A permit to go chimpanzee trekking in the Toro-Semuliki wildlife reserve costs US$30 for non-residents, US$30 for residents, and 20,000 UGX for inhabitants of East Africa.
Best time to do chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.
It is possible to go chimpanzee trekking at any time of the year, but the dry months of January, February, June, July, August, September, and December are ideal. When the chimpanzee routes are dry and not muddy and slippery, this is the best time to go on a chimpanzee trekking safari.
In addition to the dry season, you may go chimpanzee trekking in Uganda between March and May and November, when the chimpanzees’ food is plentiful throughout the jungle and you won’t have to go far to find them.