Chimpanzee trekking permits in Uganda 2022 : Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda is among the most rewarding primate safaris in Uganda where you will get to see a number of rewarding features of the primates in the wild. The country is famous for gorilla trekking in Uganda where you will get to watch a number the mountain gorillas by taking part in gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park and gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park making the country the home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas which can also be seen in Volcanoes national park and Virunga national park.

Once you participate in the primate safari in Uganda, you will get to realise that there’s more to the Uganda tour than just the mountain gorillas because of the fact that you will get to watch the chimpanzees by taking part in chimpanzee trekking in Uganda. Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda can be carried out in a number of national parks in the country which gives you more chances to have different experiences watching the chimpanzees in the different destinations and among the different sites like;

Chimpanzee trekking permits in Uganda 2022
Chimpanzee trekking

You can take part in chimpanzee trekking in chimpanzee trekking in kibale national in a park where you will get to see over 1500 chimpanzees which will give you the chance to see the habituated chimpanzee troops which you will get to spend an hour with the chimpanzees observing their behaviour in the wild and in the park you can also participate in chimpanzee habituation in Uganda which is quite similar to gorilla habituation in Uganda where the primates are trained to get accustomed to human presence which is quite a rewarding experience which will give you the chance to observe the authentic experiences of the primates before they are used to human presence

Still in Uganda you can participate in chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest as you make your way to Murchison falls national park, travellers can also participate in chimpanzee trekking in queen Elizabeth national park in the Kyambura gorge where you will get to watch the primates in the wild. During your chimpanzee experience, you can visit the Ngamba chimpanzee sanctuary which will give you the opportunity to watch the behaviour of the primates in captivity that were rescued from smugglers, you will get to see how they are treated to get over the trauma so that they can be released back to the wild for an amazing safari experience, Chimpanzee trekking permits in Uganda 2022.

For you to participate in chimpanzee trekking in Uganda, you will have to obtain a chimpanzee trekking permit in Uganda from the Uganda wildlife authority or from a trusted tour operator which will give you the chance to observe the chimpanzee species in the wild for one hour. Some of the different features you will get to understand about the primates include; when the females are ovulating, you will get to see red swellings on the bottom.

You will get to see the adult female in the breast feeding the infants, you will also get to see the adult males in the group mating with the females and interesting about the chimpanzee troops is the fact that they can mate with all the females in group which is quite different when it comes to other primates species for instance during gorilla trekking in Uganda you will get to realise the fact that the  dominant silverback is the only one that has all the mating rights with the adult females in the group among other interesting features of the primates in the wild.

Chimpanzee trekking permits in Uganda 2022
Chimpanzees Photographed in Budongo Forest – Uganda

For a chimpanzee permit in Uganda 2022, foreigners will pay 200USD the foreign residents in the park they will get to pay 150USD  and the east African citizens are expected to pay 150,000 Uganda shillings which will give you the chance to spend time with the chimpanzee troop in the country.

While participating in your Uganda safari you can also participate in a number of tourism activities like the game drives in Murchison falls National Park, participate in lion tracking in queen Elizabeth national park which will give you the chance to observe the behaviour if the carnivores in the wild, you can participate in hiking the Virunga mountains in Uganda in Mgahinga national park, you can take part in golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga National park, boat cruise in Murchison falls national park among other rewarding tourism activities that you can participate in during your Uganda safari.

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