Uganda Chimpanzee Tours: Uganda has several places one can go for a chimpanzee tracking expedition, including Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Ngamba Island. Kibale Forest National Park has 13 primate species, with the chimps being the biggest attraction. The most popular activity in the park is the Kanyanchu primate walk. Kanyanchu is popular because of the many chimps that are easily spotted when in this park section. It’s advisable to start the primate walk as early as 8:00 pm, since this activity lasts up to 3 hours.
At Kibale Forest, one can also opt for a chimpanzee habituation experience. This involves looking at a chimp community that is being habituated for a full day, watching them as they go about their daily life. This activity starts as early as 6:00 am for you to witness the chimpanzees denesting. As the day proceeds, you will witness the chimpanzees feeding, copulating, hunting, breastfeeding, resting, patrolling, and displaying until it is time to build new nests around 7 pm. Ngamba Island chimpanzee sanctuary, on the other side, is a home for orphaned chimpanzees rescued from all over the country. The environment on Ngamba is very relaxing and soothing; a chimp tracking trip to Ngamba is always memorable.
