This tour brings you 3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari and other primates in the forest of Kibale National park. Kibale forest national park is also called the home of Chimpanzees in Africa.
The number of Chimps in Kibale forest is about 1500 individual members, a number that keeps on growing every year.
The forest is a home to other primates species(12) such as; Coppery-tailed money, Blue monkey, Vervet monkey, Black and White colobus monkey, Red tailed monkey, Red Colobus monkey, Olive Baboon, Thick-tailed bushbaby, Lesser Galago, to mention but a few.
Red Colobus Monkey
L'Hoest Monkey
It also has Forest elephants and other mammals which can be seen on a lucky day.
For birding enthusiast, this is one of the best Birdwatching Safari there is in the world. Kibale forests is blessed with multitude of bird species (over 280) including great blue turaco, Black and White casqued hornbill, White browed coucal, Ross’s turaco, etc that you can’t find anywhere else.
With a good scenic landscape, large Tea and Banana plantations, beautiful explosion crater lakes and top of the world view makes the tour spectacular and adventurous.
Safari highlights
- Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest (the walk)
- Chimpanzee habituation (seeing the chimps)
- Other primate tracking; Coppery-tailed money, Blue monkey, Vervet monkey, Black and White colobus monkey, Red tailed monkey, Red colobus monkey, Olive Baboon, etc
- Birding in Bigodi swamp; great blue turaco, Black and White casqued hornbill, White browed coucal, Ross’s turaco etc
- Forest Hikes and Nature Walk
Note: The cost of the Chimpanzee tracking Permit is $150 for foreign non-residents, $100 for foreign residents and 100,000 for East Africans (spending 1 hour with the Chimps).
However You can have a Chimpanzee habituation Experience which lasts the whole day. According to Uganda Wildlife Authority latest tariffs, The adventure costs $220 for foreign non-residents, $150 for foreign residents and $70 for East Africans.
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