2 DAYS · 1 NIGHT · $250 UWA PERMIT INCLUDED
Kibale Forest
Chimp Tracking
The highest density of chimpanzees in East Africa. You follow their sounds first.
THE EXPERIENCE
You do not find chimpanzees by looking. You find them by listening.
Kibale National Park has over 1,500 chimpanzees and 12 other primate species. The tracking begins at 8am when rangers follow the chimps from the trees where they slept. You hear the screams and hoots before you see anything. When you find them it is chaos — chimps moving fast through the canopy, dropping to the ground, chasing each other, grooming, feeding.
The $250 UWA chimpanzee tracking permit is included in your package. Add the chimp habituation experience for $250 extra — a full day with a research group following a semi-habituated chimp community. Fewer people know about this. It is a completely different quality of encounter.
Kibale is 5 hours from Kampala and combines naturally with Queen Elizabeth for a 5-day trip or Bwindi for a full primate circuit.
TRIP SUMMARY
Duration · 2 Days 1 Night
Group Size · 2 to 6 people
Price Per Person · From $650
Chimp Permit · $250 included
Habituation Upgrade · $250 extra per person
Solo Supplement · From $200 extra
Drive from Kampala · 5 hours
Best Combined With · Queen Elizabeth or Bwindi
BOOK THIS TRIPDAY BY DAY
Two days in Kibale Forest.
DAY ONE
Kampala to Kibale via Fort Portal.
Depart Kampala at 7am. The road west to Fort Portal is one of the most scenic drives in Uganda — tea estates, crater lakes, and the Rwenzori Mountains on the horizon when the clouds clear. Arrive Kibale early afternoon. Check in. Optional afternoon walk in the forest edge. Briefing for tomorrow’s tracking. Early dinner.
DAY TWO
Chimp tracking and return.
7am breakfast. 8am briefing at UWA headquarters. 8:30am tracking begins with a ranger. The session runs until approximately midday. After tracking, lunch at lodge. Optional afternoon Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk — 4km community-run trail through papyrus swamp with 8 primate species and over 200 bird species recorded. Back in Kampala by 8pm.
INCLUDED
✓ $250 UWA chimp tracking permit
✓ 4×4 safari vehicle and driver-guide
✓ All park entry fees
✓ Accommodation as listed
✓ All meals unless stated
✓ Bottled water throughout
NOT INCLUDED
✗ Chimp habituation experience upgrade ($250 per person)
✗ Bigodi Wetland walk (can be added)
✗ International flights
✗ Travel insurance
✗ Tips
✗ Visa fees
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