Known for their fast moving speed across tree branches and vegetation’s, making loud voice noise and team movement, chimpanzees somehow behave like gorillas and tracking them or observing them is an amazing experience many enjoy and feel proud of on their Africa safari holidays. Chimpanzee trekking safari demand is high in Africa just like that of mountain gorillas because usually tourists love comparing the difference between the two rare forest endangered creatures. Always chimpanzee safari tours go hand in hand with gorilla tours and they are the top tourist adventures in Africa. Due to high demand for chimpanzee trekking safaris, Kibale forest national park in Uganda has made it possible for many travelers by allowing tourists to meet chimpanzees three times a day-Morning.mid morning and evening. See the fine places for chimpanzee safaris in Africa and make a right choice of one of them soon on your upcoming chimpanzee safari tour.
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Get a memorable moment with chimpanzees and other primates –colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, velvet monkeys, baboons, bush baby, I’hoest monkeys and more with a chimpanzee tracking safari in Nyungwe forest .This diverse park is found in the south western park of Rwanda with lots of tour adventures to enjoy other than chimpanzee trekking. The Canopy walk, waterfall hike, nature walk are the most done by travelers and you will definitely find fan them. Nyungwe can easily be accessed by road from Kigali and its takes roughly 5-6 hours on a well tarmacked meandering road a scenic ride to remember all life. Wet seasons are best for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe because chimps don’t move much in search for food.
Kibale Forest National Park
Do you know Uganda has another thrilling primate adventure other than gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest?. Chimpanzee safaris and habituation in Kibale forest is fan primate adventure that expose you to a good number of primates with the most attractive chimpanzees that is said to be man’s close giant cousin. You can track them for one hour just like mountain gorillas but a chimpanzee permit is at $150 per trek while chimpanzee habituation is at $220 all day. The trek is now done three times with the morning treks that start at 7.00am-10:00am, another from 12:00pm-2.00pm and the last one that closes the day from 2:00pm-4:PM.Dicover the fascinating forest of Kibale on a life time forest trek to see the living relatives of man.
Kyambura Gorge
The most gorgeous sector of Queen Elizabeth national park for chimpanzee tracking safaris and treks in Kyambura gorge are much more than just seeing chimpanzees in their natural home. Trekking habituated chimpanzees in Kyambura starts as early as 8.00am the time for those on morning chimpanzee tracking program head into the forest to meet the screaming noisy primates. The gorge landscape is superb no wonder chimps chose to live there. On your way to the gorge many park wildlife species can be spotted and gazed something you bound to miss if you track chimpanzees elsewhere. Baboons are just enough to make your day, bird sounds escort you all through and other primates show you the way to where the chimpanzees are. Most tourists to Queen Elizabeth national park track chimps on the last day as they leave the park in order to carry home fresh memories of the beautiful primates.
Budongo Forest Reserve
Located in Murchison falls national park, Budongo forest reserve in a number one priority for all visitors to park on Uganda wildlife safari tours. The reserve has over 395 bird species,465 tree species and nine primate species including chimpanzees the main reserve attraction. Budongo is believed to have between 600-700 chimpanzees since it has two eco-tourism sites. Kaniyo pabid has six habituated chimpanzee groups ready for tourists daily while Busingiro eco site chimpanzee tracking is also very successful. Tracking chimpanzees in Budongo is best done in May-August and in February-March and in September but in November, December and January the chimps move so much in search for food. One to track chimpanzees in the morning must be at the park headquarters by 7.00am and go into the forest with park guides who track and follow the movements of chimps. Chimpanzees here can be seen within 30 minutes to -6 hours duration.
