Chimpanzee tracking requires walking in the chimp forests of western Uganda in search of these amazing apes. Uganda has some of the planet’s best and top-rated chimpanzee tracking destinations featured on lonely planet. KIbale Forest National Park and the Kyambura gorge area and Kalinzu area of Queen Elizabeth national park are some of the best places to see chimpanzees in Uganda.
Chimpanzees live in most of the primary tropical forests of western Uganda, and you’ll find the best chimpanzee tracking opportunities on the continent in Uganda.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has habituated several chimp troops for primate tourism in Kibale Forest National Park, the Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, and the Budongo and Kanyiyo Pabidi forests in Murchison Falls National Park.
Chimpanzee tracking excursions starting from the Kanyanchu trailhead in Kibale Forest offer the best opportunities to see chimpanzees in the wild. Two types of chimpanzee experiences are offered: the half-day chimpanzee trekking experience and the whole-day chimpanzee habituation experience.
Low season
Oct, Nov, Mar, Apr, may
Peak season
Jun, July, Aug, Sept, Dec