Chimpanzee Insight Safari

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Julia Lloyd and the other guides raises this trip to another level. The insight into the chimpanzee's world was spectacular.

Pat Blair

Track and study wild chimpanzees alongside Uganda’s leading primatologists
Full day permits, tracking groups of up to 100 chimps in Kibale forest and Kyambura Gorge
Gain an understanding of the conservation issues faced by Uganda’s wildlife
Includes game drives and boat safaris in Queen Elizabeth NP and Batwa village visits

Group Costs
From £2,995 per person which includes 5 chimpanzee permits (excluding international flights).

Group Dates
8 - 15 September 2012

Please contact us for dates in 2013.

Group Size
Maximum of 8 people

Trip Summary
Kibale Forest and Kyambura Gorge in South West Uganda are two of the best places in the world to view chimpanzees in the wild. This chimpanzee safari not only allows you to come face-to-face with our closest living relatives, but also gives fascinating insight into the complex social behaviour of chimpanzees, courtesy of Uganda’s leading chimpanzee experts who accompany the group.

Starting in Kibale Forest National Park, home to over 700 chimps and 13 species of primates, special permits allow you to track all day, heading out before sunrise to watch the chimps waking in the tree tops, before following them as they play, fight, mate and patrol the borders of their forest home.

Continue to the dramatic Kyambura Gorge, a spectacular river valley carved into the plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, descending the valley floor, to search again for the chimps. All the while, you will have experts on hand to explain the group’s behaviour and discuss the ongoing conservation issues faced by the chimpanzees in today’s Uganda.

Whilst the focus of this tour is very much on the primates, there is also time to search for tree climbing lions and other big game in Queen Elizabeth, as well as the chance for some exciting boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel.