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Our 3 Day Chimp Habituation will make you think that spending one hour with chimps on a traditional chimpanzee-tracking safari is exhilarating, wait till you spend a whole day with these relatives of our species.
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The 3 Day Chimp Habituation (CHE) and or chimpanzee tracking safari is a great alternative to the 3-day gorilla trekking safari especially considering the cost.
For almost 10 hours in the jungle following their movements, habits, and games and resting with them. You let go of US$250 per person. While Chimpanzee tracking, where you spend one hour with a habituated chimp group, you pay US$200. Comparing both to a gorilla trekking permit of US$700, that’s quite affordable for a budget traveler you know. Enquire from here.

But, what is chimp habituation experience?
Chimp habituation experience is that activity where travelers are allowed to join researchers (By the Uganda Wildlife Authority) on their day’s quest to habituate a chimpanzee group in their natural habitat by following the chimp group throughout their daily routines, from the break of dawn when the wake to the end of the day when they build their nests and retire for the day.
One does not only stop and seeing and photographing chimps but he/she participates in all activities involved in habituating our closest relatives the chimps. A whole day of such an experience is definitely worth doing on your Uganda safari.
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Tour Highlights

  • You’ll go to Uganda
  • This tour starts and ends in either Kampala or Entebbe (Uganda)
  • You’ll visit Kibale Forest National Park
  • Activities: Chimpanzee Habituation, Chimp Tracking
  • Getting around:open-sided 4×4 vehicle & pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
  • A transfer from and back to the airport (or hotel) is included
  • Additional accommodation before the tour departs and on the last day can be arranged for an extra cost

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Things To Consider.

  • Accommodation is Inclusive
  • Chimp Permit $200, Habituation Permit $250
  • Small-Group Safari: Max 6 People per group
  • Tour Can Depart any day
  • Tour can be customized
  • Solo travelers can join this tour
  • Age Limit: 15 years and above
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Fort Portal-Kibale Forest
Depart Entebbe\Kampala for a 5-hour picturesque drive through western Uganda to Fort Portal Town. A beautiful drive with scenic views of tea plantations, green mountain backdrops, and the people and cultures along the road.

Once in the fort portal, you can decide with your private Chimp Habituation driver/guide to visit the amazing caves that are surrounded by crater lakes. Inside these easeful caves are historical myths that will blow your mind like the breast-like pointed pillars called “Amabeere ga Nyinamwiru”.

You’ll retire to your booked lodge and prepare for the next exciting day with chimps.

Main Destination: Kibale Forest National Forest

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House – Budget lodge located just outside Kibale.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast Not Included)
Drinks: Drinking Water

Day 2: Chimp Habituation Experience

After breakfast head to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters for a briefing and assigned a chimp group that you’ll either be tracking or experiencing habituation.

For Chimpanzee habituation, you’ll have to wake really early to able to meet the chimps before they wake up from their nests and embark on a breakfast foraging and then follow them throughout the day.

This 3 Day Chimp Habituation or Trekking tour will expose you to chimpanzees, the black and white colobus monkeys, the bush baby, grey checked mangabey, red-tailed monkeys also different bird species can be identified about 138 for example the black bee-eater and the crowned eagle among others.

Later have lunch at your lodge (for Chimp tracking choice travelers) and head to bigodi swamp this is privately owned by the local community but gives you an excellent view of birds, primates like monkeys, baboons, and other wild animals like warthogs.

Main Destination: Kibale forest National Forest

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meals: All Meals Included
Drinks: Drinking Water

Day 3: Drive to Kampala or Entebbe Airport

After your breakfast, you will be driven to Kampala or Entebbe for your post-tour accommodation or you may choose to fly out of Uganda today. You will use the same route enabling you to have a second stopover at the Equator.

Main Destination: Entebbe

Accommodation: End of Tour, No accommodation
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Drinks: Mineral Water

VISIT KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Kibale Forest National Park Uganda is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. See advice, sample Uganda safari packages, how to get a chimpanzee tracking permit and so much more information on Uganda tours.

Location Of Kibale National Park

The Location of Kibale National Park is in the western part of Uganda about 348km (5 hrs drive) from Kampala and about 26km south-east of the beautiful Fort Portal town – one of Uganda’s most lovely places to explore. Kibale Forest National Park is located close to the serene Ndali Kasenda crater area and it takes a half day’s drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Rwenzori Mountains & Semuliki National Parks, and the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
Southern Kibale borders Queen Elizabeth National Park and collectively these conserved areas protect a 180 km long migration corridor for wildlife that stretches from the remote southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in “Ishasha”, to “Sebitoli” in northern Kibale Forest National Park.

Vegetation Areas In Kibale National Park

Kibale’s varied vegetation offers different varieties of wildlife habitat, ranging from the moist evergreen forest (wet tropical forest) along the Fort Portal plateau, then through the dry tropical forest (moist semi-deciduous), and then to the woodland and savanna along the rift valley floor. In the central part of the Kibale Forest National Park, around Kanyanchu, the high forest consists of a mixture of evergreen trees and deciduous with the evergreen species being dominant. The vegetation rises to over 55m and establishes a semi-closed canopy of massive stratified tree crowns. With shade tolerant herbs, a variety of ferns, shrubs, and broad-leaved forest grasses, the undergrowth is sparse. 351 tree species have been registered in the Kibale Forest National Park.

Wildlife In Kibale National

With 13 different species, the number and diversity of primates in Kibale Forest National Park are the highest in the whole of Africa. The most popular of these are the chimpanzees with over 1450 individuals living here making it the best destination to enjoy a Chimpanzee Tracking Tour. An Uganda safari will enable you to see all these primates. In addition, Kibale Forest National Park is home to the uncommon L’Hoest’s monkeys, East Africa’s biggest population of the endangered red colobus monkeys, the black & white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, bushbabies as well as potto among many others.
There is a number of other wildlife in Kibale National Park however they are hardly seen. These consist of buffaloes, leopards, bush pigs, elephants, and duikers. A keen viewer may also be able to spot some amphibians, reptiles, and a variety of colorful butterflies.

When To Visit

Although Kibale Forest National Park is accessible throughout the year, the Best time to visit the Kibale Forest National Park is during the dry season when the trails are dry and passable. This runs from December to February and then from June to September. The wettest area in Kibale is the northern area, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 1700mm, mainly from March to May and September to November. The climate is usually pleasant with an average annual temperature range of 14C to 27C. The southern part of the Kibale Forest National Park experiences the maximum temperatures and lower amounts of rains where the terrain drops onto the hot rift valley floor and forest provide a way to open grassland.

Other Activities In Kibale National Park

Kibale Forest Hikes | Walking Trail

The Kibale Forest National Park walk trail is 12km long and the hike is usually done in the dry season from the month of June to September are mid-November to February, taking between 5 and 6 hours. Hiking Tours offers you an opportunity to discover the park’s assorted habitats such as river line forest, swamp, grassland, and tropical rainforest.

Birding In Kibale Forest National Park

Kibale Forest National Park is home to 325 different bird species, including 6 that are native to the Albertine Rift area like the dusky Crimsonwing, black-capped apalis, blue-headed sunbird, collared apalis, red-faced woodland warbler, and purple-breasted sunbird. Other Kibale specials are the green breasted pitta, African pitta, black bee-eater, Abyssinian ground thrush, yellow spotted nicator, little greenbul, black-eared ground thrush, brown chested alethe, yellow rumped tinker bird, blue-breasted kingfisher, along with the crowned eagle.
The Bigodi nature walk offers the best bird watching opportunities in the park as the swamp alone has approximately 138 bird species. It’s also famous for wildlife such as chimpanzees, red colobus, black and white colobus, red-tailed monkey, bushbuck as well as mongoose.

Cultural Tours Around Kibale National Park

Led by a local guide, you will get a chance to meet the native Batooro people as well as the Bakiga immigrants (from the densely populated southwestern part of Uganda) who stay around this park. During the Kibale National Park Cultural Tours, you will visit a traditional village to see the traditional lifestyle of the Batoro, visit the local church, primary school, traditional healer and get a closer encounter with these natives. You will also enjoy some energetic traditional dances and songs by the Bakiga.

Kibale National Park Crater Lakes Tour
The Kasenda area found in Fort Portal is home to more than 50 different crater lakes which are surrounded by steep-sided volcanoes. a visit to this picturesque area will give you an opportunity to appreciate the unique landscape of this area.

Kibale National Park Cultural Trails

The nature walk begins from Kanyanchu or Sebitoli and it takes about 2 to 6 days. The route will help discover the forest and late rest in the community-run campsites close to the villages of Kikoni, Nyakalongo, and Nyaibanda.

Kibale National Park Combining Chimpanzee Tracking With Other Uganda Safaris

You can combine your chimpanzee-tracking safari with gorilla trekking tours, or Uganda Wildlife Safari Tours to other parks such as Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Semuliki, Murchison Falls or Climb Mount Rwenzori. Holidaymakers with more safari time can combine this with Rwanda Tours and Kenya Safaris

Popular Chimpanzee Tracking Tours

3 Days Chimpanzee And Bigodi Uganda Safari

Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trek
Day 3: Departure
Cost: $800 pp in Mid-range Accommodation

5 Days Chimp And Gorilla Trekking Uganda Safari

Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Chimp Trek – Kibale NP
Day 3 to 4: Gorilla Trek – Bwindi
Day 5: Departure
Cost: $1700 pp in budget Accommodation

7 Days Chimpanzee, Wildlife And Gorilla Trekking Safari

Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking Kibale
Day 3 – 4: Wildlife Adventure – Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 5-6: Gorilla Trek – Bwindi NP
Day 7: Departure
Cost: $2100 pp in Mid-range Accommodation

Cost Of A Safari In Kibale National Park

When we talk about the cost of a safari in this park, It will be determined by a number of factors like the Kibale National Park entrance fee which is about $40 for foreign non-resident adults and $20 for children, the cost of the various activities that you will be engaging in such as chimpanzee trekking $200, birding at $30 the Bigodi Swamp Nature Walk at $30 and then the type of accommodation you will be staying at ranging from the luxury to budget facilities among which is the Crater Safari Lodge, Isunga Lodge Kibale, Ndali Lodge, Papaya Lake Lodge among others.

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