Chimpanzee Trekking in Uganda
Chimpanzee trekking is one of the best and popular activities that is sought after by many tourists who come to Uganda. There are 3 major chimp trekking destinations in Uganda: Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Kibale Forest is the best place for chimp trekking, as the forest has high population densities and sightings are most common here.
Just like gorilla trekking, it involves trekking through the forest in search of the chimpanzees that keep on swinging from one tree to the next. After coming across the chimpanzees, every group gets to spend an hour with them before trekking back.
Chimpanzee trekking starts very early in the morning and every trek begins with the tour guides giving tourists the guidelines and rules that need to be followed. While trekking, you will be able to see other primates and wildlife like the red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, a variety of bird species among others.