Chimpanzee trekking in Africa
Chimpanzee trekking in Africa is one of the most intriguing safari activity after gorilla trekking by the various tourists on an African safari. Chimpanzee trekking takes the tourists in the forests while searching for the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are the intelligent primate species that share about 98% DNA with the human beings and that’s why most travelers are very interested in the tracking and studying about the various behaviours of the chimpanzees. Chimpanzee trekking in Africa, majorly takes place in four safari destinations that is Kibale Forest National Park in Uganda, Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda. Virunga national park in Democratic Republic of Congo, Mahale Mountain National Park and Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.
On a Uganda safari, the chimpanzees are found in Kibale forest national park which is also known as the primate capital. Other chimpanzees are found in Kalinzu forest, Budongo Forest and Kaniyo Pabidi forest in Murchison forest, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and among many others. Other notable primate species to see in the above destinations includes L’Hoest’s monkeys, red-tailed gueono, gray-cheeked mangabey, white-nosed monkey, blue monkeys, red colobus monkeys, bush babies and among many others during chimpanzee trekking.
On a Uganda safari, majorly chimpanzee trekking takes place in Kibale forest national park, the activity starts with a briefing at the park headquarters that is Kanyuchu area. Kibale forest national park is the best for chimpanzee trekking because of the dense populations of the chimpanzees that are found in this area.
Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda.
Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda takes place in Nyungwe forest national park. There are two groups of chimpanzees that are habituated in Nyungwe national park and one group can be found in Uwinka and the other big group is found at Cyamudongo forest. Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe’s Cyamudongo forest depends on how the group is behaving and the situation that are in. That is when you are doing chimpanzee trekking, the chimpanzees are always on moving, but luckily enough you find them especially when they are eating or relaxing, this is where you will get the chance of seeing them, learning about their behaviours and observing their differences from one another. During the experience it needs some level of fitness, because the park’s elevation varies between 1600m to 2950m above the sea level.
Other chimpanzee trekking destinations in Rwanda, is the newest which is the fourth national park of Rwanda which is as well the home of the chimpanzees. The safari destination is Gishwati Mukura national park that is located in the West of Rwanda, the park has large number of the chimpanzees in the park, and they are very ready and available for tracking. That is in case you may looking for another alternative for chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda that is Gishwati Mukura National Park.
Chimpanzee trekking in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Chimpanzees in Democratic Republic of Congo are one of the famous primate species that are searched by various tourists on a Congo safari. Chimpanzees in Democratic Republic of Congo takes place in Virunga National Park that is in Rumangabo sector in Mahura forest. Chimpanzee trekking safari is offered in Virunga National Park in the Albertine Rift valley and there are two active Volcanoes that are found in the park including Mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira. Besides the chimpanzees in Congo there are other species including mountain gorillas, African bush elephants, duikers, yellow-backed duiker, Giant forest hog, red-tailed monkeys, olive baboons and various bird species and among many others.
Chimpanzee trekking in Tanzania.
Chimpanzee trekking is more convenient by various tourists in Tanzania, the destination is the perfect destination to find the chimpanzees in their natural habitats. The experience starts with a briefing at either at Mahale Mountain National Park or Gombe National Park and this is where you will have the best experience. Although Tanzania is not famous in chimpanzee trekking as Rwanda, Congo and Uganda, but it’s an outstanding safari destination of its own to locate chimpanzees in its two attractive safari destinations, with rewarding of other primate species like red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, red colobus, and among many others and various bird species.
Chimpanzee trekking experience in Africa.
Chimpanzee trekking experience in Africa starts early in the morning at the park’s headquarters with a briefing about the rules and regulation to follow during gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will be grouped into the various groups of about 6 people and start trekking in the forest while looking for the chimpanzee family while accompanied by knowledgeable and skilled park guides or rangers. Chimpanzee trekking takes a bout of about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located in that these primates like moving from one place to another while looking for food. During the chimpanzee trekking you will be rewarded with the magnificent views of other primates like the blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, black and white monkeys, olive baboons and among others, minus forgetting watching various colorful and bird species, plant species, tress species and among others. And once the chimpanzees are found, you will be able to spend one hour to be in the presence with the chimpanzees with them in their habitats that gives you a chance to learn about their lifestyle, behaviours, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, and others plus taking photos and recording their videos to show people back home after the safari experience.
On an African safari, to extend on chimpanzee trekking. Uganda offers tourists with chimpanzee habituation that’s is where the wild chimpanzees are trained to get used to the human presence for trekking; that is being in the presence of chimpanzees for four hours compared to one hour in chimpanzee trekking and that is in the famous Kibale forest national park. Also Budongo forest offers chimpanzee habituation experience and this is carried out during the low season in the months of March to May and it allows tourists to spend four hours in the presence of the chimpanzees. During the habituation experience you will be able to join the of researchers, scientists, conservationists, rangers. Contact us for more information and bookings.
