Kibale Forest National Park 2024 Chimpanzee Trekking Permits Cost
Kibale forest national park 2024: cost of chimpanzee hiking permits Legal documents issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to visitors above the age of 12 allowing them to visit habituated chimpanzee families and spend one hour with them in their natural habitat constitute cost of chimpanzee trekking permits in Kibale forest national park 2024. Because Kibale Forest National Park hosts over 13 primate species including over 1,500 chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, l’hoest monkey, grey cheeked mangabey, vervet monkeys among others, the park is sometimes referred to as the primate capital.
Cost of Kibale forest national park chimpanzee hiking permits
For foreign non-residents, chimps trekking permits in Kibale forest national park cost 200 USD each; for foreign residents, they cost 2150 USD each; for East African citizens, they cost 150000 UGX each. Effective 1st/July/2024: Chimpanzee habituation permits in Kibale forest national park were raised to 250 USD per person for foreign non residents, 200 USD per person for international residents and 200,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
For East African nationals, chimps habituation permits in Kibale forest national park cost 250 USD per person; for foreign non-residents, they cost 250 USD per person; for foreign residents, they cost 200,000 UGX per person. Chimpanzee habituation licenses in Kibale forest national park were also raised to 300 USD per person for foreign non-residents, 250 USD per person for international residents, 250,000 UGX per person for East African citizens starting 1st/July/2024.
How can one reserve chimpanzee trekking permits within Kibale forest national park?
Booked through a reputable tour operator chimps’ trekking permits in Kibale forest national park can be contacted by you with the date, month, and year you wish to travel in. Following your contact with us, we will look for permits available on your preferred dates and, should permits be found, you will be required to make a permit deposit. Once the payment has been made, we will be able to buy the chimpanzee trekking permit on your behalf and forward a scanned copy of the receipt to you as verification.
When should one reserve chimpanzee trekking permits in the national park of Kibale forest?
Since chimpanzee trekking permits in Kibale forest national park are competitive and are sold out rapidly especially during the peak season in the months of June to September and December to February, they should be booked 2 to 4 months ahead of the trip date. You are therefore encouraged to book ahead to prevent last minute disappointments.
What is contained in a Kibale forest national park chimpanzee trekking permit?
One hour with the chimpanzees, services of an expert park guide, Kibale forest national park entrance fee, and security from armed park guards comprise a chimpanzee trekking permit in Kibale forest national park.
Experience of chimps trekking
Early in the morning, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park begins with a training on the policies, laws, and expectations at Kanyachu visitors center. Following the lecture, you will be assigned an experienced park guide knowledgeable in forest chimpanzee trekking paths. Depending on where the chimpanzees are found, hiking of them in Kibale forest national park takes two to five hours since they prefer to travel from one area to another in quest of food. Once the chimpanzees are found, you will be let spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which offers you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviours, habits, watch them eat, play, breastfeed, hunt, rest, groom young ones, take pictures and record videos to show people back home following the safari.
Cost of Kibale forest national park 2024 chimpanzee hiking permits
Tripking for Chimpanzees
Ideal time to visit Kibale forest national park for chimpanzee trekking safari
Though the ideal time is during the dry season, also known as the peak season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February since during this period there is less or none rainfall in the park thus the trekking paths in the forest will be dry and passable which makes chimpanzee trekking easy.
Because few visitors in the park during the wet/rainy season between March and May and October to November would allow you to explore the park with less traffic, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park can also be done in these months.
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