Permits for Chimpanzee Trekking
The permissions required to enter Kibale National Park for the purpose of tracking chimpanzees are known as chimpanzee tracking permits. Chimpanzee tracking permits are necessary for tracking chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, much like they are for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Budongo Forest in Murchison Falls National Park and the Kyambura Gorge and Kalinzu Forest in Queen Elizabeth National Park are additional locations in Uganda where chimpanzee tracking is conducted. It is possible to track chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park and Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park if you travel across the border.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority is the place to reserve tracking licenses in Kyambura Gorge and Kibale National Park. Therefore, in order to successfully reserve a permit, one should get in touch with a reliable tour operator and specify the time they would like to follow the primates. After that, the tour operator will get in touch with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to see if the chimpanzee permits are still available for the dates specified on the reservation. They will get in touch with you to confirm that the chimpanzee tracking permits are available, and you will then need to pay to reserve the dates for your tracking.
The price of Ugandan chimpanzee trekking permits
Compared to gorilla trekking permits, chimpanzee tracking licenses in Uganda are less costly. The cost of tracking permits in Western Uganda’s Kibale National Park varies depending on the tourist season. Chimpanzee tracking licenses cost USD 100 per person during the off-peak seasons and USD 150 per person during the high seasons. Chimpanzee tracking permits for other Ugandan chimpanzee trekking locations are somewhat less expensive than those for Kibale National Park. Permits for Kyambura Gorge cost USD 50 during the busiest and slowest times of the year. The permits for each walk in Murchison Falls National Park’s Budongo Forest are USD 90.
The traveler should be aware of some facts throughout this activity, such as the minimum age required for participation. In Uganda, everyone who is at least 15 years old is able to participate in the chimp tracking activity.
In Kibale National Park, chimpanzee tracking is conducted in two shifts: morning and evening. There are roughly 150 chimpanzees in each of the communities where they live. The chimpanzees divide into smaller groups during the day to make food-finding easier. Later, at night, they get together to create their nests. Six people hike with each group of chimpanzees in the morning and afternoon.
