Chimpanzees

The Albertine Rift valley is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It extends from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika. The geographical term includes the valley and the surrounding mountains. Albertine Rift East African Rift artificial   Geology Map of the region showing...Read More

First of all, Kibale National Park is the most magnificent of Uganda’s tropical rain forests and one of the most rewarding areas to explore. Established at the end of the 18th century, Kibale boasts of 13 species of primates including the localized Red Colobus L’Hoest monkeys and the endemic Uganda Mangabay. Kibale’s major attraction is...Read More

Where to do Chimpanzee tracking? First of all, the Chimpanzee tracking can be done in Budongo-Kaniyo Papidi forest in Murchison falls, the Kyambura gorge and Kalinzu in Queen Elizabeth, Kibale National park and Ngamba chimpanzee sanctuary. Secondly, Trekking is mainly done in the morning and afternoon for only one hour. However one can have the...Read More