Gombe Stream
A small forest on the shore of Lake Tanganyika where, in 1960, Jane Goodall began the chimpanzee research that changed how we see animals.
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Activity type: Gorillas & primates
Chimps of the Mahale Mountains
Remote forest on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, reached only by light aircraft and boat: Mahale is one of the most exclusive chimpanzee experiences in Africa.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Bigodi Wetland primate walk
A community-run boardwalk through papyrus swamp beside Kibale Forest, with monkeys overhead and some of Uganda’s best birding.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Colobus troops of Nyungwe
Hundreds of black-and-white colobus leaping through the canopy at once: Nyungwe is famous for some of the largest colobus troops in Africa.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Budongo Forest chimps
Track chimpanzees among giant mahogany and ironwood trees in Uganda’s largest natural forest, conveniently on the road to Murchison Falls.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Kyambura Gorge chimps
A sunken river forest hidden in the savannah of Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to a small community of chimpanzees.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Chimpanzees in Nyungwe
Track chimpanzees at dawn in one of Africa’s oldest montane rainforests, then walk above the treetops on the canopy walkway.
3 Oct 20263 min read
The chimpanzee habituation experience
Join the researchers and rangers habituating a chimpanzee community in Kibale, with up to four hours in the chimps’ company.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale
East Africa’s most reliable chimpanzee tracking, in a forest with 13 primate species and around 1,500 chimps.
3 Oct 20263 min read
Gorillas in Mgahinga
Uganda’s slice of the Virunga volcanoes: one habituated gorilla family, bamboo forest, volcano views and very few other visitors.
3 Oct 20263 min read
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