Time for Chimpanzee Trekking in Kyambura

Time for Chimpanzee Trekking in Kyambura

Time for Chimpanzee Trekking in Kyambura, interested in Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge and you want to know What time Chimpanzee Trekking starts in Kyambura to fix this in your itinerary. There are 2 sessions every day, the morning session starts at 8 am and the afternoon session starts at 2 pm, you need to arrive 30 minutes before the start time of the trek.

The Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge takes 2 to 3 hours depending on the movement of chimps in the forest, once you get them, you will stay for one hour with these amazing creatures to watch them eat, rest, and play what a great experience and worth the money. The trek also gives chances to view other primates, reptiles and mammals, Monkeys, and Butterflies, depending on your luck and sightings during the trek through the forest.

Chimpanzee Trekking Permits in Kyambura Gorge

There are 12 chimpanzee trekking permits available for Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge Queen Elizabeth National Park per session that is the morning and afternoon sessions. A chimpanzee trekking permit in Kyambura Gorge of Queen Elizabeth National Park costs $100 for a foreign non-resident, $80 for a resident, and 50,000 Uganda shillings for East African Citizens per person per trek, this excludes the park entrance fees which you have to pay on top of this and this costs $40 for a foreign non-resident, $30 for a resident, $25 for Rest of Africa and 20,000 Uganda shillings for East African Citizens per person.

Booking Chimpanzee Permits in Kyambura Gorge

Booking Chimpanzee Permits Trekking in Kyambura Gorge is very easy once you contact Safari Vacations and Travel Services, they will help book for you these permits on any date you choose even if it is last minute. You will need to have your chimpanzee trekking permit secured in advance to confirm that you are booked for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge.

Once you have your planned dates of travel confirmed we will need you to send us an email here so that we check for the availability of chimpanzee trekking permits online with the Uganda Wildlife Authority once we confirm permits are available for your planned dates, we will let you know so that we can send you an invoice for you to make payment for the permits. Once the payment is done and we have received it on our account we will go ahead and purchase your permits immediately and send you a scanned copy of the permits for your records and perusal, this will confirm you are booked for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge.

What to know about Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge.

Kyambura Gorge is located in Queen Elizabeth National Park Western Uganda. The gorge was established to work as a buffer zone of Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is home to different species of Primates best known for chimpanzees, Vervet Monkeys, Black and White Colobus Monkeys Butterflies, Moths, Reptiles, and Flowers. Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge is one of the major activities in this forest and many who have it have had an experience worth the money spent.

Is chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge worth the money paid?

What you pay for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge is $50 this allows you to learn more about how the chimpanzees are still surviving in Kyambura Gorge as this gives you a great travel and learning experience through the trekking. The money paid also helps in the conservation of the chimpanzees and their natural habitat Kyambura Gorge.

If no chimpanzees were trekking in Kyambura Gorge, this forest would be all destroyed by now through encroachments from the communities but with the existence of this activity which also brings in foreign exchange to the country and the local communities around the forest when you visit and pays the entrance fees this has encouraged the local communities and the government of Uganda through Uganda Wildlife Authority to protect the original home of these chimpanzees which has, in turn, promoting environmental conservation in Uganda, this makes the money spent on chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge worth.

Best time to do chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge

The best time to do chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge is from June to October and December to March during this time it is a dry season in Uganda with mild rainfall making it easy for the treks in the Forests, as well during this time the vegetation is not lush and it is easy for viewing the chimpanzees offering great sights for photographs. During the other months of April, May, and November which is normally a wet season, this makes the vegetations grow high making the sightings unclear however during this time the treks tend to be shorter given the fact chimpanzees don’t move further distances looking for food, food is readily available in the forest when you compare to the dry seasons.

Accommodation for your Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge

The best places to stay are accommodations in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Options include Budget options include Pumba Safari Lodge, and Elephant Hab Lodge among others these cost USD90-100 per person per night, mid-range include Buffalo Safari Lodge among others these cost USD150-200 per person per night, Luxury options include Kyambura Gorge Lodge, Katara Lodge and Mazike Lodge these cost USD250-700 per person per night.

Accessing Kyambura Gorge for Chimpanzee Trekking

By Road;

One can access Kyambura Gorge through the main safari circuit from Entebbe/Kampala to Kasese either via Fort Portal or Bushenyi which is approximately a 6-7 hours drive. You can also access the park through the Kampala-Fort portal-Kasese highway, from Kasese, you will connect to the Kyambura Gorge with a 1–2-hour drive. The best way to get to Kyambura Gorge from Kampala is by driving through the Kampala-Mbarara-Bushenyi highway.

By Air;

You can fly from Entebbe International Airport or Kampala’s Kajjansi airfield to Kasese/Mweya airstrip from here you will transfer to Kyambura Gorge. Scheduled and chartered flights are available and operated by domestic airline operators of Aero Link and Fly Uganda. You will need to plan with your tour operator for a transfer from the airstrip to Kyambura Gorge for chimpanzee trekking

Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native, we specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. We are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority making it easy to book your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.

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