Kibale Chimpanzee & Crater Lakes Safari

About This Tour

Kibale National Park holds the highest density of primates of any East African forest — 13 species, including the world's most accessible population of habituated wild chimpanzees. Tracking these fascinating creatures through the forest is a uniquely thrilling experience: chimps are far more active and vocal than gorillas, crashing through the canopy, hooting, and sometimes charging in playful displays. Kibale is also linked to the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community-managed conservation project where local guides lead you through papyrus swamps and tropical gardens rich in birds and red colobus monkeys. Nearby, the Fort Portal Crater Lakes region — a landscape of vivid turquoise explosion craters framed by tea plantation and equatorial forest — offers one of Uganda's most otherworldly and photogenic backdrops. This 6-day itinerary is ideal as a standalone trip or combined with a Bwindi gorilla safari for the ultimate primate double.

Tour Highlights

• Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale — highest chimp density in Africa
• Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary community walk
• Explore the mystical Fort Portal Crater Lakes
• Queen Elizabeth NP afternoon game drive
• Birdwatching: over 375 species including African green broadbill
• Tea plantation walk and tasting
• 13 primate species in one forest
• Cultural visit to a local Fort Portal community