Chimpanzees, man's closest relation, are found in a number of forests in Uganda - most notably Kyambura Gorge in QENP and Kibale Forest.

Chimp tracking in the wild is exhilirating. Whilst the chance of sightings are not as assured as with mountain gorillas (largely beacuse chimps are arboreal and move quickly over much larger territories)if and when you do make contact with a group it is invariably noisy and fun to watch.

Chimpanzees are highly social creatures and some of the interesting activities you may see include social grooming (hand-clasp, chain, mutual), copulation, aggression, mother-infant interaction and play.








At Ngamba you can enjoy forest walks, see the feeding of the chimps and even the opportunity to meet the infants. One or two staff members will be with you at all times to guide you and to share their knowledge and expertise.

Unlike visiting chimpanzees in the wild, these chimpanzees will come up to you, will climb on your back, will pull your hair, will steal things from your pockets, will expect to be carried and will play with you. They play rough!