However, chimps are wild animals, the chances of spotting them are almost certain. In Kibale National Park, chances are over 95% which makes it the most popular destination for chimp trekking in Uganda and East Africa. The ranger leads the visitors to a part of the forest where the chimps are last spotted. From there they continue their way to find the group of chimps.

If you are tracking for a whole day and eventually failed to see the chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, you can reschedule the permit to the following day in case there are available time slots. If this is not possible, you might get a refund of 50% of the permit value.

Uganda has the highest population of chimpanzees in Africa and this makes chimpanzee trekking in Uganda a top safari adventure.

Behavior of Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are highly social. They live in communities of several dozen animals, led by an alpha male and his coalition of male allies. Research has shown that male and female chimps have individual personalities, with females being more trusting and timid.

Actual chances of seeing the chimpanzees in Uganda

The chances of seeing chimpanzees in Uganda depend on the time of year, during extremely dry seasons of the year like July and August and December to February there is little food and the chimpanzees scatter across the forest to avoid food competition, this will call for individuals to stay more quiet when they find food so that other members of the troop do not come in and finish the little they have and this can make it extremely difficult for the guides to locate the chimpanzees and secondly the activity is controlled meaning chimpanzees are visited twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon hence each session is given only 4 hours regardless if you locate the chimpanzees or not.

The chance of seeing chimpanzees also depends on the location and below are our expert independent reviews.