Chimpanzee Habituation Experience in Kibale: Cost, Videos & Reviews

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience in Kibale: Cost, Videos & Reviews. Any tourist visiting Uganda in search of chimpanzees should participate in a chimpanzee habituation experience while in Kibale National Park. This is because, unlike regular chimpanzee trekking, which only allows you a few hours with the animals before they become too accustomed to human visitors, the chimpanzee habituation experience allows you to spend a full day with the chimps.

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience in Kibale, Uganda

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience in Kibale National Park

If you want to spend a lot more time with the chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, you should sign up for the Chimpanzee Habituation Experience. This allows you to spend more time with the wild semi-habituated chimpanzees in the park, and to participate in activities aimed at acclimating them to human presence so that they are open for normal trekking. Many visitors to Kibale National Park who come to observe the chimpanzees report that the time they spent participating in a chimpanzee habituation was well worth the price they paid.

At Kibale National Park in Uganda, $300 is the price for a chimpanzee habituation experience. This is a fantastic educational opportunity since you get to see wild, semi-habituated chimpanzees in their natural habitat in Kibale forest, which is in danger of becoming cut off from the rest of the world. The fee also goes toward protecting the chimpanzees and Kibale National Park, where they live. Kibale Forest would not have the current number of chimpanzee families open for trekking and the forest would be completely destroyed by the communities if there wasn’t a chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale National Park, but the existence of this experience has encouraged the local communities and brought in foreign exchange to the country when you visit and pay the entrance fees.

Local communities around Kibale National Park receive 20% of the annual permit and entrance fees paid by tourists who participate in the chimpanzee habituation experience, which incentivizes them to conserve and protect the chimpanzees because of the importance the locals place on them. The cost of a chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale National Park is justified by the fact that it directly or indirectly funds infrastructure and projects that improve the quality of life in the surrounding communities, such as the building of schools, hospitals, and farms.

Chimp Habituation Trekking – Kibale Forest Uganda

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience Cost

The total cost of your chimpanzee habituation safari to Kibale National Park will depend on how long you plan to stay and what kind of lodgings you book. Those interested in spending a day in the wild with semi-habituated chimpanzees in Kibale National Park can purchase a Chimpanzee Habituation Permit for $250 (foreign non-resident), $250 (Ugandan resident), or 200,000 Uganda Shilling (East African citizen) per person, per trek. In addition to the permit fee, you will need to budget for transportation, lodging, and a guide if you want to successfully habituate chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. Here are some of the most well-liked safaris for seeing habituated chimpanzees in Kibale National Park:

Steps to booking Chimpanzee habituation in Kibale National Park

• In order to finalize your reservation for chimpanzee habituation in Kibale National Park, you will need to have your chimpanzee habituation permit in hand.
• Send us an email here once you know when you want to go, and we’ll check the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s website to see if chimpanzee habituation permits are available during your visit. If they are, we’ll let you know, and you can pay for them when we send you an invoice.
• Your reservation for the chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale National Park will be confirmed once we have received your cash and purchased the necessary permissions and emailed you a scanned copy of the permits for your records and inspection.
• Since permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, planning ahead by at least two to three months is highly recommended.

Uganda Kibale National Park – Chimpanzee Tracking & Habituation

Best time to do chimpanzee habituation in Kibale National Park

Between the months of June and October, as well as between the months of December and March, Kibale National Park experiences a dry season with mild rainfall, making forest treks easier and providing excellent conditions for viewing chimpanzees and taking photographs. Treks are typically shorter in the wetter months of April, May, and November because chimpanzees don’t need to travel as far in search of food during these times when there is an abundance of vegetation. You have a 99% probability of encountering chimpanzees in their natural environment of Kibale forest during your chimpanzee habituation trip in Kibale National Park.

How to access Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee Habituation Experience

By Road;

It takes about four to five hours to drive from Entebbe or Kampala to Fortportal, where Kibale Forest National Park is located. The Kampala-Mabara-Kasese route also provides access to the park; after traveling for about an hour from Kasese, you’ll reach the Kibale Forest.

By Air;

You can reach Kibale Forest National Park by a shuttle from either Entebbe International Airport or Kampala’s Kajjansi airfield to the Kasese airstrip. Aero link and Fly Uganda, two domestic airlines, offer both regularly scheduled and chartered flights. A transfer from the Kasese airfield to your lodging in Kibale National Park will need to be arranged in advance with your tour operator.

Where to stay during your Chimpanzee Habituation Experience

EPIC Chimpanzee Trekking & Habituation Experience in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Chimpanzee Forest Guest House, Isunga Lodge, Mountains of the Moon, Rwenzori view Guest House, Kibale Home Stay, and others in the budget range charge between USD90 and USD100 per night per person, while Kibale Forest Camp, Turaco Treetops Lodge, Prime Lodge Kibale, and others in the midrange range charge between USD 150 and USD 200 per night per person.

Kabira Safaris & Tours is pleased to offer exclusive, individualized safaris to Kibale National Park for the purpose of seeing chimpanzee habituation. The staff is reliable and works hard. Our expert tour consultants will respond to your questions within 30 minutes. If you hire a travel expert to help you organize your trip, find answers to your queries, and reserve your services in advance, you can rest assured that your time spent with the chimpanzees at Kibale National Park will be well spent. We also provide highly-experienced safari guides who can speak any of several languages. It’s up to your taste. You can reach out to us at any time.