Which is a better place to go on a chimpanzee safari, Rwanda or Uganda? Every chimpanzee safari destination has some fascinating, distinctive personalities, which makes chimpanzee safaris in Rwanda or Uganda really fascinating. While Rwanda now only offers one safari destination, Nyungwe Forest, Uganda offers several chimpanzee safari destinations with a range of chimpanzee permit prices.
In contrast to Rwanda, where one chimpanzee attraction is located in the country’s northeast, Uganda has chimpanzee destinations spread out across the nation. There are other options available, since the cost of chimpanzee permits in Rwanda is presently $150 per person, while those in Uganda vary depending on the area. For example, a hiking ticket for chimpanzees in Kibale is $250, while a permit for Kyambura Gorge costs $80.
While Rwanda exclusively offers chimpanzee trekking adventures, Uganda offers both chimpanzee trekking and chimpanzee habituation experience (CHEX). You can mix chimpanzee safari in Uganda with other safari pursuits like gorilla trekking, Ugandan water sports, and more. Game excursions, birdwatching, gorilla trekking, and other safari activities are among the few available in Rwanda to pair with chimpanzee trekking.
What are the rules of chimpanzee safaris in Uganda and Rwanda?
To reduce the possibility of the chimpanzees stealing from you, it is not permitted to eat or smoke 200 meters from them. Being wild creatures, they are unable to rely on human sustenance and must forage for their own nourishment.
Bury all fecal materials beyond recognition so that the animals in the forest cannot exhume it. Ask the ranger to dig a hole for you about 30 cm and cover well.
In case you wish to sneeze or cough, do it away from the chimpanzees and use your handkerchief or elbow.
When conducting a chimpanzee search, try to avoid making noise or talking loudly as this could frighten other forest inhabitants who could be worth seeing.
Wearing a clean mask before meeting the chimpanzees is one of the additional rules for all primate safaris after the Corona Virus Lockdown.
Because youngsters under this age may not be able to handle the circumstances in the jungle, chimpanzee safaris in Rwanda and Uganda are only available to those who are 12 years of age and above.
You are only permitted to trek with the mountain gorillas for an hour after you have located them. This will enable the chimpanzees to carry out their daily tasks. For precisely that reason, they have become accustomed to being around people.
When you find the chimpanzees, stay around 8 meters away from them. This is to lessen the possibility of infecting the chimpanzees.
It is not acceptable to provoke the chimpanzees throughout the trip since you cannot predict how they would react. They react extremely sensitively to everything that occurs to them.
East Africa safari destinations offer the incredible chimpanzee trekking safaris in different and many destinations that is Nyungwe forest national park and Gishwati Mukura national park in Rwanda and then Kibale forest national park, Kalinzu forest, Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park, Budongo forest national park and among others in Uganda that offers you exceptional safari experience.
