Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park
Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park is an exhilarating adventure that involves trekking through the park’s lush forests and savannah landscapes in search of our closet primate relatives. Chimpanzee tracking can be led by the experienced guides and then the trackers, this is where the visitors go on a thrilling journey to locate and then observed habituated chimpanzee communities, where they can witness these intelligent and then social creatures in their natural habitat.
As trackers follow the chimpanzees’ calls, their feeding signs, and the other clues, the visitors have the opportunity to observe the range of the fascinating behaviours, including grooming, playing and the feeding.
And once the chimpanzees are located, the visitors can spend several hours observing and then learning about these incredible creatures. With its unique blend of adventure, wildlife observation and then connection with nature, chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park offers an unforgettable experience for the primate enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.
Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is Uganda’s oldest and then largest protected area that is located in the northwestern part of Uganda. Murchison falls national park was gazetted in 1952 and then it covers an area of about 3840 square kilometers which is a home of over 76 mammal species that includes majorly big four mammals of the big five mammals and these includes the buffaloes, lions, leopards and elephants. Not only the big four mammals, the park is a home to other animal species that includes warthogs, oribis, antelopes, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda Kobs, giraffes, and among others and the park is a home to the primates that includes the chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons and others without forgetting the bird species that are over 500 species and these includes the Albertine endemic birds, water birds, savannah bird species and these includes Giant heron, shoebill stork, Nightjars, Black headed lapwings, Long-toed plovers, Black-billed Barbet, Yellow-billed stork, Martial Eagles, Sandpipers, Pied Kingfishers, African Jacana, Palm nut vultures, African qualifinch, Red winged Grey Warbler and among many others.
Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is a home to various forests like Rabongo, Budongo forests, Kaniyo Pabidi forest. These are the best safari destinations to go for chimpanzee trekking in Uganda and the forests are homes to over 600 chimpanzees in the forests of Budongo and Kaniyo Pabidi forests and these are largest mahogany forests in East Africa.
Where to do chimpanzee trekking in Murchison falls national park.
Kaniyo Pabidi forest.
Kaniyo Pabidi forest is the perfect chimpanzee trekking destination in Murchison falls national park that is located next to Kichumbanyobo gate of the park. The destination is one of the Uganda’s unique then preserved wilderness to where the tourists can go on a safari with the African Vacation Safaris to experience nature in its real nature state. On a chimpanzee trekking safari to Kaniyo Pabidi though they are rarely seen, it offers you the spotting of other impressive animal species, bird species, butterflies, and among many others. The forest is made up of the ironwood and then mahogany trees to where the forest’s wildlife stay.
Budongo forest.
Budongo forest is one of the major safari destination for chimpanzee tracking safari experience in Murchison falls national park, the forest is known as the largest mahogany forest in the entire East Africa. On a chimpanzee trekking experience the tourists that visit the forest have never been disappointed because of the large numbers of the chimpanzees. Not only the chimpanzees the tourists during the experience can spot over 24 mammal species, 130 moth species, over 360 bird species, over 450 tree species, various butterflies and among many others. Along the chimpanzees, the visitors can spot other attractive primates like the white and black colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, and olive baboons and among many others.
Rabongo forest.
Rabongo forest is the famous forest in Murchison falls national park, this is a tropical riverine forest that is located on the island surrounded by the attractive golden grasslands. On a chimpanzee tracking safari Rabongo forest is the best place to go for chimpanzee tracking, bird watching and among others to where the tourists are fascinated by sighting other biodiversity like other primates that includes, red tailed monkeys, white and black colobus monkeys, and among others and various bird species like secretary birds, African fish eagles, Giant Kingfishers, African darter, Goliath heron and among many others.
Best time to go for chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park.
Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national park that takes place in three protected areas that is Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo forest and Rabongo forest is during the dry season that is majorly from October to January and during this period that’s when the chimpanzee trekking trails are dry and then shorter, that offers you perfect sighting of the chimpanzees. And during the dry season that is when the fruits can be ripening that allows you simple spotting of the chimpanzees. Though on the side the wet season is also the best time to go for chimpanzee tracking from March to April and September and to November, that’s the period when the vegetation in the forests is lush and available thus makes the chimpanzees not to move further while looking for food hence easy tracking.
For more information about chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls national parks and other safari destinations in Uganda in Kalinzu forest in Bushenyi and Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park and among others, Tanzania in Gombe Stream National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park and Rwanda in Nyungwe forest national park and Gishwati Mukura national park in do not hesitate to contact us at African Vacation Safaris, our senior tourists shall plan, prepare for you the basic safari itinerary that will make your safari the most stunning one with the unforgettable safari memories in your desired Uganda safari destination to where you would like to do chimpanzee tracking and in combined destinations.