Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Kibale National Park make Uganda the deepest primate-trekking destination in Africa.
Gorilla trekking is the experience most travelers build their entire Uganda trip around, and for good reason — roughly half the world's remaining mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the Virunga range. Kibale National Park, Uganda's primate capital, adds chimpanzee trekking and twelve further primate species within the same forest, making a two-primate itinerary genuinely practical within a single trip.
Both of Uganda’s headline primate treks, efficiently combined.
Explore →One gorilla trek, one classic game-viewing park.
Explore →A fuller gorilla-led circuit with added game viewing.
Explore →A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, Bwindi's 331 square kilometres of ancient rainforest hold around half of the world's remaining mountain gorillas. Trekking permits, priced at USD 800 for the standard one-hour visit, are issued exclusively by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and should be booked well in advance, particularly for peak dry-season months.
Kibale National ParkHome to thirteen primate species, Kibale is East Africa's premier chimpanzee-trekking destination, with sighting rates regularly above 90 percent. The forest also holds L'Hoest's monkeys, black-and-white colobus and grey-cheeked mangabeys, making a single Kibale morning a genuinely dense primate experience beyond the chimpanzees themselves.
Yes — Bwindi and Kibale sit within a reasonable drive of each other via Queen Elizabeth National Park, and combining both treks is one of our most-requested Uganda itineraries.
The standard 2026 permit is priced at USD 800 per person for foreign non-residents, covering one hour with a habituated gorilla family. Permit pricing is set by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and should be reconfirmed at time of booking.
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