Experience the Rwanda and Uganda primates in the mist

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In Rwanda and Uganda there are few which offers the amount of time spent in the presence of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees that this tour offers. This is for people wanting a life changing and unparalleled experience with our closest cousins in their own habitats. The below itinerary is just a guide of what we can offer and is the most popular itinerary that people choose. It includes not one but two gorilla tracking days.

One in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda and one in the famous Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. By visiting these two parks and spending a couple of hours with the gorillas that inhabit the parks you will be able to compare the differences between the habitats and populations. Bwindi is more tropical than Volcanoes and the gorillas here seem intermediary between the eastern lowland populations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the ‘true’ mountain gorillas of the Virunga further south. Some scientists are prepared to list the Bwindi population as a new subspecies and making them the rarest type of primate in the world. As well as spending some magical time with mountain gorillas and chimpanzees we average over 10 species of primates on this tour including red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white Columbus, golden monkeys, blue monkeys, Uganda red Columbus, Uganda mangabey, Davidoff’s dwarf galago and many more. This tour is a must for anyone who has ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of the great primatologists Dian Fossey or Jane Good all or anyone who has watched in a wonderful trance the intimate and human-like actions and behaviors of gorillas and chimpanzees in captivity or on the television.

And by joining this tour you can also be assured that you are directly contributing to the continued research and conservation of these great apes as we donate and contribute to the various research and conservation groups here. Being led by expert local guides tracking down the endangered mountain gorillas and sitting with them as they eat, rest and play is probably the greatest wildlife encounter anyone can ever have. When tracking the chimps you will not just be in the forest for an hour like most tourists but you can join us for a full day with the chimps.

From the moment they wake to the when the build their night nests. By joining this full day habituated tour you will have the best chance of seeing some interesting behaviors that are rarely seen by anyone other than researchers; such as hunting, buttress root drumming, mating, nest building and inter-group conflicts. But the primate watching does not end with these two great apes as you will also visit some very rare primate sites to watch Angolan Columbus, L’Hoest’s monkey, golden monkeys and blue monkeys which have only recently be habituated to regular human visitors and very few tourists come here to see them.

You will spend twice as much time on average than other gorilla watching tours around and our access to a habituated troop of chimps means you really do become part of their group and the sighting is around 95% guaranteed. The tour will also take you through the two breathtaking countries of Uganda and Rwanda and the stunning scenery of the Virunga Mountains is awe-inspiring. But the wildlife viewing doesn’t stop with primate watching in the forests as you will also see some of the more ‘common’ African safari wildlife including the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. All in all this really is the most comprehensive primate tour of Africa and one which will not disappoint.