Day Trip to Ngamba Chimpanzee Island (“Souls Rescued out of Captivity”)
This day trip to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee tour will take you to Uganda’s only Chimpanzee Island found on Lake Victoria, where you will see rescued chimpanzees that have attained and received safety, care, and extraordinary love on this attractive island.
These chimpanzees found a new home and friendship with fellow chimpanzees and the caregivers on this island. Ngamba Island was established in 1998 on Lake Victoria with a main goal and aim which is to take care and keep the orphaned chimpanzees, especially those rescued from wild encroachers and poachers.
It is home to around 49 chimpanzees of which 46 of them are orphaned Chimpanzees and the 3 are the lucky ones born on the island. Amongst these are 29 females and 20 males.
1 Days / 0 Nights
Tours Start- Entebbe Int. Airport (Google Maps)
- Minimum Persons 2 max 6
- For the single traveler:- 1 pax – please contact us
- Pick up and drop off/departure location:- Entebbe International Airport
- Departure/drop off time:- 3 hours before flight time
Definitions:-
- (B/B) Stands for Bed & Breakfast
- (H/B) Stands for Half Board
- (F/B) Stands for Full Board
- (L) Stands for Lunch
- (D) Stands for Dinner
Price includes:
- Full-time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full-time services of experienced English speaking drive/guide
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas, or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $10 per pax off as a donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
- All government related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Air fares
- All other services of a personal nature
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity
Detailed Day Trip to Ngamba Chimpanzee Island
Travel to Ngamba Island
The tour guide will pick you up from the hotel in Entebbe/Kampala in the morning, drive to the pia to board a boat for a transfer to Ngamba Island on a motor boat; this will take you around 45 minutes to reach the Island, basing on the time of reaching the island, you might find the chimpanzees being fed, whereby you will watch them feed and play and could also take part to feed them.
Have breakfast and after make sure you have approved medical requirements as you start off with the forest walk to interact with the chimpanzees. It will be a great and unique experience as you will watch play, they might pull your hair, hold your hand or even climb on you which makes it amazing! Remember that this walk is limited to a 3 people at a time.
After lunch, return to Entebbe on a speedboat, on your way you could have a stopover at the equator where those who know how to swim can have a great time swimming at the equator, take as many photos as you want. Later proceed to the mainland where you will meet your guide to transfer you back to the Airport or the hotel. (Meal Plan on Lunch)
End of Mountain Rwenzori African Safaris –Services- 1 Day Uganda Safari.
Quotation:
- Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
- Standard Net rate – based on Mid range services per person: USD $255.00
- For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates
Overnight stay options:
If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe the same night, please note’ use of road’ returns to Entebbe are always late afternoon (approximately 15h.00/16h00, please DO NOT book flights departing prior to 19h00 or 20h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.