1 Day Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Tour takes you to the only chimpanzee sanctuary island on biggest fresh water lake which is Lake Victoria. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary was started in 1998 and was gazetted on Ngamba Island next to Koome Island with a role of keeping and caring for rescued and orphaned Chimpanzees mainly from poachers, Wildlife traffickers. Ngamba Island which is surrounded by Lake Victoria is now home to 49 chimps of which 20 are males and 29 are females.  plan your visit to these chimpanzees and our close relatives.

Detailed itinerary

Detailed Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Tour

Take a boat cruise out on Lake Victoria to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary and have a chance to view chimpanzees feeding. You will also be treated to sights of monitor lizards, birds, and photographic opportunities. We arrange both half and full day trips and our boats leave at either 9:00am or 12:45pm.

Upon arrival at the sanctuary, you will be directed to visitor’s center where you will be given an introduction to the project by the animal care givers, its history, residents and their plight. On each of the two types of day visits (half day and full day), you will receive an educational orientation and later view a feeding of the chimpanzees (full day visitors will view 2 feedings) from the visitors’ raised platform area along the edge of the sanctuary fence.

Our day visitors can also ‘get their hands dirty’ by being part of the feeding team at cost of USD15. This is an opportunity for you to feed the chimpanzees from the platform. On top of being able to feed your favorite chimp, you will also watch as the chimps excitedly receive from you. This activity is subjected to management exclusion and policies. We encourage you to book your trip in advance to ensure availability and avoid disappointment.

SPEEDBOAT

The boat ride departs from waterfront beach and takes s approximately 45 minutes in transit weather dependent. after drive back to Entebbe

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Activities

• Chimpanzee viewing and feeding
• island shopping
• bird watching
• swimming on the equator
• visiting a neighboring fishing village
• Bird watching
• experiencing other wildlife encounters
• sunbathing and relaxing