Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Experience, Entebbe and Victoria Tour
Description
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, located on Lake Victoria in Uganda, offers a unique opportunity to observe orphaned and rescued chimpanzees in a natural forested environment. Established in 1998, the sanctuary spans 100 acres, with 98% of the area forested, providing a safe haven for over 50 chimpanzees
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Itinerary
Begin your day with an early morning pick-up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe. You’ll travel by road to the Entebbe Waterfront Pier, located near the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). The drive takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on traffic.
Arrive at the pier and check in for your boat transfer to Ngamba Island. After a short briefing and life jacket fitting, board a speedboat or traditional motorized canoe (depending on your package). The boat ride takes approximately 45 minutes, offering beautiful views of Lake Victoria, fishing boats, and small islands.
On arrival, you’ll be welcomed by the sanctuary staff. A brief orientation session introduces the history of the sanctuary, the chimpanzees’ backstories, and the sanctuary’s conservation mission.
Transfer Back to Kampala or Drop-Off in Entebbe After docking in Entebbe, your driver will transfer you back to Kampala or drop you at your Entebbe hotel or airport.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Reviews(11)
Gorilla trekking is great was to have memories stay with them 1 hr in the wild thanks Twija Africa safaris for organizing me this trip
Thanks for a good review and for choosing us
We are recommending this tour! We were surprised by botanical garden and monkey island. The guide was very professional! Thank you
Thank you so much for the wonderful review; we are thrilled you enjoyed the professional guidance and the surprising highlights of the botanical garden and monkey island!
Be prepared to have an enjoyable day. We were picked up promptly at our hotel. The boat ride was nice and relaxing. Loved learning about the chimps and best of all loved feeding them.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable day with us. It’s great to know that the hotel pickup was smooth and punctual, and that you found the boat ride relaxing — it’s one of our favorite parts of the experience too. We’re especially happy that you enjoyed learning about the chimps and that the feeding experience was a highlight for you. Creating meaningful and memorable wildlife encounters is exactly what we aim for. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and hope to welcome you again on another adventure in the future!
It was a great experience Josh was an excellent tour guide He explained all about Entebbe and Ngamba island Ngamba island is a wonderful experience
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a great experience with Josh and enjoyed learning about Entebbe and Ngamba Island. It truly is a special place, and we’re glad it left such a positive impression on you. We appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back for another adventure soon!
Tour with twija Africa Safaris a tour to chimpanzee ngamba island I felt more safe being accompanied with other guide on the boat good story tell about the chimps like the all daily moods especially when the are feeding
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Touring chimpanzee is mor that having fun but also having a memorable experience how the play eat also getting into their real life
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It was maizing being on to seeing the chimpanzee feeding I liked the guid was good I like it really it was good those looking for the better experience
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Good to go with twija Africa safaris to chimpanzee at gamba island I felt safe the boat was fast accompanied with other 3 guides to take care on my tour
we humbly appreciate choosing us to be part of your memorable experiences at ngamba island
Ngamba Island offers a magical, heartwarming experience where rescued chimpanzees thrive in a lush, serene sanctuary on Lake Victoria. My guide was well informed a bout history of Entebbe
we humbly appreciate for choosing us to part of your memorable experience in Kampala
Ngamba very good and well planed trips to have funs with the chimps I liked the feeding of chimps asking for food clapping hands to request food this was like a real human being good planned trips by jesh
we appreciate appositive feedback of the tour, thank as for supporting us
