Fast-moving, vocal, and endlessly entertaining, chimpanzees offer an entirely different primate encounter. Trekking for chimps in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park or Uganda’s Kibale Forest is a high-energy adventure through dense rainforest, guided by the echo of hoots, hollers, and branch-rustling above. Unlike the slow reverence of gorilla trekking, chimp tracking is about keeping pace with a wild, unpredictable band of intelligent mischief-makers.
You may spot them grooming each other, snacking on figs, or launching through the canopy with stunning agility. Some will glance down with curiosity. Others will ignore you entirely, too engaged in their complex social dance. But all of them leave an impression: of wildness, of kinship, of the fragile miracle that is the rainforest.
Rewild’s chimpanzee treks are designed to support long-term conservation by working closely with local researchers, trackers, and communities. Trekking permits contribute directly to habitat protection, scientific study, and sustainable development. This is ethical wildlife travel at its best: thrilling, humbling, and deeply impactful.
