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Budongo Forest Reserve is home of chimpanzees, so with a bit of luck you get to see them in there natural environment. A beautiful forest with good possibilities to see wildlife.
matan
IL
Visited:
December 2005
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2012
20-35 years of age
Not as many colors and diversity as the rest of my trip, but still a very strong felling of virginity. very beautiful trees and alot of bird sounds, but you can't see them.
ritabrita
PT
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Aug 24, 2012
Email ritabrita | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very green paradise!
Budongo Forest Reserve was a very good surprise i had heard about the conservation efforts for the budongo chimps, but it was better then i had imagined. The tropical forest is amazing, and i had never seen so many butterflies in one place. I arrived with a group o18 people, we had transportation arranged previously but we spent the night before at Masindi, the closest city. Accommodation at the reserve's lodge was basic but comfortable, we had shared showers but everything was very clean, and the lodge was full with our group and two girls doing research, so i didn't have that overcrowded feel. People there were very welcoming, and they are very in-tuned with the conservation projects. We went to see chimpanzees and we were very lucky, we saw a hole group finishing their meal, a lot of vocalizations, and then leaving coming down just a couple of meters from us. I definitely recommend visiting Budongo forest!
Daniel and Janique
BE
Visited:
September 2014
Reviewed: May 6, 2015
Email Daniel and Janique | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The weather was not so good. It was pouring during the all visit.
Owor Patrick
The major attraction here is the large population of chimpanzees which the closet primate related to man. There is also a very rich swamp with other primate species close to the park part located to the community giving visitors a unique chance of mixing with the local s hence spicing up their adventure. Bigodi swamp and community walk is an activity any visitor should not miss if the make a visit to this park. The park also has quite a variety of bird species.
Frank
BE
Visited:
April 2017
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2017
Email Frank | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mezza
AE
Visited:
December 2017
Reviewed: Feb 25, 2018
Email Mezza | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
There is so much to see and learn about the local vegetation. Plenty of chimpanzees and all sorts of monkeys to marvel over.
Yasuyo Tsunemine
US
Visited:
December 2018
Reviewed: Jan 13, 2019
Email Yasuyo Tsunemine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We did chimp trekking. We did not even see their tail. My guide/drive later told me that he took tourist for the last four times, but none of them saw chimps....ummm I wish he told us before we did!
Davyth
GB
Visited:
February 2020
Reviewed: Mar 8, 2020
Email Davyth | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Superb
It took a while but the chimp trek was amazing. After 2hrs 45 minutes our guide heard from the tracker where the chimps were. It took us another half hour walk, then we heard an amazing racket. 30-40 chimps had cornered 3 colobus monkeys. 2 managed to escape but the third was caught, killed and eaten in the tree just above our heads. Our guide said that he had only seen this twice in 3 years.
Jose Murguia
US
Visited:
October 2024
Reviewed: Dec 27, 2024
Email Jose Murguia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
In this park we learn about the chimpanzees
And enjoy to be around them its incredible how smart they are