Day 1 Transfer to Ngamba Chimpanzee Island

Travel Time from Entebbe dock to Ngamba Island is 45 minutes on a speed boat or 1: 30 minutes on a local motorized engine boat upon booking.

Accommodation: Can only be booked on request especially a night in Ngamba Island

Meal Plan: Lunch

After having your early morning breakfast, you will be picked up from your accommodation with a transfer to the docking area for a speed boat to the islands.
Drive to Entebbe at the dock for our booked speed boat that will take you to the Ngamba Island for the chimpanzee experience in their natural habitat. You will be briefed by the chimp keepers at the island sanctuary and while at the viewing point you will be able to feed the chimpanzees at the feeding plate form.

After this activity you may have a walk around the island to explore other places and return to Entebbe.
Depending on the session booked by the client, you will have lunch and return back to Entebbe.

Depending on your program the Ngamba island tour can be explored on Half day or Full day with both a morning and afternoon session, clients can also have an overnight at the Island if booked for on inquiry

Optional activity

The Island tour can also be combined with Behind the scenes activity at uwec zoo

Visit Entebbe zoo also known as Uganda wild life education centre, it has a number of animals that are exhibited in line to the animals that we have in our national parks. It’s amazing to sight animals like lions, buffalos, giraffes, chimpanzees, snakes, crocodiles, bird species like the African fish eagle, shoebills, African grey parrots, harmer cops, ostrich which is the biggest and fastest bird on land and so much more not forgetting monkeys like the velvets, Black & white colobus seen in the trees, Patas monkeys, etc.

Behind the scenes at the zoo

You can also encounter the animals at the zoo in their enclosure depending on which animal that will be accepted by the zoo keepers such as feeding the elephant, giraffe, chimps, cats like the leopard, rhinos. All these options are possible on early arrival and the activity takes between 1 – 2 hours

Tour Costs 

Tour Includes

• Meet & greet at Hotel or place of stay in Kampala
• Ground transport in a private well-maintained safari van or land cruiser

(Selection at time of inquiry) with a popup roof for game viewing with internet

• English speaking driver / guide
• Fuel costs as per your itinerary
• Lunch
• Activities & entrance fees for one day
• Boat trip to Ngamba Island
• Chimp viewing and Feeding
• Lake Victoria
• Sight seeing
• Box of material water in your Safari Vehicle
• Drop off at your hotel or place of stay

Tour Excludes

• X International flights
• X Visa Fees and Requirements
• X Meals not listed in the itinerary
• X Optional activities during the trip
• X Medical & travel insurance
• X Tips to different service providers e.g. guides, helpers and hotel staff
• X All personal expenses (Beverages/ Soft Drinks on meals, alcohol, laundry services,
• X souvenirs

General Tips on your Ngamba Island Tour:

• You can also encounter the animals at the zoo in their enclosure depending on which animal that will be accepted by the zoo keepers such as feeding the elephant, giraffe, chimps, cats like the leopard, rhinos. All these options are possible on early arrival and the activity takes between 1 – 2 hours
• Clients can also book an overnight at Ngamba Island on request
• One can choose to do a half day or full Ngamba island

What to bring on your Ngamba Island Tour:

• Camera and it should be put in a water proof bag or polythene bag while on your boat cruise trip to Ngamba Island
• Mosquito repellant may be advisable
• Sun screen
• Binoculars are also essential for lovers of birding.