• Karen HechingerAfrica 2023Traveler
    A bit tough to see, but this is the gorge into which we would descend on our trek1Im trying out this head netting to avoid mosquito bites in the jungle. I look ridiculous!Our guide Charles carries a gun, which would only be used to scare a chimp away, not shoot itTrekking across a muddy river, in hot pursuit of the chimp noisesA friend lurks...The alpha-male of this chimp community1Breakfast leftovers, otherwise known as ammo coming down from the trees at usToucan in the forest

    40. Uganda: Chimpanzee Trek

    June 28, 2023 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    This morning it was off to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a trek through Kayambara Gorge to track down the chimpanzees. Although not everyone sees them, our guide was successful. It wasn't actually too hard once they started communicating with each other - they're pretty loud.

    We watched them shimmy up the tree for a breakfast of tree fruit, the hard shells of which they dropped on our heads from above after eating. Haha.    Read more