Africa's Primate Safari Specialists

Small-group treks with mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and rare primates across eight African countries, led by trackers and guides who work in these forests year-round.

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Countries We Operate In
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Curated Primate Experiences
2012
Guiding These Forests Since
1 Hour
Face-to-Face With Every Family
Our Approach

Primate Specialists, Not Generalists

Most tour companies sell a country. We sell a very specific kind of morning: sitting seven metres from a wild gorilla family, or following a chimpanzee troop through Kibale by ear before you ever see one.

We work across eight countries because the primates do not respect borders, and because a good itinerary should follow the animals and the seasons rather than a single national park brochure. Every trip we run is built around small groups, permits secured well in advance, and guides who know the individual families and troops in the areas we visit.

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Ten Ways to Meet Africa's Primates

Mountain Gorilla Trekking Tours

Mountain Gorilla Trekking Tours

Mountain gorilla trekking is the tour most people mean when they picture an African primate safari. You hike into the high-altitude forest…

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Gorilla Habituation Experience Tours

Gorilla Habituation Experience Tours

Habituation is the process of getting a wild gorilla family comfortable enough with human presence to be visited safely, and it takes…

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Chimpanzee Trekking Tours

Chimpanzee Trekking Tours

Kibale National Park in Uganda holds the highest chimpanzee density in East Africa and is usually the first stop for this tour,…

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Chimpanzee Habituation Experience Tours

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience Tours

Kibale's habituation program, based around the Sebitoli and Bigodi areas, lets a small number of visitors join researchers from sunrise until the…

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Golden Monkey Tracking Tours

Golden Monkey Tracking Tours

Golden monkeys live in large, noisy troops in the bamboo zone of the Virunga volcanoes, shared between Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park and…

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Destinations

Where We Take You

Why Travellers Book With Us

Permits, Handled Early

We hold relationships with wildlife authorities in every country we operate in, so allocation happens before you have to think about it.

Guides Who Live Here

Every guide trained as a tracker or ranger before joining us, and knows the terrain well enough to adjust a route on the day.

Conservation Built In

A share of every booking supports habitat protection and the communities living alongside these forests.

Common Questions

How far in advance should I book?

Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are limited and often sell out three to six months ahead, especially in July, August and December.

How many people are in a trekking group?

Park authorities cap gorilla trekking groups at eight visitors per habituated family. We book your permits within these limits.

When is the best time of year to go?

The two dry seasons, roughly June to September and December to February, offer the easiest trekking conditions.

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Ready to Plan Your Primate Safari?

Tell us your dates, group size and which primates you want to see, and we will put together an itinerary built around real permit availability.

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