Ngamba Island

This a home of orphanage chimps. It is located on Lake
Victoria. Chimpanzee viewing goes at specific time in the day. You will experience the habituation of these close cousins . It requires a day’s excursion from Entebbe.

Ngamba Island is part of the Koome group of islands located on Lake Victoria 23km south of Entebbe, Uganda. It consists of approximately 100 acres, 98 of which are forested and separated from the visitors area by an electric fence. Ngamba Island was officially opened to visitors in October 1999 and is currently home to 40 orphaned chimpanzees, almost half of which have been confiscated and brought to the island since its opening.

Ngamba Island is a project as result of increasing pressure at the zoo(UWEC) in Entebbe that led to the formation of the Chimpanzees Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), established in 1997 by the Born Free Foundation (UK), International Fund for Animal Welfare (USA), the Jane Goodall Institute (Germany and Uganda), The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre Trust (UWECT) and the Zoological Board of New South Wales (Australia) and it provides these orphaned chimpanzees with a secure home to live out their lives, since a return to their natural habitat is not possible, while educating visitors and local communities about their remarkable species and the importance of conserving their fragile forest habitat.

We offer day trips to the island. Click here for full itinerary.

OTHER EXCURSIONS

Kampala City Tour
Entebbe City Tour
Jinja, Source of the Nile
Jinja, white water rafting
Ngamba Island- Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
Lake Mburo Birding Safari
Ssese Island
Rhino Ranch Sactuary