Kalinzu forest reserve is a fascinating destination in a purely distinctive way. The scenic guided walks through the ridges will surely make you relaxed. Nature walks throughout the valleys will expose your mind to a new world of forest life. During the forest walk, you’ll see the Rwenzori Mountains, Lake George and Kazinga channels’ beauty.

Kalinzu forest reserve has several sensational wildlife species; for example, the forest has over 414 tree species with advantages that’ll contribute more to the African cultural knowledge you know. The Kalinzu forest also has 380 bird species that’ll upraise your birding adventure to a new level, 6 different species of primates, and 97 species of moths, reptiles, and the flowers in the forest will give a huge smile. 270 butterfly species flying under the thick tree canopies in all colours.

Kalinzu forest reserve is known for the chimpanzee trekking activity that most visitors enjoyed by so many that visit the forest reserve. Kalinzu forest has a total of about 350 chimpanzees and about 40 are habituated by the Japanese researchers’ group that started their research two years back. This means that there are higher chances of sighting chimpanzees when you go to Kalinzu Forest Reserve.

The chimpanzee permits at Kalinzu forest reserve are cheaper than for other chimpanzee trekking national parks in Uganda. Therefore, Kalinzu Forest Reserve is the perfect alternative for chimpanzee trekking for tourists on a budget compared to other parks in Uganda like Budongo forest in Murchison Falls National Park. Kibale Forest National Park. and Ngamba chimpanzee Sanctuary among others.

Besides being hunted for meat and sold as pets, the main danger to chimpanzees is the loss of home due to the increased cutting of trees. The Uganda government together with the Uganda wildlife authority declared killing chimpanzees illegal.

chimpanzee tracking in Uganda is the main activity in Kalinzu forest thus the second-best location for chimp trekking after Kibale forest national park in Uganda. The forest reserve is home to over 300 chimpanzees with 40 chimpanzee-habituated families. since the reserve is close to queen Elizabeth national park and Bwindi impenetrable national park, Kalinzu is a must stop over giving the visitor a great experience.

chimpanzee tracking in the Kalinzu forest is done in two sessions, namely the morning (8 am) and afternoon (2 pm) sessions both with different experiences.  Tourist meeting at the reverse headquarters for a briefing, are grouped with other 5 tourists, be assigned a guide, and park ranger and then start the trek to the forest. Locating the chimpanzees may take some hours since the chimpanzees move to different parts searching for food and also the trail used matters. On spotting them, only one hour is used to take pictures, see their behaviours as they jump from one tree branch to another, communicate, groom each other, feed, play, and rest among other

In addition to less congestion and the cheap chimpanzee tracking permits at $50 than in other parks such as Kibale forest national park which costs $200, the chances of spotting chimpanzees in kalinzu are high thus a great but affordable experience