Chimpanzee trekking is quite different to gorilla trekking. Chimps are often found in easier trekking terrain than gorillas but they are wary of humans and harder to find. Only the habituated chimp families at Kibale Forest offer a similar encounter to gorilla trekking. Chimpanzee trekking can be done at Nyungwe forest Rwanda, Kibale forest, Budongo forest, Kalinzu forest, Kyambura gorge in Queen and Ngamba islands into Lake Victoria. Uganda Kibale chimpanzee habituation is a full day staying with chimps and this can done in Kibale forest at $ 220 USD foreign visitors, $ 150 USD foreign resident and 70,000 Uganda shillings for the East African citizens.

Congo chimpanzee habituation walk is also offered in the Virunga National Park with the Congolese team trained by Frankfurt Zoological Society began habituating a group of chimpanzees living in the forests around park headquarters in Rumangabo. Guests staying at Mikeno Lodge can join this team on their daily visits to the chimpanzees. The day begins when a group of local trackers leave their camp at 4:30 am to locate where the chimpanzees spent the previous night. Lodge guests set out at 6:00 am to find the chimpanzees. Groups are limited to 4 people and time with the chimpanzees is restricted to one hour. Book the gorilla tourism in Virunga and you can combine it with mount hike and the chimpanzee habituation experience which cost $ 100 USD.