Best of the Great Apes
The endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees of Uganda were a true highlight.

 

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Ngamba Island is a sanctuary for chimps saved from poachers. From the viewing platform, I could get some great close-ups of the chimps.

 

Kibale National Park
Kibale has one of the highest densities of primates in the world and is home to families of habituated chimpanzees that we found gorging themselves in a couple of fig trees.

 

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi is home to half of the remaining 600 mountain gorillas and it definitely earned its "Impenetrable" title. The first day was spent with the Mubare group and day 2 was spent with Habinyanja A in the rain.

 

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Other references:

Jane Goodall Institute: Ngamba Island Sanctuary

Born Free Foundation: Ngamba Island Sanctuary

National Geographic Today: Ngamba Island