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Please support the expansion of this vital project that Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust has been engaged in since 2009.
Kyambura Gorge, on the edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda, is in the centre of an important area for avian, primate and wildlife biodiversity in Africa. The 11km long gorge is home to an isolated group of 32 chimpanzees and other wildlife.
Through the strategic assembling of land over 20 years, VSPT has created a 3km long buffer zone between the gorge and local communities, and has linked Kyambura Gorge Lodge to sustainable ecotourism and conservation.
The Kyambura Gorge Ecotourism Project has undertaken a series of community and conservation activities since 2009 to safeguard the Kyambura Gorge ecosystem. Guests at Kyambura Gorge Lodge can participate in the project during their stay.
Today, Volcanoes Safaris and Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust are the single largest stakeholders in the Kyambura Gorge ecosystem after the Ugandan Wildlife Authority. Without this intervention, the survival of the gorge and chimpanzees would be under threat.
Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust works in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute to protect the threatened chimpanzees and other wildlife and reduce human-wildlife conflict.
Since 2021 the Roots & Shoots program has been implemented in eight schools near Kyambura Gorge Lodge to inspire young people to be guardians of the wildlife and their ecosystems.
Become a Friend of VSPT by supporting these vital activities:
All donations can be made through Empowers Africa (a 501c3 entity) for US residents and via PayPal for UK and other residents.
Additional naming opportunities available on request.
Write to us on enquiries@volcanoessafaris.com or send us a message via the form on our contact page.
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Write to us on enquiries@volcanoessafaris.com or send us a message via the form on our contact page.
Rwanda: +250 (0) 252 502 452
Uganda: +256 (0) 414 346 464
Tracking chimpanzees in their natural habitat, as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor is nothing short of exhilarating. The chimps effortlessly cross and scamper through the trees above the gorge, and visitors on the other hand must cross the river using natural bridges in order to keep up with the chimps. So although the walk usually lasts only 2–3 hours, descending the steep gorge and crossing the log bridges over the river requires some agility and fitness.
Chimpanzee tracking is also available in nearby Kalinzu, a forest reserve 30 minutes drive from Kyambura Gorge Lodge where there is a community of about 40 habituated chimpanzees.
