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Where else can you give a chimpazee a piggy back ride?
DAO Says: These guys eat well and they eat often. They are fed 7 times a day! And their food looks and smells delicious. Ripe, and I mean ripe, pears, bananas, oranges, melons, the works. All this stuff gets thrown at them from a great height, but it ends up being a game. Yep,...
DAO Says: They did not even tell me that we were crossing the Equator in the boat journey here until we were returning. Yes, you have to cross the Equator here twice to and from Ngamba Island. You are now in the very middle of the world. The guys on the boat tell you that when you...
DAO Says: Before you start your tour the guide will tell you about the different personalities you will meet. Pay attention! One of the chimpanzees was a sort of pet/freak show who used to go to bars with his ‘owner’ and smoke. He still makes gestures like he has a cigarette. One of...
DAO Says: All tours to Ngamba island are set up through Wild Frontiers. They are the only people allowed to land a boat on the island. Prices can change, so please go to their website via the link below. It is not cheap, but you can see how your money is spent when you get there. If...
THE CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY TRUST
DAO Says: THE CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST (CSWCT) owns and maintains Ngamba Island. The Sanctuary was established in October 1998 to care for Chimpanzees confiscated by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. There are orphans from Bush Meat/Poaching as well as animals...
kentishgirl Says: Its just so amazing how like a human a chimp is, when we watched them being fed, the chimps actually held their hands out for the food - the also fought each other if they wanted the other chimps food.....as you can see this chimp was very pleased with himself!!!
kentishgirl Says: When you arrive and walk up onto the island there is a small shop and an area for refreshments and some toilets.Then you continue up onto a wooden walkway which takes you past numerous information boards in English. These boards introduce every chimp who is here, telling you...
kentishgirl Says: When watching the Chimps feeding time its amazing and a funny sight really!The Chimps make such a noise, running around and squaking at the top of their voices! They were so excited to be getting fed that they just run around their compound at high speed!
Chimps Chimps and More Chimps!
kentishgirl Says: These Chimps are so lucky to have this amazing view out across the lake from their tall bamboo table like contraptions that they climb up on.Dont underestimate the Chimp - these animals are very intelligent and can be very aggressive too, in fact they are one of the closest...
kentishgirl Says: Ngamba Island is set on Lake Victoria.During the boat ride from Entebbe we saw locals on fishing boats on the Lake, other small islands that make up the Lakes population with people, houses and boats on their beaches.The boat ride for us was smooth and took around 2 hours...
emeybee Says: If you can afford this (it's fairly expensive), DO it! It's the only place in the world where you can give a chimpanzee a piggy back ride! It's so incredibly fun to be able to interact with, feed, and play with the chimps. They are incredibly human-like and I felt like I was...
Zanzibargirl Says: Ngamba Island is home to these chimps, orphaned due to poaching (approximately 5000 are killed each year) the young were rescued by the Ugandan Wildlife authority and brought to the island sanctuary. They each have handlers to care for them, and they are fed daily at 11 am...
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The island is small and only has a little shop selling a few souvenirs. If you are not staying overnight they only have coffee and tea. There is a small snack bar near the dock before you leave, but that ran out of food when I was there. I had to quickly go to a local store about 1 kilometre from the dock just to get some bottled water and snacks. It’s a long tour – so be prepared!
Updated Feb 11, 2008
DAO Says: Yep – boat. They provide the floatation jacket and wet gear. You are going to get wet. If you get sea sick, sit in the middle of the boat. If you like to have fun and try and hang on for dear life like I did – ride on the back! Only one person has ever fallen out. No it...
Zanzibargirl Says: Several types of boats are available for visits to the island, depending on the budget and size of the group. Most operators will depart from Entebbe or Gaba (Kampala).¨ Speedboats (approx. 45 minutes travel time)¨ A traditional Ssese boat with a motor (1 ½ - 2 hours travel...
DAO Says: Welcome to the centre of the Earth! A few facts:• You are at 0 degrees latitude• You are now 6025 miles (9640 km) from the North & South Poles• The sun rises and sets right here• Water pours straight down here. It goes anti-clockwise in the North Hemisphere and clockwise in...
DAO Says: What do the chimpanzees eat here? Well, have a look. Lots and lots of very nice ripe fruit. What do they eat in the wild? Just about anything really. Primarily they are herbivores, or vegetarians. Life is a little rough in the wild so they go for insects, bird eggs and even...
Helpfulness
Chimpanzees need the companionship of other Chimpanzees literally to survive. They also need a place to live. The main threats to them today are: Deforestation, Snare Hunting, 'Bush Meat' and the 'Pet' Trade. There are many reasons for this from slash and burn agriculture to their meat being prized as an expensive delicacy. Snaring is illegal and so is hunting. Needless to say poachers kill whole groups because they don’t care. The pet trade is everything from stupidly trying to keep them as house pets to weird circus like antics. Fortunately the Chimpanzees are powerful and turn on their tormentors, but they always loose in the long run. Fortunately there the sanctuary here on Ngamba Island and other well protected wildlife areas in Uganda.
Updated May 26, 2012
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Miscellaneous:
This is the Equator and it doesn’t get any hotter than here. You need to buy water in either Kampala or Entebbe before you get here. They only seemed to have coffee and tea on the island. I recommend 2 litres per person just to be on the safe side. You will drink most of it.
Written Feb 11, 2008
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Favorite thing: Other wildlife found on Ngamba Island includes monitor lizard (we see one being chased by the chimps!), hippos, 30,000 fruit bats, 154 different species of birds, otters and thousands of spiders and big ants!
Written Sep 3, 2004
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Ngamba island was established in 1998 as a sanctuary for abandoned and orphaned chimpanzees. Located 23 km from Entebbe in Lake Victoria, Ngamba Island is 100 of rainforest
Located on Lake Victoria, this small island is a refuge for orphaned and abused chimpanzees. They live together in a protected environment until one day, hopefully, they can return to the wild.
Ngamba Island is a sanctuary for chimpanzees that were orphaned, usually due to poaching and people trying to keep them as pets. The goal of the sanctuary is to help the chimps transition back into......
Ngamba Island is a small island in Lake Victoria in Uganda. It takes approx 2 hours to reach the island from Entebbe depending on which boat you take to the island. Ngamba Island is a sanctuary for...
Ngamba Island, or as it is also known "Chimpanzee Island" is a 100 acre sanctuary that was established for orphaned chimps in 1998. Its located approximately 23 km's from Entebbe by boat across Lake...
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