These local operators in East Africa run chimpanzee trekking, on their own websites; each card quotes the company's own line, with the forests it names.
Which East Africa safari operators run chimpanzee trekking?
The 14 operators below are based in East Africa and each run chimpanzee trekking, quoted on their cards, with the forests they name (Kibale, Nyungwe, Mahale, Gombe and others) and their published price where they give one.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table holds 94 companies with a head office in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda: the ones ChatGPT named on two or more days in October 2026 in answers to the safari questions Uncompromised Travel asks every day and the most-reviewed operators in those countries on SafariBookings. Their websites were read on 29 October 2026, with their reviews on SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot. This page carries the operators in it for which a line from its own website, as read, can be quoted showing that it is based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda and runs chimpanzee trekking (Kibale, Nyungwe, Mahale, Gombe or another forest): 14 operators. Where a website does not give its office, the office on its SafariBookings profile is used. Companies whose websites say they act only as an agent, organiser, intermediary or coordinator, or do not say that they own or employ their vehicles, guides or crews, are left out; a destination management company counts when it says it owns or employs them. Cards are in alphabetical order. Prices are shown as each company published them, in its own currency, never converted. No company paid to be on this page.
Head office in Ruiru, Kenya: Spur Mall, Second Floor, RM S14, Exit 12, Thika Road Superhighway, Kimbo, Ruiru, PO Box 890-00232.
How it runs trips
Private trips are the main offer ('Every trip is privately guided'; packages for 2 to 6 or 2 to 7 guests).
Published price
Priced trips, all per person in US$: 3 days/2 nights Masai Mara & Naivasha budget from US$650 (2 to 6 guests); 4 days/3 nights Mara, Naivasha & Nakuru budget from US$950; 5 days/4 nights budget from US$1,200; 5 days/4 nights mid-range from US$1,100; 5 days Mara, Amboseli & Naivasha from US$1,350; 7 days Magical Kenya budget from US$2,250; 6 days luxury Amboseli & Mara from US$4,250.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 176 reviews; Google: 5 out of 5 from 32 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, Mgahinga (Uganda) and Volcanoes (Rwanda); gorilla habituation (Rushaga sector, Bwindi); chimpanzee tracking in Kibale, Budongo, Kyambura, Kalinzu (Uganda) and Nyungwe (Rwanda); golden monkey tracking.
How it runs trips
Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
Reviews
Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Kenya safaris in its own custom-built Land Cruisers
Chimpanzee trekking
Chimpanzee trekking also offered (Uganda primates safari).
Based in
Head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
How it runs trips
'Most of our Safaris are Private Safaris' with your own 4x4 and guide; group safaris with fixed departure dates are offered all year (Save the Elephant, Photographic Safaris, short Mara road safaris) and shared air packages for solo travellers.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 58 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
11 of the 14 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Tours are private per booking in own pop-up top vehicle with your own dedicated driver/guide, no group sharing.
Beyond the Plains Safaris: Private safaris with a dedicated vehicle and guide.
Hope Tours Africa: Private trips only: 'We do not run shared departures'; every itinerary is built for one party.
Kwezi Safaris: Private only: 'We do not run shared vehicles, join departures, or off-the-shelf itineraries.' No scheduled joining departures.
Leopard Orchid Safaris: Private trips are the main offer ('Every trip is privately guided'; packages for 2 to 6 or 2 to 7 guests).
Meijo Safaris: Private trips are the standard.
Nkuringo Safaris: Private trips: 'all Nkuringo luxury safaris are private and tailor-made' with your own guide and vehicle, not fixed group departures.
Primate Safaris: Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris: Private, tailor-made itineraries ('Every itinerary is fully customizable'); gorilla groups of maximum 8 visitors per family per day.
Ryder Signature: Private only: 100% private vehicles, no shared game drives.
Sunworld Safaris: 'Most of our Safaris are Private Safaris' with your own 4x4 and guide; group safaris with fixed departure dates are offered all year (Save the Elephant, Photographic Safaris, short Mara road safaris) and shared air packages for solo travellers.
What do they say about children?
7 of the 14 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel: Children below 3 years are free of charge; children between 3 and 12 years pay 75% of the adult rate.
Beyond the Plains Safaris: Family safaris with child-friendly camps, lodges with pools and flexible pacing; the cost calculator prices teens (9 to 17) and children (3 to 8) at reduced rates on accommodation and park fees.
Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris: One trip, the 5 Days Tanzania Private Camping Safari, is filed under 'Family Safari' in the camping list.
Hope Tours Africa: Minimum age 15 for gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, 12 for golden monkey tracking; permit price is the same for every age with no child rate.
Kwezi Safaris: Family safaris for all ages, toddlers to teens, 6 to 21 days; family suites and interconnecting rooms, junior ranger sessions.
Nkuringo Safaris: Family safaris are offered with age-aware design: safaris can start from about 4-5 years in selected child-friendly parks; gorilla and chimp trekking has a strict minimum age of 15; boat safaris have no minimum age.
Sunworld Safaris: Family Safaris offered (Ultimate Family Safari, 14 days, from USD 5,270; Fun Family Safari, 12 days, from USD 5,610).
Chimpanzee trekking: East Africa operators: the questions people ask
How is the order on this page worked out?
Cards are in alphabetical order. The order is not a judgement of quality.
Which run private trips on your own dates?
11 of the 14 do: Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel, Beyond the Plains Safaris, Hope Tours Africa, Kwezi Safaris, Leopard Orchid Safaris, Meijo Safaris, Nkuringo Safaris, Primate Safaris, Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris, Ryder Signature and Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run scheduled departures you can join?
1 of the 14 does: Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which use vehicles of their own?
1 of the 14 does: Beyond the Plains Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a child or family policy?
7 of the 14 do: Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel, Beyond the Plains Safaris, Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris, Hope Tours Africa, Kwezi Safaris, Nkuringo Safaris and Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a deposit?
9 of the 14 do: Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel, Beyond the Plains Safaris, Hope Tours Africa, Leopard Orchid Safaris, Meijo Safaris, New Horizon Africa Safaris, Nkuringo Safaris, Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris and Ryder Signature. Each one's own website says so.
Which arrange gorilla or chimpanzee trekking?
All 14 arrange gorilla or chimpanzee trekking.
Which run Kilimanjaro climbs or other treks?
7 of the 14 do: Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel, Beyond the Plains Safaris, Hope Tours Africa, Leopard Orchid Safaris, Nkuringo Safaris, Ryder Signature and Sunworld Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on SafariBookings, Google or Trustpilot?
All 14 do. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Can I book these trips through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link.
How were these operators chosen?
Each one is an operator in the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table whose own website shows that it is based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda and runs chimpanzee trekking (Kibale, Nyungwe, Mahale, Gombe or another forest). A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 29 October 2026. Prices, departures and reviews change, so confirm them with the operator before you book.
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each operator published on its own website, read on 29 October 2026, with reviews per platform (SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table. Operators whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company paid to appear or for its place. Prices are in the currency each company showed and were not converted. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026
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