Filming Chimpanzees in Uganda

Filming Chimpanzees in Uganda – Kibale forest National Park

Filming chimpanzees in Uganda – Great Adventure Safaris is a Ugandan local company based in Entebbe, we do arrange safaris and tours as well as Wildlife filming in Uganda National Parks and reserves on behalf of our film crews that do contact us. Great Adventure Safaris offer support through logistics and organization on behalf of our crew members and give advice depending on the requirements of our clients as per their planned shoot. Uganda has gotten National Parks each with different ecosystems, vegetation cover, and being Ugandans and professional with knowledge about our wildlife we are helpful.

Our National Parks in Uganda are protected by the Uganda Wildlife Authority a government body responsible for conserving wildlife in and out of the National Parks. If you are interested in filming in Uganda National Parks you will require a filming contract or a memorandum of understanding between the filming company and the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Contact us at Great Adventure Safaris for more information on how to process and help you through all the arrangements.

There is always a filming fee paid to the Uganda Wildlife Authority to take a shoot in National Parks depending on how many crew members in the group and how many days you will be filming in a given National Park. The longer the filming the less fee and on top of that, the crew has to pay for vehicle and park entry fees, monitoring fees, and a refundable fee that will be given back to you after providing a copy of a DVD to Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Chimpanzee Filming in Uganda can be done in different locations including Kibale Forest National Park and Budongo Forest in Murchison Falls National Park. Uganda has also got Chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kalinzu Forest Reserve near Queen Elizabeth National Park, and on Ngamba Island home to orphaned chimpanzees who are rescued from animal traffickers on Lake Victoria.

Chimpanzee Filming in Uganda is another popular shoot after Mountain Gorilla filming. Great Adventure Safaris offer guidance, logistical support, and advice on how to book your Chimpanzee shoot.

Filming Chimpanzee in Uganda mainly in Kibale Forest National Park requires a payment of USD1000 per day for a film crew of not more than five members and a Chimpanzee permit of USD200 per crew member per day. This excludes monitoring fees and USD1000 refundable fees which will be given back to you after presenting a copy of the shoot to the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Chimpanzee filming in Budongo forest reserve will require you a filming permit from the Uganda National Forestry Authority allowing you to film Chimpanzees in Budongo forest. Great Adventure Safaris help you through the process of acquiring filming permits and contracts for all the Chimpanzee filming locations in Uganda and other places including the research centers if you need any help as per your Chimpanzee shoot.