​Best Time To Visit – Budongo Forest

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Uganda.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Uganda.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Uganda.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Uganda.

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Monkey viewing and chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest is pretty good all year long. The success rate for chimp trekking has been highest over April to August in recent years. Walking conditions are generally easiest during the Dry season (December to February) and also in June and July when there is less rainfall.


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Best Time April to August (Best for chimp trekking)
High Season June to September (Most people visit Uganda at this time because it is the peak season for gorilla trekking)
Low Season March to May and October to November
Best Weather June and July (Lower temperatures and less rainfall)
Worst Weather April to May and August to October (More rainfall, forest trails might become slippery), January and February (It can get uncomfortably hot)

December to February –Dry Season

  • The trails are drier, which makes for easier chimp trekking conditions
  • Lots of sun and very little rain
  • Less chance of catching malaria, as there are fewer mosquitoes
  • It can be very hot

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March to November –Wet Season

  • April to August have been the most reliable months for chimp trekking in recent years
  • Much of this period is low season, so it’s less crowded
  • Migratory birds are present from November to April
  • Budongo Forest lies in a dry part of the country, so the rains don't tend to interfere with your trip
  • Some roads may become hard to travel, and forest trails become slippery

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