Kibale National Park

Park Brief

Kibale National Park covering an area of about 795Sqkm,  was gazetted in 1932 and formally established in 1993 to protect a large area of tropical rain forest previously managed as a logged forest reserve  found  in Western Uganda with a peasant temperature of between 14 -27 degrees centigrade annually. It’s found in Western Uganda at an altitude of 1100- 1590m ASL.  It supports one of the highest populations of Chimpanzee in Africa and it’s commonly known as “the home of chimps and primate capital of the world” with over 1500 chimpanzees.

Kibale is a biologically rich region that also hosts over 120 other mammal species, including baboons, elephants, and antelopes, about 370 bird species  including 23 Albertine Rift endemics such as Nahan’s francolin, Cassin’s spinetail, blue-headed bee-eater, and lowland masked apalis.

Memorable Activities; Chimpanzee tracking with a sighting probability of over 90% , Chimpanzee Habituation Experience, birding, Golden monkey tracking forest/nature walk, education and research at Kanyawala, Rich community walks at Bigodi swamp plus a lot of cultural activities.

Accessibility: To do all these activities, we help you to reach the park using either road or air.

Accommodation: There are number of lodges from budget to high-End within a radius of 50 km.

Easiest way to explore this park (3/2 days). It’s possible for visitors sleeping in Entebbe/Kampala (Uganda) to drive direct to the park and do activities on the first day in the evening, then others on the following day(s) thereafter, come back to Kampala or proceed to other parks within 3 or 2 days.